Prayers for Peace – St Edward the Martyr

Long time parishioner Howard Gorman continues to need prayers in dealing with a recent diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer and decisions related to treatment.

Tweets from the Pope

Pope Francis 12 hours ago

Prayer from a humble heart is heard by God.

Pope Francis 1 day ago

Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: all of us are asked to implore from God this great gift.

Pope Francis 3 days ago

Let us be careful not to have a perverse heart that leads to cowardice; an obstinate heart that leads to being shut off; a heart that is slave to the seduction that leads to a Christian life of compromise. #SantaMarta

Pope Francis 4 days ago

The Spirit of God speaks freely to each person through feelings and thoughts. The Spirit cannot be confined with simple reasoning, but must be welcomed with the heart!

Pope Francis 5 days ago

Don’t let the sufferings you see frighten you. Place them before the Crucifix and the Eucharist from which we draw patient and compassionate love.

Pope Francis 6 days ago

Let us look at our hands, often so empty of love, and today let us try to think of some gift we can offer freely.

Pope Francis 7 days ago

Baptism is the best gift we have received. Through it, we belong to God and we possess the joy of salvation.

Pope Francis 1 week ago

Smallness is freedom. One who is small, in the Gospel sense, is unencumbered and free from any urge to show off, and from any claim to success.

Pope Francis 1 week ago

The first step in prayer is to be humble, go to the Father and say: “Look at me, I am a sinner.” And the Lord listens.

Pope Francis 1 week ago

The spirit of the world is conquered with the spirit of faith: believing that God is really in the brother and sister who are close to me. #SantaMarta

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

Do not be afraid to weep when you encounter difficult situations: tears are drops that irrigate life. Tears of compassion purify hearts and feelings.

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

Love does not tolerate indifference; love is compassionate. Love means putting your heart on the line for others. #SantaMarta

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

God became man in Jesus in order to share our lives. Let us keep this relationship alive with Him and with one another. Happy Christmas to our Christian brothers and sisters from the East.

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

The Magi offered their precious gifts to the Christ Child. Today, let us ask God: Lord, help me rediscover the joy of giving.

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

The Church grows in silence, in prayer, and with the good works that give witness.

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

Jesus is the gift of God for us. If we welcome Him, we too can be a gift of God to others.

Pope Francis 2 weeks ago

If we live as Jesus taught us, and in harmony with what we proclaim, our witness will bear fruit.

Pope Francis 3 weeks ago

To make peace is to imitate God, who wants to make peace with us: He sent us his Son, and He has forgiven us.

Pope Francis 3 weeks ago

Today more than ever, our societies need “artisans of peace”, messengers and witnesses of God the Father, who wills the good and the happiness of the human family. w2.vatican.va/content/france…