Opening Prayer
O God, who in your inscrutable providence
will that the Church be united to the sufferings of your Son,
grant, we pray, to your faithful who suffer for your name’s sake
a spirit of patience and charity,
that they may be found true and faithful witnesses
to the promises you have made.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
(collect “For Persecuted Christians”; Excerpt from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.)
Scripture Reading:
Responsorial Psalm – June 24, 2018 – Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist – Vigil
Catechism 2211, 1907, 1738, 2106-2109
Vatican II – Dignitatis Humanae (religious freedom)
USCCB Religious Freedom Prayer Campaign (En / / Es)
Immaculate Conception religious liberty prayer ( En / Es)
Guadalupe religious liberty prayer ( En / Es)
Catechesis video questions:
7-12 grade
Parish Leadership/Committees
Faith-sharing/Bible Study
Witness video questions:
7-12 grade
Parish leadership/Committees
Faithsharing/Bible Study
Action Steps
7-12 grade
Parish Leadership/Committees
Faithsharing/Bible Study
Closing Prayer
O God, who have made the blood of Martyrs
the seed of Christians,
mercifully grant that the field which is your Church,
watered by the blood
shed by Saints Charles Lwanga and his Companions,
may be fertile and always yield you an abundant harvest.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen
(collect “June 3: Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs”; Excerpt from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.)