CELEBRANT: Let us stand firm and pray to the Lord, who is our light, our salvation and the stronghold of our lives.
READER:
1. For Pope Francis: that, by the grace of God, he may recover fully from his illness and be an example of hope and trustfulness for all the disciples of Christ…LORD, IN YOUR MERCY…
2. For the people of Ukraine and for all who suffer the wretchedness of aggression: that their time of waiting for true peace shall soon be over and that justice may be secured… LORD, IN YOUR MERCY…
3. For all the spiritual descendants of Abram and especially for those who dwell in the lands of the Middle East: that tensions may ease, violence be rejected and all come to live together in tolerance and in respect… LORD, IN YOUR MERCY…
4. For all who are preparing to receive the sacraments at Easter: that they may seek always the face of God and that their lives may be transformed in the dazzling radiance of God’s love... LORD, IN YOUR MERCY...
5. For the sick and the needy within our community and for all who have asked for our prayers: that they may see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living and be blessed with renewed assurance in God’s loving kindness LORD, IN YOUR MERCY...
6. For all who have died: that, their sins forgiven, they may take their place as citizens of heaven…LORD, IN YOUR MERCY...
Let us ask Mary to join her prayer to ours as we say...HAIL MARY...
And in silence, let us place all our hopes in the God of life.....
CELEBRANT: Saving God, whose covenant is true and whose love is sure, listen to our prayer:
be our hope in days of distress and our light in nights of dread until that day when we hope to be transformed in glory by gra
and brought into the heavenly homeland. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
PRIEST
Gathered together in Christ as his family to celebrate his birth, who is the Saviour of the world, let us pray to God our Father who has sent us such a precious gift, for the needs of our Church and our world.
READER
Let us pray for the Church: may Christians everywhere this night be so filled with the love of God that the offering they bring to the Babe of Bethlehem may be the gift of their lives: (pause) … Lord hear us.
We pray for our nation and its rulers: by the deliberations and the actions of all, may the kingdom of love, justice and peace, for which Jesus the Saviour was born, be made real: (pause) … Lord hear us.
For those who will celebrate this Christmas alone and for those who are homeless: may the realisation of God’s love made manifest this night, bring them comfort, consolation, and renewed strength: (pause) … Lord hear us.
Let us pray for everyone in our community: may we be so open to God’s Son that our lives, full of joy and happiness, may shine as a sign of hope and light to a darkened world: (pause) … Lord hear us.
We pray with Mary, Mother of the Saviour, as we say together: Hail Mary
In the silence of our hearts, we make our prayer to the newly-born Son of God
PRIEST
God our Father, as we celebrate Christmas, may the sense of awe and wonder experienced by the shepherds be ours tonight and may it remain with us always. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Feast of the Holy Family
Priest
On this feast of the Holy Family we bring our requests to God our loving father.
Reader:
For the church. May its teaching and action always reflect the example of the Holy Family Lord hear us
For parents; that in a spirit of generosity and love, they may be strengthened in their vocation, Lord hear us
For friends, family, and the strangers in our midst, may we reach out to them and remember them, not only at Christmas but throughout the year. Lord hear us
For refugees in all parts of the world who, like the Holy Family, cannot return home for fear of death or repression. May they be received with kindness in foreign lands and supported in their endeavours to build a new life. Lord hear us.
For those who have died and whose anniversaries occur at this time, May they be blessed with God’s welcome into his presence. Lord hear us.
Let us ask Mary, loving wife and mother to pray for us as we say. Hail Mary …
In silence we thank God for our blessings and ask him to hear our personal prayers.
Priest:
Father we ask you to hear and answer all our prayers which we bring to you in faith and love through our Lord Jesus your Son. Amen
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