Prayers of the Faithful

Presider:   We who profess to follow Jesus rely on prayer to strengthen us. And so we pray now for ourselves, for one another and for the whole world. Lector: For the courage, as baptized Christians, to follow where Jesus leads…

Presider:   With hearts and spirits opened to God’s healing presence, let us pray: Lector: For the Church: that God will heal our deafness so that we may hear God’s invitations to service and recognize the cry of those who are…

Presider:   Let us, out of a spirit of love, pray now for our own needs and for the needs of others. Lector: For the Church: that we may experience ever deeper conversion of mind and heart as we allow God’s…

Presider:   We who were pledged by baptism to serve the Lord pray now for one another and for others both near and far. Lector: For the Church: that we may daily choose to follow Christ and find the fulfillment of…

Presider:   We place our needs before God, mindful that God nourishes us and strengthens us with the living Bread come down from heaven. Lector: For the Church: that we who eat the living bread and drink from the chalice of…

Presider:   Let us pray now for all those who hope for life: for ourselves, for our friends and neighbors, and for people throughout the world. Lector: For all members of the Church, may they believe ever more firmly and live…

Presider:   God gives the gift of Jesus to be the Bread of Life, nourishing and sustaining us. And so we pray: Lector: That all members of the church come to a deeper understanding of Jesus’ gift of himself to us…

Presider:   My friends, we who have gathered here to be fed in this Eucharist remember and pray for all who need to be nourished in any way. Lector: For the Church: that it may grow in its identity as a…

Presider:   We follow in the footsteps of Jesus, the Shepherd, by caring and praying for one another, for our neighbors and for the whole world. Lector: For the Church: that we may be instruments of compassion and care to all…

Presider:   We are sent to continue Jesus’ ministry; and so we pray for all those he loves here and throughout the whole world. Lector: For the Church: that we may each bring forth the reign of God in our lives,…