To you loving God -
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -
all life, all time is sacred.
Out of love, you came to be with us in time
in your Son, Jesus Christ.
Out of love, you stay with us in time
in your Son and Holy Spirit.
As we celebrate the Jubilee Year,
strengthen our awareness
of the presence of Jesus Christ
in our midst,
of the action of the Holy Spirit
among us;
- in the Church,
as we gather together in prayer;
- in the Eucharist,
as we are fed with Christ's
Body and Blood;
- in others, especially
the poor and needy,
as we reach out to them in
Christ's name;
- in every act of peace,
goodness and justice.
Help us remain confident and secure
- not in our own strength and merits -
but in the belief that the Spirit, your gift
to us,
works within the Church and in the world,
uniting us, moving us forward.
Challenge us, dear God,
comfort us,
sustain us,
as we celebrate, with joy, the year 2000.