Lenten Pro-Life Prayer
Father of all mercy, we thank you for this season of grace and light. We know that sin has blinded us. Draw us ever closer to you, in prayer and penance. Since you, O God, are light itself. Give all your people a clearer understanding of what sin is, and what is virtue. Grant in particular that we may see, as never before, the profound dignity of every human life, including the vulnerable unborn children. Give us grace to defend our brothers and sisters in the womb by our prayers, our words, and our self-sacrificing actions. We pray this through Christ our Lord. Amen
I've loved Universalis for a while now (we've linked it from the left sidebar on the front page) becaause it takes the flipping and figuring out of praying the Liturgy of the Hours. The right antiphons and readings come up in linear fashion based on the date and time on your computer. I've always thought that the first app I'd get if I got an iPhone would be Universalis' mobile version.
You may not be aware, but a new English translation of the Roman Missal is in the works. It aims to be an English translation more closely aligned with the original Latin in compliance with Liturgicam authenticam. It will be finished in November of this year and is targeted for papal approval sometime in 2010. Why do we care?
