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Christ the King Bidding Prayers for the Feast of all Saints, 2019

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CELEBRANT: Gathered together on this special feast day, we present these prayers  in faith God Our Heavenly Father.

READER: That the Church becomes an example of holiness to the World
Lord Hear Us, Lord Graciously Hear Us

READER: That political leaders respect themselves and each other.

Lord Hear Us, Lord Graciously Hear Us

READER: That people  emerge in our communities who can inspire us to know God more.


Lord Hear Us, Lord Graciously Hear Us

READER:  That we recognise our differences, but discover that we are all made in the image of God .

Lord Hear Us, Lord Graciously Hear Us

READER: We pray for all the sick  people in our community who are unable to join us today.

Lord Hear Us, Lord Graciously Hear Us

READER: We ask Mary the Mother of God to pray with us as we say Hail Mary…..


READER: We stand in silence as we offer our own prayers, thoughts and worries to our loving Father.
Lord Hear Us, Lord Graciously Hear Us

CELEBRANT:  Lord , we offer these prayers with hope in our hearts  through  your Son Jesus Christ Our Lord Amen .





Christ the King Bidding Prayers for 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, 3 November 2019

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Priest: We come before God joyfully, he has saved us and works marvels for us. Let us now ask him for all our needs

Reader: We pray that wherever there is blindness, prejudice, or lack of vision in the Church, the Lord may enlighten and transform it.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: We pray for our parish; for those who minister to us, for our teachers and catechists, for our young people and for the sick and elderly. May we build up our community by giving of our talents and resources as much as we are able to do.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: As our country prepares for a general election, we pray for our politicians, that they may seek to serve with honesty and integrity for the good of all, especially the most vulnerable in our society.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: We pray for those who are sick, those recovering from surgery and for all who are enduring any kind of suffering.Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: We pray that all those who have died, may find the fullness of joy in God’s presence. We remember especially Paul Walker, husband of Helen and Helen Owen, who have both died recently.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We ask Mary, our Mother, to pray with us as we say Hail Mary…

In silence we think of our own needs and intentions…

Priest: Heavenly Father, trusting in your great love for us, we bring you all our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

 

Into your hands…

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Five years ago I wrote this front page piece for November and the Holy Souls. It contains one of my favourite prayers, so I make no apology for reprinting it this year…
After the Second Vatican Council, the various liturgical books were renewed and translated. The Missal for Mass, the words for the seven Sacraments – it was a long process. One of the very last texts to be renewed (appropriately) was the Rite of Christian Funerals. I’m not sure if lessons had been learned in the previous years, but many agree that it is one of the best post-Council rites.
Not only are there different prayers for every situation imaginable, but the quality of the translation was somewhat better than some previous efforts. The language is modern yet dignified, suitable for public speaking and not contorted.
One of my favourite liturgical prayers is the Prayer of Commendation at the end of a funeral. It is a key moment as we prepare to leave the church, the emotions of the bereaved are often strained by this point in the Mass, and something profound yet accessible is called for. And it certainly works – you can usually hear a pin drop as the much-loved person is handed back to the God who gave them to us…
It is a prayer for November:


Into your hands, Father of mercies,
we commend our brother/sister N,
in the sure and certain hope
that, together with all who have died in Christ,
he/she will rise with him on the last day.
We give you thanks for the blessings which you bestowed upon N. in this life:
they are signs to us of your goodness and of our fellowship with the saints in Christ.
Merciful Lord, turn toward us and listen to our prayers:
open the gates of paradise to your servant
and help us who remain
to comfort one another with assurances of faith,
until we all meet in Christ
and are with you and with our brother/sister for ever.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Fr Matthew

Christ the King Bidding Prayers for the 30th Sunday of the year, 2019

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 Remembering the poor man in today’s readings we place our petitions before the Lord asking for the gift of His grace in our lives

The response is “ Lord be close in our times of trouble”

This week we listened with horror to the details of the deaths of the 39 people who died in the back of a lorry as they sought to find a new life in our country. We ask the Lord’s mercy for them and all who mourn them

PAUSE

Lord be close in our times of need

Today a new initiative of Family Mass is being started in our Parish seeking to unite all of us  as we celebrate  our Family in The Lord We ask the Lord’s blessing for this important new start in our prayer life

PAUSE

Lord be close in our times of need

We pray for the Church through the world but especially in the Middle East where to be a follower of Christ is to be target for atrocities of all kinds

PAUSE

Lord be close in our times of need

Let us pray for all the deceased of our Three Churches remembering those who have died recently. May the Lord grant them eternal rest We ask also that He may comfort those who mourn

PAUSE

Lord be close to us in our times of need

 

Let us ask Mary our mother to join us in our prayers saying Hail Mary…                 

PAUSE

 For a few moments let us listen in our hearts the voice of our Beloved Father

Longer Pause 

Heavenly Father we ask these gifts through Jesus Your Son who lives in glory with You and the Holy Spirit forever

Amen.