Today we begin 2019, a year filled with hope and
opportunity. Each day is a new beginning
and we have been given the gift to live it.
I read that the New Year is like a giant blank book with 365 pages for
us to write on. May we write wonderful
books this year.
Prayer for the New Year
God of all time, on this New Year’s Day, we place the days
and months of the new year into your hands.
Fill our days with the blessings of family, friendship, laughter, and
love. Show us ways to spend our time serving your children in need. Help us remember to take time to read your
Word and to talk with you in prayer. Amen.
“Ask God what you can do for him today. No matter how many days, weeks, or years you
have wasted, it’s never too late to get started. Today is a new beginning!” Gary Zimak
On January 1st, 2019 Pope Francis will mark the annual
World Day of Peace with a message titled: “Good Politics is at the Service of
Peace.” Pope Francis compels everyone to be engaged in the work of advocating
for and with those whose voices are marginalized, to ensure the protection and
fulfillment of the ‘youngest and smallest.’
Pope Francis’ Prayer For Peace
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and over so many
years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms.
How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood
has been shed; how many lives have been shattered; how many hopes have been
buried. Now, Lord, come to our aid!
Grant us peace, teach us peace; guide our steps in the way of peace. Open our
eyes and our hearts and give us the courage to say: "Never again
war!" Instill in our hearts the
courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace. Keep alive within us the flame of hope, so
that with patience and perseverance we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation.
In this way may peace triumph at last, and may the words "division", "hatred"
and "war" be banished from the heart of every man and woman. Renew
our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be
"brother", and our way of life will always be that of: Shalom, Peace,
Salaam! Amen.
Pat Schifini, OSU
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