The day He died,
He endured blows for us.
He was beaten, with no mercy.
He was given the Crown of sorrows.
He carried the Cross that long Way.
He had no shoes.
There were three nails. Three nails.
It was hard to breathe on the Cross. Each breath was a struggle, each breath.
It was cold.
So cold, the coldness of the day, and the coldness of the hearts.
There was jeering.
Spit.
Betrayal. The very ones that He loved, betrayed Him.

There are no words.

Oremus! Let us pray!

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

O God, we acknowledge you today as Lord,
Not only of individuals, but of nations and governments.

We thank you for the privilege
Of being able to organize ourselves politically
And of knowing that political loyalty
Does not have to mean disloyalty to you.

We thank you for your law,
Which our Founding Fathers acknowledged
And recognized as higher than any human law.

We thank you for the opportunity that this election year
           puts before us,
To exercise our solemn duty not only to vote,
But to influence countless others to vote,
And to vote correctly.

Lord, we pray that your people may be awakened.
Let them realize that while politics is not their salvation,
Their response to you requires that they be politically active.

Awaken your people to know that they are not called
           to be a sect fleeing the world
But rather a community of faith renewing the world.

Awaken them to know that the same hands lifted up
           to you in prayer
Are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth;
That the same eyes that read your Word
Are the eyes that read the names on the ballot,
And that they do not cease to be Christians
When they enter the voting booth.

Awaken your people to a commitment to justice
To the sanctity of marriage and the family,
To the dignity of each individual human life,
And to the truth that human rights begin when
           human lives begin,
And not one moment later.

Lord, we rejoice today
That we are citizens of your kingdom.

May that make us all the more committed
To being faithful citizens on earth.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Father Frank Pavone, Priests For Life

Dear Prayer Family,

Thank you for praying, for giving your heart. Thank you. Let's continue together. This week, for one more week, let's pray, let's fast, let's beg for Mercy. Let's speak up, everywhere we go, about the importance of this election. I suppose it's time now to make a fuss.

Thanks.
I love you all, and pray for you so much.. Please for me, too.
m.

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