For the ministry of mental health
Let us pray that the mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses.
Significant anniversaries and feast days in the Marist Family
Oct 27 Anniversary of the death of Sr Marie de Bon Secours (Clotilde Louise Viannay – St Louis, New Caledonia, 1895)
Oct 29 Pontifical Approbation of the Marist Sisters (1884)
SMSM Intentions:
Let us remember in our prayers:
- Sr Marie Elisoa Ninah AVOTRINIAINA, as she prepares to pronounce her first vows on October 7th. May the Holy Spirit grant her deep joy, enduring faithfulness, and a heart burning with love for Christ and His people in the name of Mary.
- The vulnerable victims of illegal mineral extraction. Those forced and lured into dangerous conditions at abandoned mining sites. May they find protection from exploitation, healing from injury, and the restoration of their safety and dignity.
- Individuals facing hardships due to their religious beliefs on sexual ethics. Those who experience discrimination, the loss of their livelihoods, or social alienation for standing by their faith. May they be granted courage, legal protection, and supportive communities.
- For our novices undertaking their community experience, that this important stage of their formation may be a time of grace, growth, discernment, and deeper communion with God. May the communities accompanying them welcome and support them with love, wisdom, patience, and a spirit of fraternity as they journey together.
- For peace in the world, as the Holy Father invites us to pray the Holy Rosary throughout the month of October for peace. May our prayer, united with that of the whole Church, bring comfort to those who suffer from war and conflict, strengthen hope in troubled hearts, and inspire nations to seek reconciliation, justice, and lasting peace.
