Prayer to End Racial Injustice
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
June 8, 2020
Gathering Song: Hold On To Love
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Opening Prayer
First Reading: James 1:21b-25
A reading from the letter to James:
Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.
Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does.
The Word of the Lord. R: Thanks be to God
Lectura de la carta de James:
Reciban con sencillez la palabra sembrada en ustedes, que tiene poder para salvarlos.
Pongan por obra lo que dice la Palabra y no se conformen con oírla, pues se engañarían a si mismos. El que escucha la palabra y no la practica es como aquel hombre que se miraba en el espejo, pero apenas se miraba, se iba y se olvidaba de como era. Todo lo contrario el que fija su atención en le ley perfecta de la libertad y persevera en ella, no como oyente olvidadizo, sino como activo cumplidor éste será dichoso al practicarla.
Palabra de Dios. R: Te alabamos, Señor.
Da - nos la paz.
Da - nos la paz.
Second Reading: Quotes With Sung Acclamation, Grant Us Peace
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Pope Francis: June 3rd, 2020
“My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to
defend the sacredness of every human life.” “Mis amigos, no podemos tolerar o hacernos de la vista gorda ante
el racismo y la exclusión de ninguna forma y, sin embargo, pretender defender lo sagrado de toda vida humana.”
Refrain
Mary Shawn Copeland
“If my sister or brother is not at the table, we are not the flesh of Christ. . . For, it is through and in
Christ’s own flesh that the ‘other’ is my sister, is my brother; indeed, the ‘other’ is me…” “ “Si mi hermana
o mi hermano no está en la mesa, no somos la carne de Cristo… Porque es a través y en la propia carne de
Cristo que el “otro” es mi hermana, es mi hermano; de hecho, el “otro” soy yo…” Refrain
Thea Bowman, Servant of God
“I can change things. I can make things happen. . .I know that God is using me in ways beyond my com-
prehension. God didn't give you light only to sit on it.” “Puedo cambiar cosas. Puedo hacer que las cosas
sucedan… Se que Dios me está usando de maneras que están más allá de mi comprensión. Dios no te dio
luz solo para sentarte en ella.” Refrain
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Me I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and
war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that un-
armed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” “ “Me niego a aceptar la opinión de que la
humanidad esta trágicamente regida a la medianoche sin estrellas del racismo y la guerra que a la brillan-
te alba de la paz y de la hermandad nunca podrá convertirse en una realidad… Creo que una verdad des-
armada y un amor incondicional tendrán la última palabra.” Refrain
Diana Hayes
“I seek the elimination of oppression in all of its forms, regardless. Today, we can finally, it is hoped,
begin to break down the artificial barriers that still continue to block the vision of God and separate us
from one another. Then, we can truly, all of us in our rich and complex diversity, be working to bring
about the king-dom of God within our midst.” “Busco la eliminación de la opresión en todas sus formas,
sin distinción. Hoy, finalmente, se espera, comenzar a romper las barreras artificiales que aún continúan
bloqueando la visión de Dios y que nos separa los unos de los otros. Entonces, verdaderamente podemos,
todos nosotros en nuestra riqueza y compleja diversidad, trabajar y traer el reino de Dios entre nosotros.”
Refrain
Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, May 31st, 2020
We must examine our own attitudes and actions in order to seek conversion from sin and turn our hearts
towards Christ in order to end personal and structural racism…. This moment calls us to be the Church of
hope that Jesus Christ created us to be in a world full of pain and despair." “Debemos examinar nuestras
propias actitudes y acciones para buscar la conversión del pecado y dirigir nuestros corazones hace Cristo
para poner fin al racismo personal y estructural… Este momento nos llama a ser la Iglesia de la esperanza
de que Jesucristo nos creó para estar en un mundo lleno de dolor y desesperación." Refrain
Third Reading: Luke 10:25-28
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” He replied to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”
The Gospel of the Lord. R: Praise to you Lord Jesus, Christ.
Lectura del Evangelio según Lucas:
En aquel tiempo, se presentó ante Jesús un doctor de la ley para ponerlo a prueba y le preguntó: “Maestro, ¿qué debo hacer para conseguir la vida eterna?” Jesús le dijo: “¿Qué es lo que está escrito en la ley? ¿Qué lees en ella?” El doctor de la ley contestó: “Amarás al Señor tu Dios, con todo tu co-razón, con toda tu alma, con todas tus fuerzas y con todo tu ser, y a tu prójimo como a ti mismo”. Jesús le dijo: “Has contestado bien; si haces eso, vivirás”.
El evangelio del señor. R: Alabado seas, Señor Jesucristo
Reflection
Closing Song: We Shall Overcome
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Litany Response: Kyrie Eleison, Mass for Our Lady of Light
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The Lord’s Prayer
Closing Prayer
Some of the prayers for our service have been adapted from the following sources: Opening Prayer: LTP Prayer Service for Times of Racial Injustice Litany: Archdiocese of New Orleans and the USCCB Closing Prayer: Catholic Charities USA Prayer for Racial Healing
