Dear Friends
Happy Fourth of July!
Thank you for welcoming and supporting Father Siby Michael this weekend from the Our Lady of La Salette Missionaries.
I found this beautiful prayer. Please pray it alone or with your family and friends on Independence Day!
Peace and Blessings,
Father Chris
Happy Fourth of July!
Thank you for welcoming and supporting Father Siby Michael this weekend from the Our Lady of La Salette Missionaries.
I found this beautiful prayer. Please pray it alone or with your family and friends on Independence Day!
250th Fourth of July Prayer
Lord of history and of every nation under heaven,
we give you thanks for the 250 years
since the founding of these United States.
Look with favor upon this land we love.
Grant that its people may be
guided by truth and charity.
Bless all who serve in elected office.
May they govern with integrity and humility.
Strengthen families, renew communities,
and heal every division that weakens our life together.
We ask especially through the intercession of
Mary Immaculate, patroness of these United States,
that this nation may remain a land
where human dignity is honored,
where the weak are protected,
and where hope is never extinguished.
As we mark this 250th year,
Grant that we may recommit ourselves
to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
in a way that is ever more just, more united,
And more faithful to your will.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Lord of history and of every nation under heaven,
we give you thanks for the 250 years
since the founding of these United States.
Look with favor upon this land we love.
Grant that its people may be
guided by truth and charity.
Bless all who serve in elected office.
May they govern with integrity and humility.
Strengthen families, renew communities,
and heal every division that weakens our life together.
We ask especially through the intercession of
Mary Immaculate, patroness of these United States,
that this nation may remain a land
where human dignity is honored,
where the weak are protected,
and where hope is never extinguished.
As we mark this 250th year,
Grant that we may recommit ourselves
to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
in a way that is ever more just, more united,
And more faithful to your will.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen
(From Office of Divine Worship, 2026. Diocese of Erie)
Peace and Blessings,
Father Chris
