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Especially in the field of public life, they should make definite choices in harmony with their faith.”    OFS Rule 15
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NEW: Drawing inspiration from the prayer of St. Francis, the Pope offered his own prayers of hope, appealing to God to help make us instruments of truth. (Printed in Living With Christ May 2018)

Lord Make us Instruments of Your Peace

Help us to recognize the evil latent in a communication
that does not build communion.
Help us to remove the venom from our judgements.
Help us to speak about others as our brothers and sisters.
You are faithful and trustworthy;
May our words be seeds of goodness for the world:
          Where there is shouting, let us practice listening;
          Where there is confusion, let us inspire harmony;
          Where there is ambiguity, let us bring clarity;
          Where there is exclusion, let us offer solidarity;
          Where there is sensationalism, let us bring sobriety;
          Where there is superficiality, let us raise real questions;
          Where there is prejudice, let us awaken trust;
          Where there is hostility, let us bring respect;
          Where there is falsehood, let us bring truth.
Amen

JPIC and the "Our Father"

Excerpts from the Compendium - Catechism of the Catholic Church
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The Our Father, the perfect prayer, presents in the form of prayer the essential content of the Gospel. The following articles highlights the essence of JPIC within this prayer given to us by Jesus.(579)
590. What does the Church ask for when she prays “Thy Kingdom come”?
The Church prays for the final coming of the Kingdom of God through Christ’s return in glory. The Church prays also that the Kingdom of God increase from now on through people’s sanctification in the Spirit and through their commitment to the service of justice and peace in keeping with the Beatitudes. This petition is the cry of the Spirit and the Bride: “Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). (emphasis added)

592. What is the sense of the petition “Give us this day our daily bread”?
Asking God with the filial trust of children for the daily nourishment which is necessary for us all we recognize how good God is, beyond all goodness. We ask also for the grace to know how to act so that justice and solidarity may allow the abundance of some to remedy the needs of others. ​(emphasis added)

​POPE FRANCIS' PRAYER

​O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
who are so precious in your eyes…
God of love, show us our place in this world
as channels of your love
for all the creatures of this earth” (ibid., 246),
God of mercy, may we receive your forgiveness
and convey your mercy throughout our common home.
Praise be to you!
Amen.

Commentary: for us it has become part of our daily prayers - George Guimond ofs
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