Shrine Prayers
Shri ne Prayers Guild Prayer
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Father Mercer’s Prayer
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Joseph’s Hands
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Invitation
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Mary’s Bread
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Thanksgiving
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Inside Story
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Guild Prayer
O
ur Lady of Guisborough, As the hills shelter our town,
So may our lives be wrapped in your mantle of prayer; And thus warmed and protected May we love and serve others.
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Father Mercer’s Prayer
M
ay Our Lady of Guisborough In her own town,
Once more become The Glory of Cleveland. Blessed are You, the Lord our God Whose Name is magnified through Mary.
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Joseph’s Hands
G
ive us hands like Joseph’s hands, To protect the Church,
To mend the World, To build our Community, To nurse the Sick, And bury the Dead. A glove to warm your hand, As you hold out your Son To cold hands and hearts.
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Invitation to Mary’s Bread
W
e hear your voice, O Mary, Calling us home.
You invite us to share your Bread, To receive Holy Communion, To give alms to the poor, And hospitality to the pilgrim. Our Lady of the Eucharist, Pray for us. Mother of the Poor’ Pray for us. Friend of the Pilgrim Pray for us.
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Mary’s Bread
O
ur Lady of Guisborough, You are the Flower
of the Field. We are the wheat. Direct us toward the Sun of Righteousness, To life and growth. Mother who baked the bread That sustained the Bread of Life, Transform us in the consuming heat Of your loving heart, That the bread we offer, And the Bread we receive,
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Thanksgiving
O
ur Lady of Guisborough, We join you in thanks
For Bethlehem’s bread And Cana’s wine; For giver and gift Jesus Christ our Eucharist.