Jesus is the Servant … we pray for our Pope Francis in his universal service of the Church and the World as the Servant of the Servants of God; for all deacons and their wives as they offer us new models of ministry and teach us how ordained ministry and marriage can enrich each other and the Church: that all Christians will rejoice to be Servants of God and the World
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords … we pray God’s blessing for King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they dedicate themselves to serve the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth: may the Spirit guide them to serve the Common Good, uphold justice, build peace and serve the healing of creation
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
Jesus is the Stone that is rejected … for all who feel rejected by the Church: for women who experience a call to ordination or increased responsibility in the Church; for those who have suffered the breakdown of their marriage, that past rejections and hurts might be healed; for all who have suffered abuse from ministers of the Church; for those refused Holy Communion – that we might live and offer the Mercy of God to all
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
Jesus is the Way … that nations and their leaders will walk the paths of Justice that set people free of poverty and oppression, in particular in Sudan, Ukraine and all conflict-ridden areas of our world
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
Jesus is the Truth … that our young people, together with all our community, will continue to grow in a knowledge and love of Jesus, until we find that deep freedom of heart in Christ the Truth who sets us free
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
Jesus is the Life … for all who work in medical, welfare and social agencies, that they will reverence the uniqueness of every life, from the womb to the grave; for the Christian ministry of healing that seeks to give life; for relief agencies and all organisations like Borderlands who bring hope to the starving, impoverished and the asylum seeker and the refugee
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
Jesus promises greater works among us … for the healing of the sick of body mind or spirit; and for …
for those recently dead, in particular … and all who have died because of war or poverty
and for all whose anniversaries occur at this time:
[reader] LORD WE PRAY…
[response] TOUCH OUR WORLD WITH LOVE…
We ask Mary the Servant of the Lord, to help us be as open to the Holy Spirit as she is…
HAIL MARY…
Let us pray for other needs in a moment of silence…