The Supper at Emmaus (Rembrandt van Rijn )

Stay With Us

Lord, the day is already waning, stay with us.
Stay to illumine our doubts and our fears.
Stay so that we may fortify our light with yours.
Stay to help us be strong and generous.
Stay so that in a world that has little faith and hope
we may be able to encourage one
another and sow faith and hope.
Stay so that we, too, may learn from you to be the light
for other young people and for the world.

(Pope John Paul II  April 11, 1984)

A Eucharistic Prayer

Lord, make Your presence known to us in the breaking of the bread.
Let our hearts burn within as we listen to Your sacred story.
And even when it seems You have vanished from our sight,
we believe Your Spirit dwells within us.
And with this bread, may our lives be broken and distributed as you wish.
And with this wine, may our lives be poured forth on the land.
Stay with us Lord! Teach us to stay with You:
in the mystery of Your Body, in the mercy Your Soul,
and in the fire of Your Divinity.
Amen.

(David Morrison)

Eternal Light

Let us pray [in confident peace and Easter hope]
Father in heaven, author of all truth,
a people once in darkness has listened to your Word
and followed your Son as he rose from the tomb.
Hear the prayer of this newborn people
and strengthen your Church to answer your call.
May we rise and come forth into the light of day
to stand in your presence until eternity dawns.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

(Liturgy of the Hours)

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