Some words of joy and wisdom from the Universal Church…
The Gloria::
Glory to God in the highest and PEACE to His people on earth!
Lord God, Heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your Glory.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
You are seated at the right-hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For You Alone are the Holy One, You Alone are the Lord, You Alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. AMEN
From Saint Francis::
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
