Let This Crown Go Viral

Coronum Christi

Corona is Latin for the word "crown".

Is it not extraordinary to think that we are

battling the Corona Virus during Lent?

While it is a time of fear and uncertainty, 

it is also one of preparation.

As you make a conscious effort to

get your house in order, remember

also to take special care of your soul.

Focus on the suffering of Christ  

- in particular the crowning with thorns -

and ask God the Father,

"for the sake of His sorrowful passion,

have mercy on us and on the whole world."

We are Sunday people!  

We will rise above this challenge 

with grateful hearts and spirits that have been renewed.

#prayaway

Prayer During a Pandemic

By:  Chris Koellhoffer, IHM

Loving God, Holy One,
Your desire is for our wholeness and well-being.
We hold in tenderness and prayer
the collective suffering of our world at his time.

We grieve precious lives lost and
vulnerable lives threatened.

We ache for ourselves and our neighbors,
standing before an uncertain future.

And so we confidently pray:

May love, not fear, go viral.
Inspire our leaders to discern and
choose wisely, aligned with the common good.

Help us to practice social distancing
and reveal to us new and creative ways
to come together in spirit and solidarity.

Call us to profound trust in your faithful presence.
You, the God who does not abandon,
You, the Holy One
breathing within us,
breathing among us,
breathing around us
in our beautiful yet wounded world.  AMEN