10/10/2025
PRAYER AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE
Creator God, at times such as this, when we realised that the ground beneath our feet is not as solid as we had imagined, we plead for your mercy. As the things we have built crumble, we know too well how small we truly are on this every-changing, ever moving, fragile planet we call home. Yet you have promised never to forget us.
Today, so many people are afraid. They wait in fear of the next tremor. Comfort them, O God, in this disaster. Be their rock when the earth refuses to stand still, and shelter them under your wings when homes and offices no longer exits. Pierce, too, our hearts with compassion, we who watch from afar, as our friends and relatives experience misery upon misery.
Move us to act swiftly this day, to give generously and to pray unceasingly for hope. And once the shaking has ceased, let us not forget that we are all your children and they, our sisters and brothers. We are all the work of your hands. For though the mountains leave their place and the hills be tossed to the ground, your love shall never leave us and your promise of peace will never be shaken. Amen.
St. Emygdius, protector against earthquakes, protect us
St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us
St. John the Baptist, pray for us
Sto. Niño de Bago, have mercy on us
