25 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)CHRISTMAS | Faithful God, you have never forgotten your people, and, to show the depths of your love, you came to dwell among us. In Jesus, born of Mary in destitution, you come to be close to all those who are suffering throughout the world. May the light of your birth shine in the nights of humanity and may the Holy Spirit enable us to hope beyond all hope, so that justice and peace may embrace each other.
24 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ of compassion, by coming among us you open for us a way which commits us to hearing the cry of the poor and to coming to the help of the little ones who have no-one to support them. And then your justice will blossom, and your peace will flow over our lives.
23 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)God, you who love us, you want happiness for every person. Where there is sadness, help us to seek your presence. You come to be with us there and we grasp that your Christ lived in uprightness and justice. And your Holy Spirit leads us towards your joy.
22 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Living God, give to each of us, as you gave to Mary, people like Elizabeth who confirm what we have understood of you but which we have difficulty fully believing. Your word gently makes its way in our lives and the day will dawn when it will come to fulfilment. Praise be to you!
21 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Blessed are you, Eternal God, for all the women and men who have borne witness to your faithfulness throughout the ages. Their word has become a lamp which gives light in the nights of humanity, renewing our hope. Light up our steps on the path that you always open up for us.
20 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Faithful God, the coming of your Son, Jesus, realizes your promise of a life where justice will reign. By your Holy Spirit, you invite us to work with you to make the life of the human family more beautiful. Like Mary, our soul magnifies you and our spirit exults in the communion that you offer us.
19 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Jesus, light of the world, you shine in the darkness of our hearts until we see the dawn beginning to break. The darkness recedes and you lead us towards the clarity of your life.
18 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Christ Jesus, in you there is nothing but a yes: a yes to your Father’s love, and in that love a yes to the whole creation and to each human being. Although there may be resistances in us, there is above all the desire to respond to your love and to welcome your presence.
17 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Praise be to you, living God. How can we thank you? You set no limits to the gift of your love. You bless us always. But when it is hard for us to see that, help us to look to the face of Jesus, to the one who is gentle and humble of heart, and who says to us: "Come to me." He carries our burdens with us and lightens our steps.
16 December 2024
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Short prayers (en)Eternal God, gather us in your love. In all our diversity, you call us to a life of communion in which justice will flourish. Day after day, you bring to birth in us a faithfulness which transforms us. May the joy of belonging to you break out in our hearts!