Priest: We stand in faith before the Father and bring our petitions with trust in God’s goodness and love.
Reader: We pray for the Church and our parish community, may we joyfully take up Jesus’ cross of selflessness and be powerful instruments of evangelization.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Reader: We pray for our world leaders, that they work together to bring healing to countries devastated by war.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Reader: Let us pray for our children and teachers as they embark on the new academic year. May our schools be places where a love of learning prevails.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Reader: Let us pray for Sebastian and Lila Feneck and Sebastian and Bella Paglionico who were baptised into our 3 churches family this weekend. We also pray for their parents and godparents; may their lives and the lives of all of us here, be examples of faith to inspire them.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Reader: We pray for those who are sick and for all who are enduring any kind of suffering.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Reader: We pray for those who have died in the peace of Christ, that God will raise them to new life.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We turn to Mary and ask her to join her prayers with ours as we say Hail Mary…
Let us pray for a few moments in the silence of our hearts…
Priest: Heavenly Father, we are merely servants, yet we have confidence in making our need known to you, for the greatness of your mercy and love have been shown to us through Christ our Lord. Amen.
