For Christians everywhere, that all might hear the call to deeper discipleship, model their lives upon the life and love of Jesus Christ, and choose each day to shoulder with Christ the Cross of humanity’s suffering and walk His Way of Love
[READER] LORD WE PRAY…
[Response] Teach us to walk Your Way
For a world where slavery still exists: for all the victims of human trafficking and modern slavery, for all children deprived of their childhood by the rigours and harsh employment or sexually exploited, and for those forced into war as child soldiers
[READER] LORD WE PRAY…
[Response] Teach us to walk Your Way
In this ‘Season of Creation’, may we recognise that we cannot be disciples of Jesus in this 21st century if we do not care for our common home, our beautiful planet and its eco-systems, listening to the ‘cries of the Poor and the cries of the Earth … and in listening act with courage and change our ways
[READER] LORD WE PRAY…
[Response] Teach us to walk Your Way
For the wisdom of the Spirit to guide our parish communities as Pope Francis leads the Church in reform and renewal through the Global Synod, that we will not cling to the past, but embrace a new future of mission and witness to the Living Christ who calls, heals and saves
[READER] LORD WE PRAY…
[Response] Teach us to walk Your Way
For our children as they return to school to begin a new school year, for those who begin in new schools or at University, for our teachers and staff – above all may they and we learn to follow Christ with love and in the midst of the cost of living crisis, build a world of justice and of peace
[READER] LORD WE PRAY…
[Response] Teach us to walk Your Way
For all involved in our National Health Service as it struggles to cope with demand at this time; for those made ill by food and fuel poverty; for the millions of our sisters and brothers suffering from flooding in Pakistan and drought in the Horn of Africa; and for …
for those who have died recently, especially all killed because of extreme weather conditions and the many wars and conflicts in our world
and for all whose anniversaries are at this time in particular…
[READER] LORD WE PRAY…
[Response] Teach us to walk Your Way
Mary, seat of wisdom and first and greatest disciple, pray with us…
HAIL MARY…
Let us pray in a moment of silence…