Priest:We turn to God our loving father and ask him for all our needs Reader:We pray that the Lord may guide and protect the Church in Her mission to spread the Good News of salvation for all people. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. We pray for the homeless we see on our streets and…

Priest:    We come together as a community to ask God our Father for our needs and for the needs of others Reader :         The response is;                   Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer We pray that we be inspired to find new ways to support our Parish Priests and our parish community  .… … … … … … pause…

CELEBRANT. Let us lift up our hearts and  minds to God in  prayer. READER   The response is Lord graciously hear us READER  That the spirit of God may enter the hearts of all who serve in the Church. Lord  hear us, Lord  graciously Hear us READER  For wisdom and discernment, to listen to the prophetic voices within the church ,regardless of gender, age…

Nativity of St John the Baptist 2018 Note to Reader : Please PAUSE as directed and read the response through with the congregation P.Today we celebrate the birth of St. John the Baptist and remind our selves of the task to which we, like John, are called. So therefore we bring our petitions to our Father…

The Celebrant will introduce and also conclude the prayer. The reader should pause for several moments between the intercession and its response. Leave about 20 seconds for quiet prayer.There is no response after this – move straight to the Hail Mary.   CELEBRANT:Brothers and sisters, Pope Francis assures us that “intercessory prayer is an expression…