FABC Ruby Jubilee Prayer

God ever faithful,

we praise you for your abiding presence

in our pilgrilmage in this land of Asia,

hallowed by the life and mission of your Son Jesus Christ.

 

We thank you for the mysterious presence of your Spirit

in the depth and breadth of the spiritual quest of our people,

in their enduring cultures and values, and in the struggles of the poor.

 

We raise our hearts in gratitude for the gift of the Church in Asia,

the little flock you tend with provident care

in her mission of proclaiming your Gift,

Jesus Christ the Giver of Life.

 

Father, we thank you

for the Federation of the Asian Bishops’ Conferences,

an instrument of communion you have granted us for the past forty years.

Your Spirit accompanied us in our common search

for the paths of mission in our continent.

 

As we celebrate your blessing

renew your Church in Asia

with a fresh outpouring of your Spirit.

 

Make us grow in greater unity;

rekindle the fire of your Spirit

to be credible bearers of the Good News of Jesus.

Empower us as we “go” on the roads of Asia,

that in inter-religious dialogue and cultural harmony,

in commitment to the poor and the excluded,

we may courageously tell the sory of Jesus.

 

May the peoples of Asia, especially the poor,

find in him their liberator.

May our world, broken by sin

find in him the Reconciler,

and the wounded earth find its Healer.

May all recognize Him as the giver of the fullness of Life. Amen.

Source: FABC