STR Staff Newsletter

🙏Prayers and Spiritual Guidance Prayer for the End of the School Year God of wisdom, We thank You for all the gifts You have given us throughout this school year. We praise You for giving us life, for saving us in Christ and for choosing us to be Your people. As we come to the end of this school year, we voice our gratitude for the good things You have done in us, and we praise You for all who have shared in the work of this school. We ask You to bless them in Your love and give them refreshment and peace. We praise YOu, God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. Source:  cpco.on.ca/prayers Fathers in Our Lives We give our thanks, Creator God, for the fathers in our lives. Fatherhood does not come with a manuel, and reality teaches us that some fathers excel while others fail.  We ask for Your blessings for them all and forgiveness where it is needed. This Father's Day we remember the many sacrifices fathers make for their children and f...

🙏Prayers and Spiritual Guidance To End Racism O Lord our God, in your mercy and kindness, no thought of ours is left unnoticed, no desire or concern ignored. You have proven that blessings abound when we fall on our knees in prayer, and so we turn to you in our hour of need. Surrounded by violence and cries for justice, we hear your voice telling us what is required, “Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God” (Mi 6:8). Fill us with your mercy so that we, in turn, may be merciful to others. Strip away pride, suspicion, and racism so that we may seek peace and justice in our communities. Strengthen our hearts so that they beat only to the rhythm of your holy will. Flood our path with your light as we walk humbly toward a future filled with encounter and unity. Be with us, O Lord, in our efforts, for only by the prompting of your grace can we progress toward virtue. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SOURCE: jesuitresource.org We Need to Le...