Prayers

“Pray consistently for an end to all forms of slavery and for victims and perpetrators.” This is the first element of the Daughters of Charity Corporate Stance against human trafficking. When I first considered this commitment, I thought of gathering various prepared prayers that can be used as part of our daily prayers. But, as[continue reading]

Dear Lord, We thank you for being able to come together today to share in our efforts to respond to the many needs of the poor. We ask you to be present and help us to discern how best to respond to the challenge of human trafficking. In a special way, we ask for blessings[continue reading]

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Our prayer at this time is for the millions that are enslaved in the world. Yes, enslaved. Human trafficking, whether for sexual exploitation or forced labor is SLAVERY. The ones that are not seen, but we want to be very[continue reading]

SETTING: Light a candle as a symbol of hope that, with the prayer of many, there may come a flicker of light in a situation marked by despair. LEADER: We gather uniting with the world community, seeking justice for all human beings, especially those suffering from human trafficking. Because of the abuse, the threats, the fear, the[continue reading]

Tomorrow, we celebrate the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. She was born in Darfur, Sudan in 1869 and ripped away from her loving family between the age of 7 and 9. She was kidnapped, sold into slavery, and given the name “Bakhita.” After being sold several times and enduring such brutal treatment that she couldn’t even[continue reading]