PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL - December 12th & 13th
Presider:
My friends, we respond to the call to live faithfully and joyfully by praying in hope for ourselves and all our brothers and sisters.
Lector:
For the church: that it may show us how to live in hope and fidelity …
For places where peace has already been achieved and for peacemakers who inspire us to make peace …
For those who show us how to give love and generosity freely …
For those nations, organizations and individuals that demonstrate justice for all …
For families who instill hope in their children despite challenges and adversity …
For those who struggle with the pace and commercialism of this season …
For those among us who are most in need; and for all the intentions in our parish book… in this time of hope and mercy, we pray,
2. For our brothers and sisters who are ill: ...... especially Marguerite LaMarque, Roshika Fernando, Vincent Ricci, Albert Fox, Robert George, Sol Scwartz, Joseph Kearney, Ed Kolbach, Redentor Dacpano, Judy D’Agostino, Stephen Berrigan, all those wounded in the terrorist attack in Paris...... and all those wounded in the service of our country,..... that they be patient in their time of suffering and soon come to the fullness of health.... in this time of hope and mercy, we pray....
2a. (Sun. at 5:30 pm)
for the intentions of Thomas Middelhoff, we pray…
3. For all who have died especially:
Sat. 5:30 pm William Kegan
Sun. 8:30 am Sister Lusi and Ida Giovanni Bruno
10:00 am Robert Lagville
12:30 pm Veronica McNeil
5:30 pm
(For whom this prayer is offered)
George Blom, Palmira De Pool, Eugene Castillo, Teerence Ullrich, Pablo Mendoza who died during the past week...... Maureen S. Brennan and Charles Uher whose anniversary of death is celebrated this week…the victims of the terrorists attack in Paris and all the victims of our present wars, that they may rest forever in the embrace of the one true God, in this time of hope and mercy, 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:
God of hope, you remind us that you are near to us always — even in the darkest and most difficult times. Help us to be a hopeful people, grateful for all that is and stretching toward what is yet to come. We ask this in the name of your son, Jesus, who is your presence among us. Amen.