Pray With Us

Before humans appeared on the Earth, the basic rate of extinction of species was one to five a year. The basic rate now stands at upwards of one thousand a year.

Pope Francis remind us that our faith impels us to care for the earth – to live in right relationship with all that exists.

On this 140th anniversary of the death of Blessed Theresa, we commit ourselves to "joyfully direct our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent" (Trust and Dare)

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• As the day draws to a close, I pause to recall that I am in the presence: 
  ...of our Creator God who looked with pleasure on everything that was made;
  ...of Jesus who delighted in the flowers of the field and the birds of the air;
  ...of the Spirit of wind and flame, the energy that fills the cosmos.
   
• I ask for the grace to see creation as God sees it – with delight in its wonders and with a heart broken by the cries of Earth and people in poverty.
   

This Lenten Season, the AMSSND Office of Justice, Peace, & Integrity of Creation invites you to participate in a journey of prayer and fasting to focus on the four commitments of our province (Sustainability and Access to Water, Justice for Immigrants, Ending Human Trafficking, and the Development of Haiti).

Take time to examine your relationship with God this Lenten season using reflection materials provided by Sr. Sandra Weinke, SSND.

Contemplative Prayer Service for the feast day of Josephine Bakhita - Feb 8

Remembering St. Josephine Bakhita, all the Victims of Human trafficking and You 

-by Jean McLoughlin, SSND

O God of light and peace, whose glory, shining in the child of Bethlehem, still draws the nations to yourself: bless us abundantly

Las Posadas Navideñas (the Christmas Inn) is a Mexican religious tradition that commemorates Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and their struggle to find refuge there.