I'm sure that many of you are like me when it comes to "relief" that election day is almost here (November 5). I hope the electorate as a whole has truly come to know where all the candidates for elected office stand on important issues and their record on what they have done when they have
served in an elected or appointed office in the past. There is no doubt that emotions are high and
sadly are anything but Christ-like in their verbal expression, especially when it is against a candidate or candidates.
One thing to keep in mind is that we all need to be diligent long after the election is over in standing
up for the teachings and values that come from the bible and the Tradition of the Catholic Church and be involved in the public arena in the ways we can to influence the decisions that are made on the local, state and national level that have an impact on people's lives in our country and around the world.
In addition to praying continually for our Church's leaders (the pope, bishops, and clergy) which we
do during the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass, the Church urges us to pray at Mass and other times
for our elected and appointed leaders that they will serve with integrity and promote policies that will benefit the common good, with special concern for the poor, the vulnerable, and those who struggle to care for themselves and their families. I want to urge you to consider joining us not only on election day, Tuesday, November 5 for Mass followed by the "Patriotic Rosary", but also join us throughout the year whenever we offer the Patriotic Rosary (usually on civic holidays) to pray for our country's public leaders on the national, state and local levels as well as citizens in every state in our country!
While there many things that have the potential to divide us when it comes to the public arena (and in
the Church itself), I hope we would all agree that prayer is something that always unites us as we ask for the Lord's unfailing help to make us what he wants us and everyone to be .
served in an elected or appointed office in the past. There is no doubt that emotions are high and
sadly are anything but Christ-like in their verbal expression, especially when it is against a candidate or candidates.
One thing to keep in mind is that we all need to be diligent long after the election is over in standing
up for the teachings and values that come from the bible and the Tradition of the Catholic Church and be involved in the public arena in the ways we can to influence the decisions that are made on the local, state and national level that have an impact on people's lives in our country and around the world.
In addition to praying continually for our Church's leaders (the pope, bishops, and clergy) which we
do during the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass, the Church urges us to pray at Mass and other times
for our elected and appointed leaders that they will serve with integrity and promote policies that will benefit the common good, with special concern for the poor, the vulnerable, and those who struggle to care for themselves and their families. I want to urge you to consider joining us not only on election day, Tuesday, November 5 for Mass followed by the "Patriotic Rosary", but also join us throughout the year whenever we offer the Patriotic Rosary (usually on civic holidays) to pray for our country's public leaders on the national, state and local levels as well as citizens in every state in our country!
While there many things that have the potential to divide us when it comes to the public arena (and in
the Church itself), I hope we would all agree that prayer is something that always unites us as we ask for the Lord's unfailing help to make us what he wants us and everyone to be .