PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL - October 22ndOctober 23rd
Presider:
The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds, so let us now pray for all our sisters and brothers in need… aswe cry out, Lord hear our prayer...
Lector:
- That the prayers of the holy Church of God be a model of simplicity and humility for all the world to emulate…
that we always choose the path of upholding the rights of the poor and assisting those on the peripheries of our society…
that our community of faith emulate God in hearing and responding to the cry of the oppressed, of widows and orphans, and of the lowly in our midst…
for the humility to seek God’s mercy during this Jubilee Year of Mercy…and for the intentions in our parish book…We pray…
2. For our brothers and sisters who are ill: Gerald Johnson, Bob Cerf, John Palazza, Deborah Page, Dorothy Sanchez, Baby Hewitt Campbell, James Martinek, Lowell Hessing. (PAUSE) For all those wounded in the service of our country, (PAUSE) that they be patient in their time of suffering and soon come to the fullness of health.... we pray....
2a. (Sun. at 5:30 am)
for the intentions of Thomas Middelhoff … we pray....
3. For those dear to us who have died, whose memories are with us at this time, especially,
Sat. 5:30 pm Maddalena Gardino
Sun. 8:30 am Holly Reich
10:00 am Nguyen Thi
12:30 pmWinston Hill
5:30 pm
(For whom this mass is offered)
Marianne T. Bogunovich, Juana Zarzuelawho died during this past week…Mary Margaret MacNeilwhose anniversary of death is celebrated this week… Those who lost their lives through violence across our nation …and all the victims of war and terrorism(PAUSE) that they may rest forever in the embrace of the one true God, we pray....
4.And let us pause now to present our own personal petitions...(PAUSE ....count to 10)...... We are still a nation at war, let us pray for our president, our elected officials, the members of our diplomatic corps(core) and all those who serve our country in our uniformed services..... may their efforts for peace and justice be fruitful;..... together, let us raise our voices in a prayer for true and lasting peace......
the words are found on the back cover of the hymnal...
Presider:
O God, you have stood by us
and given us strength.
Continue to hear our prayers
and rescue us for our sins
as we pray in Jesus’ name,
who is our Lord for ever and ever.