Starting today the Church is starting a religious liberty prayer - TopicsExpress



          

Starting today the Church is starting a religious liberty prayer to celebrate a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power—St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. It is called Fortnight for Freedom. The theme of this years Fortnight will focus on the freedom to serve the poor and vulnerable in accord with human dignity and the Churchs teaching. It will take place today until July 4th! For more information please go to the website fortnight4freedom.org. Please join us in this prayer! The prayer is: O God, our Creator, From your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome--for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all who come after us--this great land will always be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen St. Thomas More--Patron of Religious Freedom--pray for us. Mary Immaculate--Patroness of America--pray for us. Our Lady of Guadalupe--Patroness of the Unborn--pray for us.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:44:50 +0000

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