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.