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Welcome to this space to Pray with the Pope in his Worldwide Prayer Network, through Pray As You Go.
This month, we pray for children with incurable diseases. We ask that they and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope.
Let us prepare ourselves for this moment by entering into stillness and calming our hearts.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lord Jesus, you welcomed the little ones in Your arms and blessed them tenderly. Today we bring before you the children living with incurable illnesses. Their fragile bodies are a sign of Your presence and their smiles, even in the midst of pain, are a testimony of Your Kingdom.
We ask You, Lord, that they may never lack proper medical care, human and compassionate attention, and the support of a community that accompanies them with love.
Sustain their families with hope in the midst of weariness and uncertainty and make of them witnesses of a faith that grows stronger through trial.
Bless the hands of doctors, nurses and caregivers, so that their work may always be an expression of active compassion. May Your Spirit enlighten them in every difficult decision and grant them patience and tenderness to serve with dignity.
Lord, teach us to recognise Your face in every suffering child. May their vulnerability awaken our compassion and move us to care, accompany and love with concrete gestures of solidarity.
Make of us a church that, animated by the feelings of Your heart and moved by prayer and service, knows how to uphold fragility, in the midst of suffering becomes a source of comfort, a seed of hope and a proclamation of new life.
Amen.
We close this moment to Pray with the Pope by offering our hearts and saying together: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.