Prayer
of the Faithful for January 24, 2016
Third
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Celebrant: The Lord Jesus came to proclaim
liberty to the captives and salvation to all.
This gives us confidence to entrust to him all our needs.
·
We pray for those who govern
nations and make laws: for the wisdom and courage to honor the dignity of all
human life from conception until death. We pray to the Lord.
·
That our loving God, who always
hears the cries of the refugee and the immigrant, may enable men and women of
good will to hear those cries and be moved to conversion and transformation. We
pray to the Lord.
·
Teach us in our daily lives to
show mercy as we walk together as one body in Christ; help us to welcome not
only the strangers in our midst, but the gifts they bring as well. We pray to the Lord.
·
For those who directly minister
to the most vulnerable among us; for the sick and the dying, for those who
struggle with addiction, for those who feel isolated or forgotten. We pray to the Lord.
·
Bless all whose lives
are closely linked with ours—let
the words of our mouths and the thoughts of our heart always speak your truth
with compassion. We pray to the Lord.
·
And
for those for whom this Mass is offered [name them]. We pray to the Lord.
·
Let
us pause now and silently offer to the Father our own particular intentions
[allow for silence. . .]. We pray to the
Lord.
Celebrant:
Gracious God, we welcome the Gospel of Your Son. As you answer our prayers, may the words of
the Gospel resound in our hearts and shape our lives. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
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