PRIEST: Putting our trust in the Lord let us now place before Him our prayers for the

Church, the world and ourselves.

1  As we continue our Synodal journey let us pray that we will all take this opportunity to speak up openly and honestly and to listen to each other attentively as we share our lived experiences of Church life.
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Loving Father in whom we put our trust, Hear our prayer

2  We pray for our political leaders – that they will lead and govern us with honesty and integrity.

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Loving Father in whom we put our trust, Hear our prayer

3  On this Racial Justice Sunday, aware that we are all “in the image and likeness of God” let us pray for those who are experiencing any kind of discrimination, segregation or oppression whether in the Church or in society.
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Loving Father in whom we put our trust, Hear our prayer

4  Let us pray that each one of us will be given the strength and courage to accept the challenges and blessings of the Beatitudes
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Loving Father in whom we put our trust, Hear our prayer

5  We pray for the success of our new 3 Churches initiative – ‘Living Faith’. May those who are sharing their faith stories inspire and encourage those of us who are listening.
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Loving Father in whom we put our trust, Hear our prayer

6  Let us now spend a few moments in silent prayer, bringing to the Lord our personal needs and intentions.
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7  And we ask Mary, our mother, to intercede for us in our prayers today as we say, Hail Mary….

PRIEST: God our loving Father we ask you to hear our prayers; those we have spoken and those still in our hearts and grant what we need. We ask this through your Son, Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit. Amen.