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Bidding prayers for 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (16 January 2022)

bidding prayers

Priest: Father, We bring our needs to you with humility and love and ask you to hear us.

Reader: The response to Loving Father is …  Hear us

We pray for the Church throughout the world, that her message of love will be heard with reverence and acceptance. (Pause)

Loving Father…. Hear us

We pray for all the needy, the exile, the prisoner and those in slavery, that their voice will be heard by people of conscience. (Pause)

Loving Father….. Hear us

We pray for ourselves as we begin this new year, that The Spirit will aid us to be people who respond to all who need us. (Pause)

Loving Father…. Hear us

We pray for a the souls of the recently dead, that they will experience the happiness and peace of heaven. We pray especially for Christine Geen and Helen Meldrum who have died this week. (Pause) 

Loving Father… Hear us

We bring our personal needs to Our Father in silent prayer (Pause)

Loving Father….. Hear us

and turn to our loving Mother as we say….. Hail Mary…. 

Priest: Father, hear and answer these prayers which we have offered to you through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Don’t be left out, get involved!

newsletter

Dear parishioners and friends,

The Synod is up and running in our 3 Churches! Our team of Anne Reid, Simon Brockway, Tania Walsh, Pat Williams and Margaret Fegan have started to meet with the various groups within our parishes. This will continue into February, when all parishioners and anyone else interested will have the opportunity to take part in this, the biggest process the Catholic Church has ever undertaken – to listen, to share, to pray and so to plan the future of our Church. Don’t be left out – get involved when the opportunity comes!

Fr Matthew

Bidding prayers for the Baptism of our Lord (9 January 2022)

bidding prayers

Priest:      The Baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of his ministry to us and to all peoples, and therefore we come together with confidence, to put our petitions before the Lord.

Reader;     The response is;         

Lord, graciously hear us

We pray for the Church as it seeks to continue the work begun by Jesus.  May the light of Jesus shine through our priests and lay people.. ….…pause…………..

Lord hear us

We pray for Christians and for those of other faiths who are being persecuted for their beliefs.  May people of faith lead the way to a better understanding of one another. ….…pause…………..

Lord hear us

We pray for the people struggling to provide for their families; thinking of families in areas of conflict such as Afghanistan, but also those closer to home who are concerned about the increasing costs of food and heating. . ….…pause…………..

Lord hear us

We pray for Kieran Lonergan and for David Hobbs who have died.  Kieran was a long term member of the Parish.  May they, and all those who have died recently rest in peace.  And we pray for their families and for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.  May they be comforted    …..…pause…………..

Lord hear us

In silence let us ask God for the needs of our friends and families….long pause…

We ask Mary the mother of our Lord, to join her prayers to ours saying;

            Hail Mary………….

Priest:  God of love, listen to our petitions and grant them through him who lives in glory with You and the Holy Spirit.Amen.