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

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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

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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

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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

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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…                 

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

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

Amen.