Prayers for January
(from the 3rd Section of the Post-Lourdes Study
Topic)
Meditation: John 17:20-23.
Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:
“Holy Father, I pray
not only for these, but for those also who through their words will believe in
me. May they all be one. Father may they be one in us, as you are in me and I
am in you, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me.
I have given them the glory you gave to me,
that they may be one as we are one. With me in them and you in me, may they be
so completely one that the world will realise that it was you who sent me and
that I have loved them as much as you have loved me.”
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96
The Lord is king, most high above all the earth.
the many coastlands be glad.
His throne is justice and right. (R)
2. The skies proclaim his justice;
all peoples see his glory.
All you spirits, worship him. (R)
most high above all the earth
exalted far above all spirits. (R)
Concluding Prayer:
God our Father, we
pray that we may recognise the presence of Christ in our midst and keep in mind
the promise to remain with us until the end of time. Amen.