O LORD AND CREATOR OF ALL
O Lord and Creator of all, and especially of this Thy creature!
O God and Father and Ruler of Thy people!
O Arbiter of life and death!
O Guardian and Benefactor of our souls!
O thou who makest all,
and in due season transformest all by the power of Thy Word
according to Thy wisdom and deep designs,
receive now, I beg Thee, those who have gone before us.
Receive us too at the opportune time,
until Thou hast restrained us in our fleshly life
for as long as it will have been to our advantage.
Indeed receive us prepared by fear of Thee and not troubled,
nor turning back on that day of death,
nor unwilling like those who are accustomed to the world
and addicted to the flesh.
Instead, may we set out eagerly for that everlasting
and blessed life which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
To Him be glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
PRAYER OF PRAISE AND PETITION
We praise You, invisible Father, giver of immortality, and
source of life and light. You love all human beings, especially
the poor. You seek reconciliation with all of them and You
draw them to yourself by sending Your beloved Son to visit them.
Make us really alive by giving us the light to know You, the
only true God, and Jesus Christ Whom you have sent. Grant us
the Holy Spirit and enable us to speak volumes about Your ineffable mysteries.
PRAYER OF THANKS FOR
THE FATHER'S LOVE
ETERNAL Father, we thank You for Your great love.
You give the world the best of Yourself,
the mirror of Your perfect transparency,
the splendor of Your very being-Your Son Jesus.
We thank You for giving Jesus to us as our Savior,
not as a tyrant but as a friend,
not as a superior but as a brother.
Help us to open our hearts to His light without fear of
being overwhelmed but exultant with the joy that
comes from this light upon all who accept it with gladness.
Grace Mizzi
www.mmponline.org
Send Oh Lord Holy Apostles into your church“Christ has no body but yours, no hands butyours, no feet but yours.Yours are the eyes through which Christ’scompassion must look upon the world.Yours are the feet with which He is to go about
doing good.Yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now.”St. Theresa of Avila
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O LORD AND CREATOR OF ALL
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 3:49:10 PM
