Category Archives: Christ the King

Christ the King Bidding Prayers for the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A)

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Priest: In these uncertain times we hear Our Lord saying ‘Do not be afraid’, and so, in faith and hope, we turn to the Father and ask Him to answer our prayers.

Reader: The response to our prayers is “Hear our prayer”

  1. May the Church hear Your voice in the gentle breeze as she seeks to discern the way forward in a post-covid world.

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Lord, in Your mercy: Hear our prayer.

  1. May we emerge from the covid virus as a more compassionate and caring society.

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Lord, in Your mercy: Hear our prayer

  1. We pray for the city of Beirut; for those who died in the explosion and those who grieve; for those who were injured, for those who are now homeless and have lost everything. We pray for the rescue workers, those caring for the sick and injured, those bringing food and shelter. We ask you to enfold this shattered city in Your love and healing power.

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Lord, in Your mercy: Hear our prayer.

  1. We pray for allthose in our 3 Churches who are sick, especially those in hospital, who cannot see their loved ones. May they have a strong sense of their love.

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Lord, in Your mercy: Hear our prayer

  1. We remember all our parishioners who have died recently; receive them into the joy of Your heavenly kingdom, and comfort those who mourn for them.

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Lord, in Your mercy: Hear our prayer.

            In a few moments’ silence let us pray for all the other needs we hold in our hearts.

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We ask Mary to join our prayers to her own, us as we say

Hail Mary ….

Priest: Heavenly Father, we ask you to look kindly on our prayers and heal our ravaged world. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

 

 

 

Returning to public mass in our churches

3 churches, Christ the King, St Brigids, St Pauls

Dear parishioners and friends of our 3 Churches:

We are very happy to announce that later this week we will return to public mass in our churches. As you will see below, we will begin on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th with Mass at St Brigid’s at 9.30am, continuing at Christ the King Saturday 6pm and Sunday 9am, and then St Brigid’s Sunday 10.30am and 6pm.

  • at these Masses we will welcome all who wish to come up to the limit for each Mass. If the numbers require it, on future weekends we will operate some kind of “booking” system
  • however, remember that the Sunday Obligation is still lifted – you might want to consider coming on a different day to allow needy parishioners to come at their convenience
  • 10.30 Mass at St Brigid’s will continue to be live streamed for the foreseeable future
  • to comply with directives, there can be no mass sheets or hymn books, and various other restrictions to enable things to run smoothly – to this end please follow the stewards’ assistance – for example by not lingering in the buildings after mass
  • Stewards – obviously more stewards are needed for public mass,  please consider whether you can offer this service and contact Ansti at anstic2018@yahoo.com (St Brigid’s) or Marie at llanishen@rcadc.org (Christ the King)
  • St Paul’s have also started the process of opening the church, so watch this space

It will be wonderful to be able to be back together again. We are very grateful to all those who have worked so hard to get us to this point. Well done!

Fr Matthew

Christ the King Bidding Prayers for Ash Wednesday, 2020

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Priest:       We come together on this Ash Wednesday to put our petitions before the Lord.

Reader;         The response is;                 

Lord, in your mercy

Hear our prayer

We pray for the Church and for our priestsin the Archdiocese as they lead us on our Lenten journey. … … … … … … pause …

Lord, in your mercy– (Hear our prayer)

In today’s reading from the book of Joel, God invites us to come back to him with all our hearts.  We pray that,during this Lenten season, we may find the path that leads us ever closer to our God.… … … … … … pause …

Lord, in your mercy– (Hear our prayer)

We pray for the peoples of Syria and the middle-east in this time of conflict and turmoil.  May those in leadership roles be compassionate to the suffering families, and work towards a just solution…… … … … … … pause …

Lord, in your mercy– (Hear our prayer)

We pray,that through prayer and action in this Lenten season, we may support those in need; especially the lonely; the homeless; those who mourn; children and young people in care; and those whose needs are known to you alone….… … … … … … pause …

Lord, in your mercy– (Hear our prayer)

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

            Hail Mary………….

Let us spend a few moments in silent prayer – – – –  longer pause – – – – –

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

Christ the King Bidding Prayers for the First Sunday in Lent, 2020

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PRIEST – In the first week of Lent we pray to our Heavenly Father for the needs of the church, the world and ourselves

READER –We pray for all members of the church that they may have a good and holy Lent by their fasting, prayers and almsgiving for the benefit of those in need through poverty and suffering due to violence or oppression………Lord in your mercy………….Hear our prayer

We pray for Cafod, for the good work which it undertakes and that this will benefit greatly from the Family Fast Day which is next Friday 6th March ………….Lord in your mercy…..

We pray for the recovery of all who are ill or infirm particularly those affected by the Corona Virus and that an effective vaccine will soon be discovered……… Lord in your mercy…..

We pray for the repose of the souls of those who have recently died and for the comfort of all who are bereaved or who mourn………Lord in your mercy………

We pray for those suffering with depression – perhaps affecting their relationships – that they may receive  help and counselling and so ensure that they avoid any self-harming action…………Lord in your mercy………

 

We ask Mary our Mother to join her prayers with ours as we say ….Hail Mary

In a few moments of silence we bring our own needs before our Heavenly Father………

 

PRIEST – We make all our prayers through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ….Amen

Christ the King Bidding Prayers for the 7th Sunday of the year, 2020

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 Priest:                Let us bring our petitions to the Lord, confident of His mercy and love at all times

Reader:              The response is: Lord, lead us in your ways

Reader:              This week we enter the season of Lent and we ask the Father’s guidance to seek new ways to find Him again and enrich our relationship with Him.   

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Reader:              We pray                All Reply: Lord, lead us in your ways                         

Reader:              For those affected by the severe flooding and adverse weather conditions. We pray that the Lord will inspire the people with the power to assist them to recover and reconstruct their lives.

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Reader:              We pray                All Reply: Lord, lead us in your ways

Reader:              We remember those of our community who are sick in body or mind and think especially of all to whom the Blessed Sacrament is carried each week from our Masses. We thank God for our many dedicated Eucharistic Ministers.

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Reader:              We pray                All Reply: Lord, lead us in your ways

Reader:              We pray for all families who have enjoyed half term holidays.   May they be blessed with much joy in one another’s company and return to school and work refreshed in body and mind.

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Reader:              We pray                All Reply: Lord, lead us in your ways

Reader:              Let us take a few minutes to listen to the Lord

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Reader:              We ask Mary our mother to help us to place our needs before the Lord saying……     HAIL MARY   etc. 

Priest:                 Eternal Father, we ask you to hear and grant our petitions through

                            Jesus your beloved Son, AMEN.