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Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Father, for generations you have gathered us along the banks of these beautiful rivers to live in community with each other.
You have blessed us with so many wonderful gifts-- our faith, Your word, Your Son--Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life that nourishes us, that we all might have life with you through Him.
And so Father, just as you have sent those before us to share Your gifts, may we take as our mission the sharing of these gifts with one another, for as followers of Your Son, Jesus, we are called to give our love for the lives of others, as You, Father, through Him, have loved us that we may live.
Through the intercession of Mary, our Mother, and beloved Francis, patrons of our church, we ask for the grace and guidance of Your Holy Spirit on our journey, to be with you, that we all may be one, in love, now and forever.
Amen
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