Sunday, November 3, 2019

Need to step up the prayer game

So the West River Diocese has been without a bishop for a couple months as Bishop Gruse was transferred. So we await the appointment of a new bishop.

At weekly Mass we've been praying for a new one as part of the Intentions. That's a part of the Mass where prayers are said out loud for various things, like peace, rain, those who've recently died, and topics affecting the community, nation or world. We go through a list of a half dozen or so.

Somebody writes them each week. I'm not sure who, the priest, the church secretary, somebody. What caught my ear recently is the portion where we pray for a new bishop.

We pray for a "competent" bishop for our diocese. Every week, same word. Competent? Is that what it's come to? Can't we set our sights a bit higher? Maybe ask for an excellent bishop? A immensely holy one? A learned, prayerful one of great leadership skills? Maybe even a super, duper one?

Maybe I'm nitpicking, but words mean things and it seems it was specifically chosen. No offense to any since, but I wonder what words they prayed when the diocese received Bishop Chaput. They should copy those words.

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