Petitions for 9/11
For
the Nation now in the throes of World War III because there’s simply not even
room on this planet for Islamist fundamentalists and Western unbelievers. For the
Nation now faced with the dilemma of bombing away the atomic capabilities of
For
those many thousands of people who lost loved ones in the inferno of 9/11, and
whose tears never dry up and whose pain never goes away. In peace, let us pray....
In
thanksgiving for the miraculously unselfish life and self-offering death of Fr.
Mychal. In thanksgiving for this patron saint of all those who consider
themselves sinners. In peace, let us
pray...
In
thanksgiving for all the other saints of 9/11. In thanksgiving for the 343 other firefighters who died that day.
In thanksgiving for all the searchers and diggers and movers of
mountains who
spent ten months working day and night
to haul away 2,000,000 tons of debris containing 20,000 body parts, and who now
suffer because of their ordeal. In peace,
let us pray….
In
thanksgiving for the fruits of fall harvest. That we might have a sense of
gratitude for this land of plenty. That we might regain a sense of simplicity which
is grateful for the basics of life, like food enough to eat, a clean bed to
sleep in and a warm shelter to live in
through the long winter months. In peace,
let us pray....
For
all the war dead. For our own beloved dead, especially those who have recently
fallen asleep in the Lord. In peace, let us pray....