Mission Statement: We, the Roman Catholic faith community of Our Lady of Grace Church,
rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and dedicated to our Blessed Mother,
value our mission to make God’s presence visible in today’s world. In service to God’s will, and with the Holy Spirit’s guidance,
we manifest God’s peace, love and saving presence as we pray, worship, work and live together in His Name.
Diocesan Social Action Office
Respecting Human Life and Dignity
by Practicing Civility this Election Season
Following last week’s call to prayer in the remaining weeks of this election season for civil discourse on the campaign trail, in our discussions and in our heart, the prayer below continues that same spirit from the U.S. Bishops’ Faithful Citizenship and CivilizeIt.org resources. Further below, check out the U.S. Bishops’ CivilizeIt! resource “Examination of Conscience: Loving Our Neighbors in the Public Space”. Together, let us pray:
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: A Prayer for Civility
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where uncivil words prevail, show me how to model love.
Help me remember the God-given dignity of all and invite others to do the same.
Show me how to build bridges and not walls
and see first what unites us rather than how we diverge.
Let me seek to understand before asking to be understood.
Give me a listening heart filled with empathy and compassion.
May I be clear in sharing my own position
and respectful and civil in describing those of others.
Let me never tolerate hateful ideas. May I invite all to charity and love.
Lord, help me to imitate your compassion and mercy.
Make me an instrument of your peace. Amen.
Inspired by Nine Rules for Civility from the Catholic Tradition, Bishop Zubik
Copyright 2019, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
OLG Prayer Circle
The OLG Prayer Circle was created in response to several parishioners who missed out on a friend’s funeral.
So the Circle is a way to notify parishioners of the instant needs and concerns of others. It is also how we can learn of a parishioner’s passing (or a parishioner’s relative), in a more timely way.
Please call the office with your prayer requests!
Choose to be anonymous or your name can be listed in the emailed message. Example: “Please pray for Jim who is seriously ill, from S. Smith,” or “Please pray for my sister who was just diagnosed with breast cancer,” or “Please pray for peace.”
We communicate by e-mail. E-mail addresses are not shared with the group.
Call the office to join — (330) 278-4121.
“LIVE” MASS FROM OLG
CLICK HERE on October 24 to watch “live” the Saturday, 4 pm Mass from Our Lady of Grace. This Mass will be available to watchuntil next Thursday.
Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.