Fr Bryan	Today, as we acknowledge God’s call to help the hungry and to support those ravaged by natural disaster, we ask for help and guidance as we bring our prayers to God.
Reader	Heavenly Father, we give thanks for being able to help the people of Kainmari over the last year.  We pray that their village will be blessed in future with good harvests and safety from the cyclones that are so damaging in that part of Bangladesh.
	Lord in Your mercy, …
Reader	We pray for the people of the Philippines caught up in the disastrous effects of Typhoon Haiyan.  We mourn for the thousands who have died and we pray that relief will come soon to those who are suffering dreadful hardship in the wake of the storm.
	Lord in Your mercy, …
Reader	The gifts of the earth are distributed unevenly, and we long to lift up those in need.  We ask the Lord to soften the hearts of those who place personal or national gain above the good of the whole.  We pray that all governments will act with justice, so that the hungry are invited to the bountiful table of food that the rest of us enjoy.
	Lord in Your mercy, …
Reader	By becoming man, Jesus raised all creation to a new dignity; may we grow in reverence for God’s bountiful creation and acknowledge our responsibility for its preservation.
	Lord in Your mercy, …
Reader	Advent is almost upon us.  In this penitential season, help us more than ever to remember our promise to Live Simply, and not to respond to the pressures exerted on us by consumerism.
	Lord in Your mercy, …
Reader	We will now say the LiveSimply prayer which you will find on the back page of Briefly.
	Reader - there is a copy on the back of this sheet for you.
Reader	Holy Mary As you stood by your dying son on the cross, hear our prayers and raise the spirits of all who know and revere you.  And so we pray ……
	Hail Mary, etc.
Fr Bryan	Father of Creation, we see a world divided between those who live well and those barely able to live.  We pray for the courage to change the ways in which we live, in order to become good stewards of creation and bring fairness for all.  Through Christ our Lord…etc