Bread 4 Today

We offer this prayer as the @Redemptoristsau , whose ministries include Bread 4 Today and @CommonHome_tv , unites with the Malaysia–Singapore Vice Province ( @novenachurch ) and the Colombo Region in Sri Lanka to form one Province. One Spirit, One Mission Holy Spirit, renew our hearts as we come together in faith, hope and love. We thank you for the histories that have shaped us and the people whose generosity has sustained us. Help us to welcome new cultures, new stories and one another with open hearts. Free us from indifference and fear, and guide us towards what you are calling us to become. Give us the heart of Jesus, who seeks the lost and welcomes those whom others turn away. May no one be invisible among us, and may the poor and most abandoned remain at the centre of our mission. Unite us in love, strengthen us in hope and send us out with courage to share your compassion.

👻✨ From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night… Good Lord, deliver us! 🙏 As Halloween night falls, may we carry God’s light, keep faith close and look after one another. Wishing everyone a safe and blessed All Hallows’ Eve! 🎃🕯️

God, help us to remember those who are already with you in heaven & help us to pray for those who are still waiting to be with you. 🕯️

.@CardinalJWTobin is a valued member of our prayer community and a supporter of @CommonHome_tv . We keep him and his medical team in our prayers, asking for a successful procedure, a smooth recovery and the comfort of Christ our Redeemer.

.@Lions quarterback Jared Goff joins a pre-game holy huddle with the sisters from Marin Catholic High School who taught him growing up. 🙏🏈

“It is better to keep silence and to be, than to talk and not to be.” — St Ignatius of Antioch God, I talk a lot. About what I believe, what matters, how things should be. Help me spend less energy saying it and more living it. At home, at work, with the people who test my patience. When I’m tempted to explain myself, let me just show up. Let the way I treat people do the talking. Amen.

Today, we’re praying for @Pontifex and everyone living with lung and respiratory illnesses. Saint Bernardine of Siena, pray for them and for those caring for them. God of life, each breath reminds us how precious and fragile our lives can be. We pray for Pope Leo as he recovers. Give him strength for the days ahead, rest when he is tired, and patience with the pace of healing. Guide those caring for him with skill, wisdom and kindness. Be close to everyone struggling to breathe, waiting for results, or learning to live with illness. When fear makes tomorrow feel overwhelming, help them find comfort in today and people who will walk beside them. May we offer one another the care we hope to receive. Amen.

Redemptorist Fr Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari CSsR, parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Guayaquil, Ecuador, died on Saturday 17 October while celebrating Mass. A large wooden crucifix mounted on the wall behind the altar fell forward and struck him as he stood facing his congregation. A prayer for Fr Patricio God of love, We give thanks for the life of Fr Patricio, for the people he served and the faith he shared. Welcome him into your peace. Comfort his family, his Redemptorist brothers and the community mourning his loss. Help us remember the person beyond the tragedy, and honour his memory through kindness to those around us. Amen. Fr Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari CSsR, parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Guayaquil, Ecuador, died on Saturday 17 October while celebrating Mass. A large wooden crucifix mounted on the wall behind the altar fell forward and struck him as he stood facing his congregation.

May the Lord support us all the day long. Till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in his mercy may he give us a safe lodging, and holy rest, and peace at the last.  Amen. - Saint John Henry Newman

Our prayer community hold you in prayer.

Loving God, We pray for @Pontifex as he prepares for surgery. Give him peace in the waiting, strength for the days ahead, and comfort in the care of those around him. We remember everyone awaiting an operation or test result, and those whose illness is known only to a few. Be close to them in their uncertainty, and to the people who love them. Help us make time for someone who is unwell: to listen, to visit, or simply to let them know they are remembered. Amen.

Loving Mother, Our Lady of Sydney, You walk with us in the heart of this city, Where life is busy and voices are many. Be our guide in the everyday moments— In the streets, in our work, in our homes. Help us to live with kindness and courage, To care for each other and for this land we share. You who carried hope into the world, Teach us to carry hope to those who feel forgotten. Give us the strength to stand up for what’s right, And the grace to bring peace where there is division. In your presence, we find calm. In your example, we find compassion. Help us to be people who act with love, Who build bridges and seek understanding. Our Lady of Sydney, be with us always— In the small, ordinary moments, And in the big, life-changing ones. Lead us closer to your Son, So that we can live with open hearts And make this world a better place. Amen. This Prayer was based on a painting by one of your prayer community member's, Br Trung Tran,CSsR

Loving God, As this woman hears her own voice for the first time, we share in her tears and joy. Thank you for those whose care and work helped make these kinds of moments possible. Remind us that every voice has value, whether spoken, signed or expressed in other ways. Help us listen with patience, make room for one another, and notice those who struggle to be heard. Amen.

Let us preach You without preaching: not by words, but by our example, by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what we do, the evident fullness of the love our hearts bear for you. Adapted - favorite prayer of Saint Mother Teresa

Loving Father, give strength and courage to our caregivers to be an instrument of your everlasting love and support to all those who are in need of your protection.

God, when the waters are rough and the way ahead is unclear, help me receive this day as it is. Give me courage for what must be faced, patience with what cannot be changed, and trust that even this day holds a gift. Amen.

God of every person, Help me listen to those who think differently from me. Free me from the need to dismiss, defeat or diminish them. Give me the humility to recognise what I may not understand and the courage to speak honestly without hostility. May our differences lead us towards deeper understanding, and may I never forget the dignity we share. Amen.

“Do not kill” - and attention to the small things in life

To the person with major depression struggling to get out of bed… To the person with crippling anxiety… To the person with schizophrenia struggling to identify what is real… To the person with bipolar disorder who unwittingly damaged close relationships while experiencing an episode of mania… To the person with obsessive-compulsive disorder experiencing inescapable intrusive thoughts… To all those affected by any mental illness, be it mild or severe… It is good that you exist.