We hope that many of you collected the envelopes for the Family Fast Day from the benches in church last weekend. The idea is that on this coming Friday, October 5th we deny ourselves some food or a particular ‘luxury’ (perhaps chocolates or a packet of cigarettes , a pint of beer – or a gin and tonic!) and donate the money saved to the work of CAFOD for the needy of the world.
God our Father, we give you thanks for the abundance of your creation and the generosity of your gifts.
We are sorry that amongst us are so many people who are excluded from the feast, prepared by you for us.
May your Spirit inspire and lead us as we seek change, so that hunger and poverty are no longer a scar and a scandal in our world.
May your Spirit guide us as we seek change, so everyone has enough food to flourish and a place at the table you spread for all.
Amen.
