PRIEST: We have heard and listened to the word of God and we are challenged to see and know him. In this way we come to live in the God of love. We allow God to live in us and so find eternal life. We call and the Lord to help us show that love for all.
READER: Recognising that God lives in our midst, Help us to keep God’s word in our hearts. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
READER: We pray for those shunned and despised because of ethnic origin, beliefs or of lifestyle. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us pray for the homeless and displaced, those desperate people who risk life in the hope of a better, safer home. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us see the marginalised people among us as beloved of God. May we build a more inclusive community. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us pray for Missionaries who go to the nations and help people discover God’s love for them. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us pray for the world’s leaders Religious and Civil, that they be inspired to work together for all people, building a world of justice and peace and hope. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us pray for those who have not and wish not to experience God’s Love, but live lives of indifference, or bitterness and hatred. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us pray for all who are sick and for all who are in hospital that they be given the treatment they need, with care and compassion. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
Let us pray for those who have recently died… and for all our dead…May they be granted the fullness of life in Christ Jesus, and for all who mourn that they may be comforted. Lord in your Mercy, Hear our Prayer.
In the silence of our hearts, let us pray for our own intentions, families and friends.
Let us ask Mary the Mother of the Lord to pray with us. Hail Mary …
PRIEST: Almighty and everliving God,
we give thanks for making your home among us.
Help us to bear the fruit you desire.
we ask this through Christ our Lord.
AMEN.
