Prayers

On January 6, 2002, the Boston Globe published the first story on Fr. John Geoghan
and details of a cover-up of clergy sexual abuse by Archdiocese of Boston officials.

Prayer of Remembrance

Lord of all times and seasons,
Child of Bethlehem,
God of the universe.

We come again to the
anniversary of scandal,
the loss of innocence,
the genesis of horror,
betrayal and disbelief.

Give us an epiphany of
endurance.
Manifest in us
nobility of action.

Reconfigure us with
the frankincense of Your
compassion.
Ennoble us with a myrrh
made into Your wisdom
Steel us like gold in the furnace
of Your sorrow.

We begin again. We turn to
You. We cannot be without You.

You are the center.
Hold us close to You.

We bow down to give You
homage.
Lift us up in Your image.

Amen.

- Kris Ward
National Vice President
Chair, Dayton Affiliate
January 6, 2006

Prayer for the Survivors and Those Who Did Not Survive

Good and gentle Shepherd,
Sweet Spirit of God,
Creator divine
In Your infinite tenderness comfort the survivors of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy.
Deliver them from sorrow,
anoint them with hope,
sustain them with the Body of Christ.
Take to Your Sacred Heart those who have committed suicide.
Make of us ambassadors of Your justice,
Your lifting of the oppressed
and Your desire for all of us to live and move and have our being
in Your abundant grace.
~
Amen
Written by Kristine Ward, National Vice President and Dayton Affiliate Co-Founder/Co-Chair