Lord God, as the election approaches, we seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city/state/country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citizens in our community.
We ask for eyes that are free from blindness so that we might see each other as brothers and sisters, one and equal in dignity, especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, deceit and poverty.
We ask for ears that will hear the cries of children unborn and those abandoned, Men and women oppressed because of race or creed, religion or gender.
We ask for minds and hearts that are open to hearing the voice of leaders who will bring us closer to your Kingdom.
We pray for discernment so that we may choose leaders who hear your Word, live your love,
and keep in the ways of your truth as they follow in the steps of Jesus and his Apostles and guide us to your Kingdom of justice and peace.
We ask this in the name of your Son Jesus Christ and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Saint Martin de Porres, religious, of the Order of Preachers: born of a Spanish father and a Black mother, despite the difficulties of being both an illegitimate son and of mixed race, he pursued medical arts from childhood; these he later exercised generously for the poor at Lima in Peru, when he became a religious. Devoted to fasting, penance, and prayer, he lived a life, austere, humble, and radiant with charity.
Saint Martin de Porres, pray for us!
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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops retweeted
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Verano Cemetery in Rome on the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, and recalled that our bond with the dead is not broken but transformed in our faith in Christ.
"We wish to pray now for those who have recently lost a loved one, especially those whose loved ones have been torn from them by the senseless violence of war. May the tears of so many mothers, so many children, and so many elderly people touch the consciences of those who have the power to silence the weapons!"
Since at least the second century, Christians have prayed for their dead and celebrated the Eucharist for them. The Masses of All Souls Day highlight the Paschal Mystery, Jesus’ victory over sin and death, and His promise to raise on the last day everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him. Death is not the end of everything but the beginning of a new life. Most Rev. James F. Checchio, Archbishop of @archdioceseofno, shares how November offers a chance to increase our prayer for those who have died and for ourselves, and why heaven is a choice we make by how we live and how we treat one another.
The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed: Holy Mother Church, which has just celebrated with due praise all her children who are rejoicing in heaven, hastens to intercede with God for the souls of all who have gone before us with the sign of faith, and have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection. She intercedes also on behalf of all those from the foundation of the world whose faith is known to the Lord alone, that purged from the taint of sin, and having entered the company of the citizens of heaven, they may be found worthy to rejoice in the vision of eternal beatitude.
May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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“To be a saint really meant to respond to God’s call each and every day.”
The Solemnity of All Saints falls toward the end of the liturgical year, when the Church fixes its gaze on the last things and on those who have already crossed the gates of Heaven. Most Rev. Earl K. Fernandes, Bishop of @cbuscatholic shares how the saints grew in holiness one day at a time through prayer and the Eucharist and how the universal call to holiness extends to every person who is baptized.
Solemnity of All Saints, who are with Christ in glory: in a single joyful celebration, Holy Church, while yet a pilgrim on earth, venerates the memory of those in whose company heaven exults, that she may be stirred by their example, rejoice in their intercession and triumph, and be crowned in the sight of the Divine Majesty for ages unending.
All you holy men and women, pray for us!
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As Catholics and Americans, we are blessed to be able to participate in our nation’s political and public life. With the midterm elections approaching in the United States, the Conference has been encouraging Catholics to exercise their right to vote and to do so in a way that places our faith before our politics. In voting, our Holy Father sets the example that encourages each citizen to exercise their civic responsibility. The U.S. bishops have emphasized that is not “who” one is voting for, but rather on encouraging Catholics to inform their conscience as they prepare to vote and to uphold human dignity and the common good in doing so.
Pope Leo XIV has voted in the midterm elections of the United States, expressing his “belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes.”
The Holy See Press Office announced on Friday that Pope Leo XIV, an American citizen, "has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so."
The Press Office confirmed that, “in keeping with this long-standing practice of civic participation, he has submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago.”
“The Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so,” noted the statement.
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Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles: Simon was known as the Canaanite or the Zealot; Jude was also called Thaddeus, the son of James, and inquired of the Lord at the Last Supper about his manifestation. The Lord answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.”
Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles, pray for us!
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