PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL - January 23rd & 24th
Presider:
The Lord has indeed sent us to bring glad tidings to the poor. Let us pray for the poor and all who are in need, in this time of hope and mercy, we pray....
Lector:
For our Church, as we make Jesus’ mission to those on the peripheries our own…
For an end to gun violence in our nation, and for an end to the suffering and loss caused by the use of guns…
For all who are held captive, for all who are oppressed, for all who need to hear glad tidings from those who bear the name of Christ…
For all who proclaim the ministry and mission of Jesus Christ during this Jubilee Year of Mercy…
For those most in need among us; and for the intentions in our parish book… in this time of hope and mercy, we pray....
2. For our brothers and sisters who are ill: ...... especially Mary Moore, Lynn Rice, Louise Ullman, Roshika Fernando, Valorie Maxey, Oscar Sandford, Jackie Benn, Don Nold, Tom Spates … all those wounded in terrorist attacks...... and all those wounded in the service of our country,..... that they be patient in their time of suffering and soon come to the fullness of health.... in this time of hope and mercy, we pray....
2a. (Sat. at 5:30 pm)
for the intentions of Thomas Middelhoff… in this time of
hope and mercy, we pray....
3. For those who have died, whose memories are with us at this time:
Sat. 5:30 pm Janice Pratt
Sun. 8:30 am David Belshaw
10:00 am Nguyen Thi
12:30 am
5:30 pm Donna De Solis
(For whom this mass is offered)
Terrence Doody who died during the past week...Jose Maria del Campo whose anniversary of death is celebrated this week…the victims of all terrorist attacks and all the victims of our present wars, that they may rest forever in the embrace of the one true God, in this time of hope and mercy, we pray....
4.And let us pause now to present our own personal petitions...(PAUSE ....count to 10)...... We are still a nation at war, let us pray for our president, our elected officials, the members of our diplomatic corps(core) and all those who serve our country in our uniformed services..... may their efforts for peace and justice be fruitful;..... together, let us raise our voices in a prayer for true and lasting peace......
the words are found on the back cover of the hymnal...
Presider:
O generous God, in our Baptism you have made us members of Christ’s body. Hear our prayers today and grant us the grace and wisdom to serve your holy people wherever we find them, through Jesus Christ our Lord.