Priest: God the Father reveals to all the nations that Christ, his son, is to be their Saviour. Confident in his great love for us all – from kings to the poorest of the poor – we voice our needs and the needs of the world.  Reader: The response to our prayers is Lord, Hear…

Priest : With confidence in God’s loving mercy, we bring before Him our prayers and petitions. 1, We pray for Pope Francis priests and all religious, that may they be faithful teachers, wise administrators.  May their word and example inspire all the people of this diocese.  Lord, hear us. Lord Graciously hear us. 2.We pray…

Priest: Today we celebrate the Holy Family of Nazareth, who experienced joy and sorrow, peace and anxiety just as we do. We bring to the Lord the needs of all families. Reader: We pray for the leaders of our Church that they may continue to be guided by the Holy Spirit during the year ahead…

Priest: My friends, we are nearly ready to celebrate the birth of our redeemer, and so we bring to our loving father the needs of the world, the church and ourselves. Reader: Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire all of us to share wide discussion and exchange fruitful ideas to prepare for…

Priest:   As our Father’s beloved sons and daughters, let us humbly approach Him with joy in our hearts           We pray for the Church: that all her members will have open ears to hear God and the grace and confidence to bear witness to His joy, peace, hope and healing love. PAUSE…

PRIEST: As we begin our Advent journey and try to ‘stay awake’ and ‘get ready’ for the coming of Jesus let us bring before God our loving Father our prayers for the Church, for the world and for ourselves. We pray for the Church: that in the coming months we will all take the opportunity…