Last night, the St. Stephen Martyr young-adult group sponsored a Holy Hour for the intentions of young people. Following is the text of the handout given to those in attendance, reprinted by permission of one of the organizers, Brother Hugh Vincent O.P.:
You are invited to pray for these and any other intentions you may have for young people. We gather to pray especially for those who do not pray for themselves that the young people of the world will be transformed and led to a life of true happiness.
For young people who do not yet know the love of Christ, that the Church would bring them His love.
For young people who do not know they have a mother in Mary.
For young people who have been inadequately taught about the Gospel and gifts of our tradition.
For young people who have fallen away from the practice of faith.
For the young people of the world who are orphans living on the streets and for those who are without the necessities of life: food, clean water, clothing, shelter.
For young people who are forced into slavery and prostitution and for those whose work is unrewarding.
For the young who live in war torn areas of the world especially those who have never known days of peace.
For young people who suffer because or racism and prejudice.
For young immigrants struggling to learn a new language and way of life.
For young people who suffer from severe boredom and are in need of the interior life of Faith.
For young people who lack genuine affirmation and for those who feel totally alone.
For young people who suffer anxiety, depression, and other forms of mental illness.
For young people who are considering suicide and for those who practice forms of mutilation.
For young people who suffer from terminal illness.
For young people who suffer from learning and physical disabilities.
For young people who are burdened by debt and financial troubles.
For young people who are enslaved to addictions, especially those caught by drugs and alcohol.
For young people who find their community in gangs and other criminal associations.
For young people caught by the allure of materialism and fame.
For young people who are in bondage to excessive entertainment and the tyranny of fads and fashion.
For young people in bondage to pornography and other forms of sexual addiction.
For young people that they will be given the virtue of chastity and that they will come to know that a more chaste society is a more just society.
For young people who are caught in practices of the occult and Satanic worship.
For young people who have been physically, emotionally, sexually, or psychologically abused.
For young women who have had an abortion and for those who are considering one.
For young men who have lost a child through abortion and for those who are considering participation in abortion.
For young people who suffer because of a broken home.
For Divine protection upon all young people who are vulnerable in any way.
For young people who are searching for their vocation in life.
For young men and women who are seeking a Christian spouse.
For young priests and religious who are struggling with their vocation.
For young married couples who are struggling with the challenges of life and parenthood.
For young married couples who are having difficulty conceiving and for those with special needs children.
For young single people trying to embrace the fullness of Christian life as single people.
For young people in the legal and medical professions that they will fight to uphold the dignity of human life in all its stages.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Pray for us
St. Maria Goretti Pray for us
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati Pray for us
All you Patrons of youth Pray for us
Loving Father, grant all your children the virtues necessary for their condition and state in life, heal and liberate them according to their needs. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ who lives and reigns in unity with you and the Holy Sprit, one God, forever and ever. AMEN!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Prayer intentions for the young people of the world
