天主聖言
我的弟兄們，若有人說自己有信德，卻沒有行為，有甚麼益處？難道這信德能救他嗎？假設有弟兄或姊妹赤身露體，且缺少日用糧，即使你們中有人給他們說：「你們平安去吧！穿得暖暖的，吃得飽飽的！」卻不給他們身體所必需的，有甚麼益處呢？信德也是這樣：若沒有行為，自身便是死的。（雅二5-6，14-17）
祈禱文
主基督，你教導我們不但為自己，也要為其他兄弟姊妹的需要向天父祈求。求天父賜給我們，特別是貧窮的人生活的一切所需。願我們能抵抗丟棄和浪費的文化，樂於與其他兄弟姊妹分享我們的所有。
香港天主教正義和平委員會，〈低收入家庭〉，《請為我們祈禱—關社祈禱手冊》
Lord, I pray for the elderly in our communities. I ask that You bless them with good health, peace, and joy. May they feel valued and loved, and may their wisdom and experience be honored. I pray that they would find companionship and support in their later years and that they would continue to be a source of guidance and inspiration to younger generations. Lord, may they feel Your presence in every season of life and be filled with Your peace.
“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.” Lord, I thank You for the wisdom that comes with age and pray for the elderly in our world. Amen.
Father, I pray for the elderly. Bless them with health, peace, and joy in their later years. May they be surrounded by love and support, and may they feel valued and honored in their communities. I ask that You fill their hearts with Your peace and comfort, and continue to use them as vessels of wisdom and encouragement. May they find joy in every season of life, and may they feel Your presence near them. Amen.
Prayerlit
But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought! – Job 19:25-27
Dear God, help them to navigate their current season of life with strength and gratitude. Give them the courage to accept their current reality. Rid their hearts of any form of bitterness and anger. I pray that they will feel the depth and height of your love for them despite all that they are going through. Fill their hearts with peace and an assurance of spending eternity with you.
Lord calm their nerves and soothe the pains from the cancer, medications and chemotherapy. Wrap your loving arms around them and help them to keep their eyes on Jesus. Dear God, I pray that when it is time for you to call them home to you, it will be pain-free and free of struggles. May they feel a deep sense of peace and gratitude for their lives in that moment as they look to Jesus. May they be surrounded by their loved ones holding them close as you welcome them home to heaven. All of these I pray in Jesus name. Amen!
Oneinspiredmum
Dear father,
I lift my aging parents to you today and ask that you help them navigate the fears, overwhelm and challenges that come with this new season of life with ease. Take away every form of anxiety about their future and give them the courage and grace to face each new day with strength and gratitude.
Lord, surround them with your love and faithfulness in tangible ways. May they experience your goodness and mercies in their lives like never before. Fill their hearts with your joy and peace. Help them to embrace their aging years with their faith in God intact while keeping eternity in view.
Point them to your truth and wisdom and may your word and presence be their anchor and guiding light as they live out their remaining days on earth. Father help them to ponder through their lives and show them where they need to make amends and choose forgiveness. I pray that you who has sustained and kept them till this point will keep them whole and strong for the rest of their days. Amen!
Oneinspiredmum
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? – Matthew 6:26
Dear Father,
I pray for our aging parents and the elderly amongst us, that you will supply all that they need to navigate this season of life. Meet their daily needs and show them your goodness and favor.
I pray that the finances to meet their physical, material and health needs will always be available as and when due. Empower and bless their children and loved ones financially so that they will have more than enough to care for them.
Lord, even as you feed and care for the birds of the air, I pray that these ones will not suffer hunger, shelter or lack. You will send helpers and strong support systems into their lives who will show them kindness in their old age. I thank you heavenly father for a constant supply of the needed care, finances, love and support in this season of their lives. Amen!
Oneinspiredmum
https://oneinspiredmum.com/7-simple-prayers-for-your-aging-parents-and-the-elderly/
Grant, O Lord of life,
That we may savor every season of our lives as a gift
filled with promise for the future.
Grant that we may lovingly accept your will,
and place ourselves each day in your merciful hands.
And when the moment of our definitive “passage” comes,
grant that we may face it with serenity,
without regret for what we shall leave behind.
For in meeting you,
after having sought you for so long,
we shall find once more every authentic good
which we have known here on earth,
in the company of all who have gone before us
marked with the sign of faith and hope.
Mary, Mother of pilgrim humanity,
pray for us “now and at the hour of our death.”
Keep us ever close to Jesus,
your beloved Son and our brother,
the Lord of life and glory. Amen!
Cf. Pope John Paul II, Letter to the Elderly © 1999 Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City.
全能仁慈的天主，求你降福年長者，他們已在世界上度過了一段悠長歲月，亦為社會作出過莫大的貢獻，以血汗澆灌了這個世界。求你幫助他們接受體力日漸衰退的事實，忍耐因此而帶來的各種不便。也求你幫助後輩了解他們的心境，並時刻以耐心和尊敬善待他們，關懷他們，使他們有一個平安和愉快的晚年。亞孟。
