À propos de cette prière
This original devotional prayer asks Saint Lorenzo Ruiz to intercede with God. It is written for this companion and is not presented as a historical prayer composed by the saint.
Texte de la prière
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, join your prayers to mine before our loving God. Pray that I may hold fast to Christ in the responsibilities and trials of daily life. Strengthen families separated by work, migration or hardship, and comfort those who feel far from home. Ask God to help us act with integrity under pressure, remain faithful in prayer, and encourage one another when fear makes obedience to conscience difficult. Intercede for the intentions I now hold in silence, especially for those who have no one to pray with them. May every grace we receive draw us closer to Jesus and make us more ready to serve our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prière communautaire développée
La prière ci-dessus conserve le sens de l’original. Cette version communautaire distincte comprend des intentions et des réponses supplémentaires. Une personne guide et tous participent aux réponses.
Let us gather in the presence of God, remembering those who pray with us and those who cannot be here. We bring our gratitude, our needs, and our willingness to care for one another.
God of love, unite our hearts in prayer and teach us to serve you together.
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, join your prayers to mine before our loving God. Pray that I may hold fast to Christ in the responsibilities and trials of daily life. Strengthen families separated by work, migration or hardship, and comfort those who feel far from home. Ask God to help us act with integrity under pressure, remain faithful in prayer, and encourage one another when fear makes obedience to conscience difficult. Intercede for the intentions I now hold in silence, especially for those who have no one to pray with them. May every grace we receive draw us closer to Jesus and make us more ready to serve our neighbour. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Community intentions
For those living far from home, obtain companionship, protection, and courage to remain faithful amid unfamiliar surroundings.
Lord, hear our prayer, and help us become instruments of your mercy.
For families separated by work or hardship, ask for lasting affection and opportunities to sustain one another across the distance.
Lord, hear our prayer, and help us become instruments of your mercy.
Pause for silent prayer. Intentions may be offered aloud freely; no one is required to share.
For the intentions spoken and those held quietly in our hearts, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, receive our prayer and sustain us in your love.
Let us entrust ourselves and those for whom we have prayed to the Father.
Merciful Father, receive our prayer through Jesus Christ. Where we can offer help, make us willing; where we must wait, give us patience. Keep us attentive to one another beyond this gathering. May the grace of this prayer take root in our homes, our work, and our choices, so that your love becomes visible through our lives. Amen.