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All Souls Day Prayer (November 2)
Merciful Father,
On this day, we are called to remember those who have died,
especially those who have passed in the past year,
and to pray for their joyful reunion with you, their loving Creator.
As your Son taught us to call the stranger neighbour,
we recognize that the fallen are many—
names we may never know,
voices we may never hear,
in lands we may never visit—
yet all are our brothers and sisters.
And so we pray:
For victims of war, caught in the crossfires of
conflicts we could not resolve—
for soldiers and civilians,
adults and children—
grant eternal rest, O Lord.
For migrants who died seeking refuge,
hoping to find safety and opportunity
for themselves and their families—
grant eternal rest, O Lord.
For those who died of hunger,
denied their share in the abundance
you have placed before us—
grant eternal rest, O Lord.
For those who died from illness,
before receiving adequate care—
grant eternal rest, O Lord.
For refugees seeking asylum from violence and persecution,
who died in lands not their own—
grant eternal rest, O Lord.
For victims of disasters and emergencies,
who died amid chaos and confusion—
grant eternal rest, O Lord.
Lord, as you command, we reach out to the fallen.
We call on you on behalf of those we could not reach this year.
You raised your Son from the dead
so that all may share in his Resurrection.
In Jesus’ name we pray:
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Requiescant in pace.
Amen.
– Catholic Relief Services
Prayer for Peace in the Middle East
Lord God, we turn to you in these trying hours when conflict is a daily reality for our sisters and brothers in Israel and Palestine. We promise you to work to our utmost for peace and reconciliation in the region. But we know we cannot do it alone. We very much need the strength of your presence in our midst if we are to overcome the obstacles before us. So our prayer at this moment is that you add your support to our efforts, that you show yourself as a tower of strength in those moments when the barriers seem impassable. Together we can become beacons of hope for just and peaceful societies in the land so very dear to the peoples of your covenant.
– Reverend John T. Pawlikowski, Xavier University, jesuitresource. org
A Prayer for UkraineLord God,
We ask you to hold the people of Ukraine deep in your heart.
Protect them, we pray;
from violence,
from political gamesmanship,
from being used and abused.
Give, we pray,
the nations of the world the courage
and the wisdom
to stand up for justice
and the courage too,
to dare to care―generously.
Lord, in your mercy,
take from us all
the tendencies in us
that seek to lord it over others:
take from us those traits
that see us pursuing our own needs and wants
before those of others.
Teach us how to live in love
and dignity
and respect―following your example.
In your name and for your sake,
Amen
―Issued by Lord Wallace, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the Very Rev. Dr. Susan Brown, convener of the Faith Impact Forum, Church of Scotland
