Prayers
The Lord's Prayer
Read by Rita Sands - (audio file below and words on pdf beside)
The Lord's Prayer Ojibwe The Lord's Prayer in OjibwePrayer in Ojibwe
Zhawenim Gizhe-manidoo
Wii-jiiwshinang Kina gego
Eshcigeyang Niiguan Nikeyaa
Pane Weweni,
Miigwech Miigwech,
mii iw Apeingi
Prayer in English
All loving Creator
Help us Walk/ be with us
In all that we do
Into the future
Thank you, thanks
That’s it Amen
The Morning Prayer
The wind listens
Hear my heart
Hear my spirit
Here my words
The water cleanses
Clean my heart
Clean my spirit
Clean my mind
The animals guide me
Guide my heart
Guide my spirit
Guide my mind
Mother earth feeds me
Feed my heart
Feed my spirit
Feed my mind
By Brandon Bob, Salish and Nēhiyaw (Cree) (p. 6 We Are the Land Scholastic Resource)
Cheyenne Prayer for Peace
Let us know peace.
For as long as the moon shall rise,
For as long as the rivers shall flow,
For as long as the sun shall shine,
For as long as the grass shall grow,
Let us know peace.
- Cheyenne Prayer
BLESSING
May you have the strength
of eagles' wings
the faith and courage to
fly to new heights,
and the wisdom
of the universe
to carry you there.
December 12: National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous People
I am not here who am your Mother?
Are you not under my shadow and protection?
Are you not in the crossing of my arms?
Is there anything else you need?
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12 is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
This day commemorates the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin in 1531 at Tepeyac, on the outskirts of Mexico City. (Living with Christ Vol. 25, No. 12).
The National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples is celebrated on December 12 every year, on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, who appeared to a humble native peasant, Juan Diego, in Mexico in 1531. The Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council celebrates this day for prayer, solidarity and reconciliation, by issuing an annual message honouring Aboriginal people who were inspired by their Catholic faith.