Pause for Prayer: SATURDAY 12/29

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On this weekend of the feast of the Holy Family
we pray for our families, Lord,
for all families
and for all kinds of families...

We pray for families of origin, 
for nuclear families,
for extended families,
for small families,
for big families, 
for the church family, 
for troubled families,
for happy families,
for grieving families,
for broken families,
for struggling families,
for poor families,
for homeless families,
for families with two parents,
for families with one parent,
for families headed by grandparents,
for families with gay or lesbian parents,
for step-families,
for childless families,
for divorced families,
for separated families,
for refugee families,
for adoptive families,
for migrant families,
for foster families,
for inter-faith families,
for growing families,
for immigrant families,
for parish families,
for inter-racial families,
for close families,
for distant families,
for families next door,
for his family,
for her family;
and we pray, Lord,
for the whole human family,
especially for our brothers and sisters
in need, in want, 
in flight from terror,
in lands torn by war...

Hold us, help us and heal us, Lord,
until we're all one family,
brothers and sisters all,
children of one Father,
one in spirit, one in faith,
one in hope
and one in love...

Amen.

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