UNIVERSALITY
Rafael Calvo BecaThanksgiving
Today, like every other day of all our lives,
we must give you thanks, Father God,
for our very existence and for the tremendous miracle of life
which you have poured out amongst us.
Thank you, holy Father, for inspiring your Spirit
on so many good persons who look after our sick, disabled, dying brothers.
Thank you for those women who have changed their lives
to look after their neighbours so far away from their homes.
Blessed are you, Father, for so many men and women
who perchance don't think they are doing anything out of the ordinary
but, every day, give y their love to others
and know how to share what they are
and the little or much that they possess.
For all of them we thank you
and we proclaim your glory
singing this hymn to your holiness.
Memorial of the Lord's Supper
Father of goodness, thanks once again for Jesus,
a just man, through whom you have deigned to
show and reveal yourself to humanity.
We know this thanks to Jesus,
because he was always a faifhful reflection of your thoughts,
since you don't appreciate those who give away their surplus
but those capable of generously sharing
their life and their goods.
We know from Jesus that you are not pleased by
those who are anxious for the best places
and want to be reverenced by others.
We know from Jesus that any person, whatsoever,
is always more important than rules and regulations
and he taught us to pray with confidence and humility.
We know from Jesus that the most important thing is that
all humanity participates united and with longing
in your project, to make a more just and human world.
Jesus moulded his teaching in his own life.
Invocation to the Spirit of God
Here we are, Father God, and we humbly ask you
to inspire your Spirit of love, the spirit of Jesus in us.
Don't allow those of us who call ourselves christians
and followers of Jesus,
to continue any longer to invalidate your authentic message
with rites and formalisms.
We have show that we follow you
by our works of mercy
and explain to everyone that the project of your Kingdom
is not exclusively christian
but that the message that Jesus gave us from you
is that it is for all humanity,
for all human beings
without any exceptions of race, culture or religion.
We must feel
truly brothers of everyone, both rich and poor,
christians, jews, muslims, buddhists,
believers and non-believers,
and all together raise up to You,
our prayers of thanks and blessing.
Rafael Calvo
Traducción de Hugo Castelli