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SPECIAL PRAYERS
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Prayer of Saint Francis of
Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
O divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying
that we are born to eternal life.
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The Lord's Prayer
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be
thy name;
thy kingdom
come,
thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this
day our daily bread;
and forgive us
our trespasses
as we forgive
those who trespass against us;
and lead us
not into temptation,
but deliver us
from evil.
For the
Kingdom, the power,
and the glory
are yours,
now and for
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The Serenity
Prayer
God Grant me
the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change,
courage to change
the things I can,
and the wisdom
to know the difference.
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Mary's Song - The Magnificat
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior
For he has looked with favor
On his lowly servant
From this day all generations
Will call me blessed
The almighty has done great things for me
And holy is his name
He has mercy on those who fear him
In every generation
He has shown the strength of his arm;
He has scattered the proud in their conceit
He has cast down the mighty from their
thrones
And has lifted up the lowly
He has filled the hungry with good things
And the rich he has sent away empty
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
For he has remembered his promise of mercy
The promise he made to our fathers
To Abraham and his children forever
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning is now
And will be forever. Amen
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Cantico de Maria
Proclama mi alma la grandeza del Senor
Se alegra mi espiritu en Dios, mi Salvador
Porque ha mirado
La humildad de su esclava
Desde ahora me felicitaran todas las generaciones,
Porque el Poderos ha hecho obras grandes por
mi
Su nombre es santo
Y su misericordia llega a sus fieles de generacion
en generacion
El hace procezas con su brazo
Dispersa a los soberbios de corazon
Derriba del trono a los poderosos, enaltece a los
humildes
A los hambrientos los colma de bienes y a los ricos
los despide vacios
Auxilia a Israel, su siervo,
Acordandose de la misericordia
Como lo habia prometido a nuestros padres
En favor de Abraham y su descendencia por
siempre
Gloria al Padre, y al Hijo,
Y al Espiritu Santo
Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre
Por los siglos y los siglos. Amen.
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Inter-Cultural Creed
We believe in God,
the Father Almighty
Creator of the heavens and the earth.
Creator of all peoples
and all cultures
Creator of all tongues
and races.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
his Son, our Lord.
God made flesh
in a person for all humanity
God made flesh
in an age for all ages.
God made flesh
in a culture for all cultures.
God made flesh in love and grace
for all creation.
We believe in the Holy Spirit
Through whom God
incarnate in Jesus Christ
makes his presence known
in our peoples
and our cultures;
Through whom God,
creator of all that exists
gives us power
to become new creatures
whose infinite gifts
make us one people,
the body of Christ
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Un Credo Inter-Cultural
Creemos en Dios
Padre todopoderoso
Creador de los Cielos y la tierra
Creador de los pueblos
y las culturas
Creador de los idiomas
y de las razas.
Creemos en Jesucristo,
su hijo, nuestro Señor.
Dios hecho carne en un ser humano
para todos los humanos
Dios hecho carne en un momento
para todas las edades.
Dios hecho carne en una cultura
para todas las culturas.
Dios hecho carne en amor y gracia
para toda la creación.
Creemos en el Espíritu Santo,
Por quien el Dios
en Jesucristo encarnado
se hace presente
en nuestro pueblo
y nuestra cultura;
Por quien el Dios,
creador de todo cuanto existe
nos da poder
para ser nuevas criaturas
quien con sus infinitos dones,
nos hace un solo pueblo
el cuerpo de Jesucristo..
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Footprints
One
night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was
walking along the
beach with the LORD. Across
the sky flashed
scenes of his life. For each scene,
he noticed two
sets of footprints in the sand; one
belonging to him,
and the other to the LORD.
When the last
scene of his life flashed before him,
He looked back at the footprints in
the sand. He
noticed that many
times along the path of his life
there was only
one set of footprints. He also
noticed that it
happened at the very lowest and
saddest times of
his life.
This really
bothered him and he questioned the
LORD about it.
"LORD, you said that once I
decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the
way. But I have
noticed that during the most
troublesome times
in my life, there is only one set
of footprints; I
don't understand why when I
needed you most
you would leave me."
The LORD replied, "My precious, precious child,
I love you and I
would never leave you. During
your times of
trial and suffering, when you see
only one set of
footprints, it was then that I
carried you."
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Please
keep in your hearts and prayers our brothers and sisters that are
incarcerated. They especially need our prayers and love as they
struggle on a daily basis.
You can write to them at
the addresses listed below:
FCI Bryan D.
Miller, #24876-112, P.O. Box 5300, Adelento, CA 92301
Damian M. Tzul, #K-87751,
California State Prison Sacramento,
A-1 Section B-219, P.O. Box 2900, Represa,
CA 95671-0066
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