Let us pray: God, like a watchful shepherd, You care for us. You make the earth yield healing herbs and medicines and give us the knowledge to learn their power. Your creative love continues through the healing hands of doctor, pharmacist and nurse, and the healing counsel of priest, minister and friend.

Bless us, and all who suffer, especially the following members of our parish family:Gloria & Delmar Bolick, Rolando Chavarria, Constance Collette, Jack & Jeanette Donohue & Family, Mary Ferguson, Aaron Holmbo, Eloisa Leal, Jesslyn Lemmon, Helen McVay, Tracy Cole Morones, Jessica Nievera, Tracy Oviedo, Maria Rosaura, Cecil & Teresa Toudouze, Sheridan Bautista, Sandra Cave, Mary Cerha, Rose Coronado, Penny Cranek, Aurora Dyer, Ed Fischnar, Ju lian Galindo, Deacon Jesse Galvan, Dee Hancock, Daniel Ibarra, Bill Jennings, Robyn Marcum, Jackie Reeves, D.M. & Diana Salas, Linda Santos, Jacqui Scheidegger, Billi e Sievers, Dick Sledden, Nancy Souhrada, Mark Spiekerman, Thomas Joseph Stanton, Barbara Torres, Rosaura Trevino, and Carlos Vazquez.

Our afflictions become a cross that burdens us with fear and uncertainty. Cast out our fear and revive our faith. Give us strength that we may be filled with hope. Let the Holy Spirit come to our aid that we might live each day in the joy for which Your fashioned us.

We pray for healing in body, soul and spirit that we may be Your servants in this world and enjoy the fullness of Your presence in the life to come. We make this prayer humbly, knowing we cannot restrict or direct Your saving grace. We give joyful thanks for Your compassion wherever we may find it.

We ask all this in the name of the Lord Jesus who intercedes before You on our behalf. Amen.

(Names run only for four consecutive weeks.)

In Sympathy …The parish community extends its condolences to parishioner Raquel Pantoja, whose husband, Luis Pantoja, recently passed away and to parishioner Leslie Valadez, whose father, Lauro "Larry" Puente, Jr., also recently passed away.

God our Father, Your power brings us to birth, Your providence guides our lives, and by Your command we return to dust. Lord, those who die still live in Your presence, their lives change but do not end. We pray in hope for family, relatives and friends, and for all the dead known to You alone. In company with Christ, Who died and now lives, may they rejoice in Your kingdom, where all our tears are wiped away. Unite us together again in one family, to sing Your praise forever and ever. Amen.