Intentions

As I'm sitting here studying for my next exam (this one is French World Literature. . . lots of reading from Africa, Haïti, etc. . .) I'm thinking about how irrelevant this is in the grand scheme of things. I was thinking about things that seem a lot more relevant.

Please remember to pray for:

• For the unborn and their mothers.
• For the protection of the elderly, disabled and marginalized. That the sanctity of human life may be recognized by all and in all.
  
• For those who entered into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church this past Easter.
• For those who returned to the practice of the Faith through the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent.
• For all those whose lives are threatened by war, persecution, natural disaster, and poverty.
• For our Holy Father.
• For all deacons, priests, bishops, and consecrated religious.
• For an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
• For seminarians, postulants, novices, and engaged couples.
• For all children preparing to receive their First Holy Communion.
• For all those preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
• For the souls in purgatory.
• For the sick, the suffering, and the dying.
  

Now, I'll get back to my studying, but if you can, keep some of these intentions in your prayers.

In the meantime, I need to remind myself that God has called me to be a student for the time being and that if this is what He's asking of me right now it's not irrelevant. I can glorify God by doing what I am called to in the present moment well. That's my pep talk for myself and for all other students out there.