World AIDS Day

"If it infects one of us...it affects all of us."

Today is World AIDS Day. Many of us have been directly affected by AIDS, losing family, friends and other loved ones to the disease. Today, let us take time to remember those we have lost and pray for those who are suffering, those who care for them and for a cure.

HIV/AIDS Prayer

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears O Good and gracious God, You are the God of health and wholeness In the plan of Your creation, You call us to struggle in our sickness and to cling always to the cross of Your Son. Father, we are Your servants. Many of us are now suffering with HIV or AIDS. We come before You and ask You, if it is Your holy will, to take this suffering away from us, restore us to health and lead us to know You and Your powerful healing love of body and spirit. We ask you also, to be with those of us who nurse Your sick ones. We are the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children and friends of Your suffering people. It is so hard for us to see those whom we love suffer. You know what it is to suffer. Help us to minister in loving care, support, and patience for your people who suffer with HIV and AIDS. Lead us to do whatever it will take to eradicate this illness from the lives of those who are touched by it, both directly and indirectly. Trusting in You and the strength of Your Spirit, we pray these things in the Name of Jesus. Amen

Prayer by National African American Catholic HIV/AIDS Task Force

Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me. (Matt 25:45)