September 17, 2019
You are Lord of all,
Lord of the living and the dead,
Lord of death, for you died for us,
Lord of Life, for you rose to glory.
You are the hope of all the world
that death is not the end,
and that in the power of your Spirit
we too shall rise with you again.
You are always true to us,
and true to your word that
Your love does not end with death,
nor your compassion with the grave.
Yes, Lord, your love for us is eternal
a love that seeks to save.
For this I thank you.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.