Common Good

Courage

Courage

Prayer

God of justice, fill us with your Holy Spirit this day as we celebrate and remember Rosa Parks and the contribution she made to civil rights in the United States. Inspire us by her example to be people of courage, committed to doing what is right and just. Strengthen us in mind and heart that we might dedicate our lives to the affirmation and promotion of human dignity, the common good, and freedom. With trust in you, we pray. Amen.

Children

Children

Prayer

Loving Lord, today, the United Nations celebrates Universal Children’s Day. Raising and celebrating children is not the joy and responsibility of parents alone but of all people. Open our hearts to your love and truth that we might lead lives worthy of example. May they see in our commitment to justice, dignity, and the common good a path eminently worthy to follow and that new generations will respond to your call to make noble human existence and to fortify the bonds of community through the commitment to love. We pray in your name. Amen.