CELEBRANT: Father with confidence we place our prayers and needs before you on this special feast day of Christ The King.             READER                   That we build a Kingdom where justice is upheld.         (PAUSE)             READER                   Lord hear us             RESPONSE              Lord graciously hear us             READER                   That we create a Kingdom where peace is sought.      …

Priest:    Waiting upon the Lord let us be ready to offer him our prayers     for the church, the world and for and for our own intentions. We pray for Christians  throughout the world that being filled with the Lord’s love and constancy – we may be faithful in gathering all people into his kingdom.…

Priest: We come before God joyfully, he has saved us and works marvels for us. Let us now ask him for all our needs. Reader: We pray that wherever there is blindness, prejudice, or lack of vision in the Church, the Lord may enlighten and transform it. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer. Reader:…

Priest: Conscious of our failings, we humbly ask for God’s grace to listen to the prayers that we make today. Reader: We pray for our Church, for Francis, our Pope, and Bishops and Priests everywhere. May they continue to proclaim the Good News to the world through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Lord, in…

Priest:     We come together as a community to put our petitions before the Lord. Reader:   The response is;                  Hear our prayer We pray that the Church may succeed in reaching out to the wider world, so that more people may come to know our loving God – – – – -pause –…