PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL - May 21stMay 22nd
Presider:
The love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, and so we can pray for all those in need...... aswe cry out, Lord hear our prayer...
Lector:
- For God’s holy Church, justified by faith and given peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…
For all who are married and all who are preparing for marriage, that their union of love may reflect the divine love among the three Persons of the Holy Trinity…
For students ending their school year and beginning their summer of rest and refreshment, and for their teachers and the administrators of their schools…
For us as we strive to share the abundant love of God with all our neighbors during this Jubilee Year of Mercy …
For the poor or the disenfranchised,the discouraged among us; for the intentions in our parish book…We pray…
2. For our brothers and sisters who are ill: ...... especiallyAlida Franco-Veliz, James Leung, Mary Ann & Douglas Tibbals, Wendy Tibbals, Stella Salabas, Josephine Rutka, Fr. Vivian Durrant, Kathleen Harris, Marguerite LaMarque, … 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.... we pray....
3. For those dear to us who have died, whose memories are with us at this time, especially,
Sat. 5:30 pm Gloria Veltri
Sun. 8:30 am Gregoria Santa Ana Suaco
10:00 am John O’ Hara
12:30 pmJack Lee
5:30 pm Anne M. Duffell
(For whom this mass is offered)
Irene Jeffrey, Pedro Juan Hernandez, Ernest Cooper, Tulia Cornelio, Kevin Confrey, Angela Guglielmowho died during the past week...all of the victims of war and terrorism– 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:
Almighty God,
you have made us little less than the angels
and crowned us with glory and honor.
Grant us the grace to live up to these gifts,
and graciously hear all these our prayers
through Christ our Lord.