Jerusalem - The Jubilee Year 2000
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PRAYER TO THE FATHER
Prayer of John-Paul II
for the Third Year of Preparation to the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000
1999 - Year Dedicated to the Father

God, Creator of Heaven and earth,
Father of Jesus and our Father
    Blessed are you, Lord
    Father in heaven,
    who in your infinite mercy,
    stooped down to us in our distress
    and gave us Jesus, your Son, born of a woman,
    to be our Saviour and friend, our brother and redeemer.
    We thank you, good Father, for the gift of the Jubilee Year;
    make it a time of favour for us,
    the year of a great return to the fatherÕs house,
    where full of love, you await your straying children
    to embrace them in your forgiveness
    and welcome them to your table,
    in their festive garments.

      We praise you, Father, forever!

    Father most merciful,
    during this Holy Year
    may our love for you and for our neighbor
    grow ever stronger:
    may ChristÕs disciples promote justice and peace;
    may they proclaim the Good News to he poor;
    and may the Church our Mother direct her live
    especially to the little ones the neglected.

      We praise you, Father, forever!

    Father of Justice,
    may the Great Jubilee be the fitting time
    for all Catholics to rediscover
    the joy of living by your word
    and obeying your will;
    may they know the goodness of fraternal communion,
    as they break bread together
    and praise you in hymns and inspired songs.

      We praise you, Father, forever!  

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