Category: Bidding Prayers

‘Wisdom speaks her voice to God’s people’ … that the leadership of the Church everywhere will listen to the Wisdom of the Spirit in the voices of the people, especially the excluded

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

‘Wisdom pitched tent among us’ … that the suffering of 67 million refugees will be recognised and the wisdom of love and care be heeded in public policy leading to a change of heart that nations will open their borders to their sisters and brothers

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

‘Before the world was made, the Father chose us in Christ’ … that every Christian will know they are called and chosen to make Love real, make love flesh in our beautiful but wounded world – may it be our joy to serve the Kingdom of God’s loving and freedom

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

‘He is a light that darkness cannot overcome’ … that the darkness of war, the darkness of inequality and injustice, the darkness of poverty be overcome by the light of peace, the light of humanity; that the Year 2021 might leaders and nations build together a new post-Covid world of global co-operation that will heal our ‘common home’ the Earth

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

‘John was a witness to speak for the Light that is Christ’ … that every parish and every Christian community may shine with such love and so witness to the wonder of God’s humanity in Christ

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

‘Praise our God, He has blessed the children among you’ …  for our children and young people at schools, colleges and universities, that they be protected from the Covid virus and enabled to grow in ‘wisdom and maturity’: may wise decisions be made about education during this time of pandemic

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

‘May you see what hope his call holds for you’ … that those in hospitals, care homes and in the community who are caring for the sick, the elderly and frail, and the victims of Covid 19 will be strengthened with renewed hope and sense of their calling as we pray also for …
‘the rich glories promised the saints’ …  may all who died recently see the wonder of God face to face, especially … and the escalating numbers who have succumbed to the virus;
and for all whose anniversaries are at this time: …

                             [reader]               Word made Flesh
                           [response]          Be our Wisdom

Mary, Mother of the Word made flesh and Seat of Wisdom, pray for us, guide us…

                                                                Hail Mary…

We pray for needs of all our world at the beginning of this New Year…

Mary is Mother of all Christians … we pray that the year just begun will see the whole Church journey towards visible unity in faith, service and mission, and so be a more effective sign and instrument of God’s Peace and Mercy to the world

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary is a sign of hope and humanity to the world … we pray on the threshold of our New Year that we will recognise every person as the dwelling of God; may peace and reconciliation defeat war and conflict especially throughout the Middle East and the conflict-torn parts of Africa: may justice and freedom everywhere progress, and all humanity be converted to their sisters and brothers

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary bore the Word of God to the world … we pray that in this coming Year the Churches of the Inner City will serve together in Mission to bring healing, mercy and help to our people, and find new ways to proclaim our Gospel Faith

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary, mother of the Creator, is the Mother of all Creation … may her wisdom and generous love guide us to take decisive life-style  and political decisions to limit Climate Warming before it is too late for the future of our planet and our children

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary opened her heart to the Divine dwelling within her and urges us to welcome as she did God’s amazing love … we pray for one another in our parish family,  that we may embrace the challenge of the God’s overshadowing Spirit to renew our inner life and growth in community

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary treasured the wonders of God in her heart … as this New Year begins, may all of us learn the art and joy of prayer more deeply and walk the life-giving paths of Silence and Contemplation

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary is a sign of wholeness and servant of healing – we pray God’s blessing and strength to all serving the victims of the Covid pandemic and God’s wisdom upon the healing ministry of our parish and our diocese, upon those who visit and bring the Eucharist to our sick and housebound and all who offer listening and counselling – may this Year bring to all Healing and Wholeness

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary gathers all her sorrowing children – we pray for those regions of the world afflicted by war and famine – for the grieving mothers of Yemen, Syria, Cameroon and Central Africa: may the world finally become weary of death and grow in compassion and justice, and seek to build one world shared equally and peacefully with all peoples

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary cared for both Joseph and Jesus at their dying: so the sick and the dying deserve our special care and respect – may carers, nurses, doctors and researchers treat all people and especially the elderly with dignity and with reverence for Life; may medical research serve to humanise and heal:
for all who have died recently especially of Covid, in war and conflict, and all whose anniversaries are at this time

                    [Reader]          LORD WE CRY TO YOU…
                   (response)      BLESS OUR WORLD WITH PEACE

Mary, Mother of God, help us bring the Peace of Christ into the Year that lies before us

                                                HAIL MARY… 

On the threshold of another year and decade, we pray in silence for our world and our families…

That God’s People in every land and culture will be faithful to the call of our Baptism to be joyful witnesses of the Gospel of Love and Mercy and to heal the blindness of a world unable to believe; that we will be a people of peace building a New Civilisation of Love in this Year of Our Lord 2021

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

In this coming year may those unable to believe seek and find God; may those unable to commit themselves discover the joy of loving God with everything; may those who have left faith behind know again that Jesus is Wisdom made Flesh and God makes sense of all things and alone brings our truest happiness

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

That many may hear the call of the Spirit in this coming year to leave all things for the Joy of the Gospel, to risk their very lives if necessary to be Good News to the Poor, Prophets of Justice, Living Bread of Christ in God’s Hands to be broken and given for the Life of the World

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

That the worlds of politics and finance, together with all the earth’s peoples, will wake up to the urgent need to work together in solidarity to find adequate solutions to Climate warming and so secure the future of our planet and its population

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

That as the Church of the Inner City, the mission of Christ will in the Year that lies ahead come before all else; that the Spirit’s Courage will empower us to be a community of prayer, and of welcome and protection for the refugee and those seeking safe sanctuary among us, for the homeless and the vulnerable; that the work of ‘Borderlands’ will go from strength to strength

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

For the families of our Christian Communities throughout this Year of 2021, that we might all embrace the call to prayer and to the mission of Christ and lead our children and young people to serve the Kingdom with a loving heart: we pray especially for our Health care and all key workers during this Covid pandemic

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

Despite the ever-present darkness of war and conflict, may this New Year and New Decade bring Peace to the peoples of the Middle East, Yemen and the Holy Land, to the Central Africa and Cameroon: that all people of faith will embrace each other in friendship helping to end religious intolerance and to build One World, discovering that Peace and Mercy is more effective than war

                          [READER]                  GOD OF PEACE… 
                          [response]                 RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH

Mary, Mother of God and Queen of Peace, pray with us for the peace of the world 

[READER]                   HAIL MARY…

We pray for God’s Blessing upon the coming Year in a moment of silence…

Jesus in the midst of the Holy Family teaches us that the Church is called to be a family of love and faith, safeguarding life and sharing compassion … may the Church always live the challenge of being family in Christ

                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

The Holy Family of Bethlehem were homeless, persecuted, refugees and exiles … we pray for all families exiled from their homeland,  for refugees fleeing war and violence which destroy life and the respect for life, for those seeking safe asylum in our land, for the millions of unaccompanied child refugees throughout the world; we pray too for all parents forcibly separated from their partners or children: may they be protected and find peace and stability

                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

We pray for the work of the CCS Adoption Society, asking God’s blessing as they seek to find good and safe homes for our most vulnerable children: may the Spirit work in the hearts of many families to encourage them to consider adoptive parenthood and fostering
                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

In a world of broken relationships and shattered dreams, we dare still to believe in love: so we pray for all families in all their diversity and challenges: for single parent families,  for all whose hopes for love have ended in divorce or separation,  for all children hurt by the break-up of parents … may they all experience healing and the hope of new beginnings

                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

We pray for all organisations that support marriage and the family, for those who offer counselling and healing for life’s wounds: for Marriage Encounter and Catholic Marriage Care, for Relate and the Association of Separated and Divorced Catholics,; we pray too for the ministry to our LBGT+ community and for all whose sexual orientation lead them to other forms of family life – may we be a Church of Mercy and Welcome bringing hope and healing to those who feel excluded by the Church

                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

The Holy Family of Nazareth reveals to us God’s school of love:  we pray for all for Christian families that they may discover Christ and risk living his ideal of faithfulness and tenderness in their homes;  we pray for all the families of our parish and throughout the City,  that we may teach each other how to be truly human

                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

The sick, the elderly and the dying deserve special care and respect from families and the world of medicine – as we give thanks and pray for nurses, doctors and researchers who treat all people with dignity and with reverence for Life during this Covid pandemic; we pray for …
for those who have died recently, especially victims of Covid 19 and of the many conflicts afflicting our world at this time
and for all whose anniversaries occur at this time, in particular …

                                                    [READER]              LORD WE PRAY …
                                                    [response]            Teach us how to love …

Mary and Joseph,  pray with us for the peace and stability of the peoples of our troubled world …
                                                                                      HAIL MARY …

We pray in a moment of silence for all the families of the world…

Jesus was born in the dark of the night,  enlightened by the glory of the angels … may Christians everywhere so love in the power of Jesus that they may give the light of hope and mercy to the world of today

                                  [READER:]              WORD MADE FLESH…
                                  [response:]              Fill our world with Peace

Jesus was born as Angels cry out for peace on earth … may peoples of every land resist all cries for war, and instead build a future of Peace:  may the Prince of Peace be with the Palestinian and Jewish peoples of the Land of Jesus’ birth; and may we bring about miracles of peace throughout the Middle East, Yemen, and Cameroon, Burundi and Central Africa; and among all peoples denied justice and freedom

                                  [READER:]              WORD MADE FLESH…
                                  [response:]              Fill our world with Peace

Jesus was born homeless and poor in the stable … we pray for the 73 million refugees around the world; may we build a nation that ensures the dignity of decent housing and wages to every family, where there is room for the stranger, the refugee and those seeking safe asylum; may we build a world no longer divided between rich and poor; may we  build people of hope, healing and new life – we pray especially for all working in refugee camps around the world this Christmas while the Covid Pandemic rages

                                  [READER:]              WORD MADE FLESH…
                                  [response:]              Fill our world with Peace

Jesus was comforted and warmed by the Ox and Donkey … may we learn to be at one with our good earth and all creatures, no longer abusing our environment, but reverencing the divine creation, and healing our Mother Earth from the ravages of Climate Warming

                                  [READER:]              WORD MADE FLESH…
                                  [response:]              Fill our world with Peace

Some 2000 years ago, Jesus was welcomed by the poor shepherds … may we find Jesus always in the world of the poor, discovering him as he walks the streets of our Inner City and among those queuing at Food Banks:  may the people among whom we live find in Jesus the Good News of great joy that will give new meaning and purpose to their lives

                                  [READER:]              WORD MADE FLESH…
                                  [response:]              Fill our world with Peace

For the sick and housebound, for the elderly, isolated and lonely, for those struggling with Covid and terminal illness:  for our Health and Care workers serving all suffering from Covid during the Christmas season, and also …
for all who have died recently: … all who have died during this Pandemic andwho have perished because of war and violence around the world;
for all whose Christmas is shadowed by the memory of a loved ones anniversary, as we pray for  …

                                  [READER:]              WORD MADE FLESH…
                                  [response:]              Fill our world with Peace

Mary and Joseph,  teach us to wonder at the love that is Jesus,  and pray with us for the peace of our world

HAIL MARY…

Let us bring the cries of humanity and our hearts’ needs to the new-born King…

‘Rejoice so highly favoured’ … The Angel announces the Good News to Mary … may the Church always be faithful in announcing Good News to the world, and inviting all to utter their ‘Yes’ to God’s call

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

‘His reign will have no end’ … we pray for all rulers and governments, that they will serve their people, not dominate them, raise up the poorest of their nations, not exploit them, build the peace not destroy it, in Burundi, Cameroon, Congo and throughout the Middle East, which so needs the Prince of Peace at this time

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you’ … that we will all open our lives and our community to the renewing, life-giving and empowering Holy Spirit, welcome Jesus into our hearts and so bring the intimacy and joy of God who is the Emmanuel – God with us – to the world around us

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

‘You have won God’s favour, Listen!’ … we may prepare our hearts more than our homes for the coming of the Saviour, and in the quietness of prayer let the Spirit to overshadow us and bring Christ to birth within us

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

‘The child will be holy, Son of God’ … For the children of our Inner City as their excitement grows:  may they not be hurt with a Christmas scarred by alcohol or drugs and not enough love;  may we learn true joy from the wonder in their eyes 

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

‘I am the handmaid of the Lord’ … that we will find joy as we, like Mary, walk the way of the Disciple, surrender ourselves to God’s love, serve the poor, seek God’s vision for our lives and our parish as we are soon to enter a New Year – we pray in particular for our sisters and brothers seeking safe sanctuary among us

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

‘And the Angel left her’ … we pray for all who will be sick, isolated or alone this Christmas and for …
We pray eternal life for all who have died recently, especially …  and for all who grieve at this Christmas period so scarred by Covid;
and for all whose anniversaries at this time: …

                                          [reader]                   SPEAK YOUR WORD…
                                            [people]                   OVERSHADOW US WITH YOUR SPIRIT…

Mary, help us to say ‘Yes!’ to God and bear Jesus to the world especially during the many challenges this Pandemic brings…

                                                                                   HAIL MARY…

Like Mary, let us listen to the whispers of God for a moment…

That the Church may always root its life and decisions in the disturbing and life-giving Word of God,  and proclaim with integrity and joy the Gospel of Jesus, that the world may believe

                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

For all who seek after truth,  for those who cannot believe: that their hearts and minds be opened to God’s Word that brings Life;  for a world divided by war, racism and famine that all may heed the Gospel of Peace and live
                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

For a deep love of the Scriptures in our parish community, and in our own lives – may we  find inspiration in sharing the Word with one another,  guidance for our children and families and growth for our parish community of mission

                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

For God’s blessing upon the children and young people of our parish family, that filled with the Spirit they may devour the Word as Bread for their lives and Wisdom for their journey and rejoice to proclaim the Word and serve the Kingdom with enthusiasm

                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

For our Readers who proclaim the Word to us; for our Catechists and all who lead Children’s Liturgy, for all who part of the Journey of faith group, and for the teachers in our schools: that they may grow in Christ as they share faith and the Word of God with those entrusted to them

                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

For Catholic Bible Schools around the world, for the Bible Society, Scripture Union and ‘Bible Alive’ and all organisations seeking to share God’s Word with our world:  may they always offer the riches of the Bible with reverence for other world faiths and their sacred  scriptures

                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

For the all suffering in body or mind with the effects of the Covid Virus and those who care for them; for those suffering from HIV/Aids; and for the lonely and housebound: …;

We pray too for those who have died recently, especially … and all victims of war and the Coronavirus pandemic;

and all whose anniversaries are at this time: Nelson Mandela, …
                                            IN CHRIST WE PRAY…
              [response]     LORD FEED US WITH YOUR WORD…

Mary, teach us to ponder the Word in our hearts and to treasure all that God speaks to our world…

                                           HAIL MARY…

Let us pray in a moment’s silence for God’s blessing upon our children preparing for their First Eucharist next Sunday …

Advent is a time of New Beginning for God’s People:  may the whole Church answer God’s Advent call to repentance, renewal and change,  that we may move into God’s future as a People of  Hope, making the coming year truly a year of healing  and mission

                                                  LORD WE CRY…
                    [response]     COME LORD JESUS…

Advent is a time of waiting and working:  that we may struggle with renewed courage for the Advent of equality and freedom for the poor,  the homeless and the unemployed, for justice and compassion for those seeking asylum;  and as we wait and work for an end to conflict and terrorism, may the miracles of peace reign in the Middle East, for the people of Yemen, Cameroon and Zimbabwe
                                                  LORD WE CRY…
                    [response]     COME LORD JESUS…

Advent is a time of watching for the Coming of Christ:  we may all make space for prayer and stillness in the midst of this season’s busy-ness,  that we will recognise him as he comes in the silence of prayer and welcome him as he comes in each other, that we will hear the cries of the Earth, the cries of the Poor

                                                  LORD WE CRY…
                    [response]     COME LORD JESUS…

Advent is a time of Mission:  that we will not fear to share our faith in Jesus, invite friends and neighbours to discover the One we love above all others and with courage touch our world with healing love and prophetic challenge that the world be made new!

                                                  LORD WE CRY…
                    [response]     COME LORD JESUS…

Advent is a time of wonder before the Coming of our God:  for our children with their gifts of wonder and awe, and our ytoung people with their hope and vision:  for those who care for them and teach them, especially in our School of St Nicholas, together with St Bernadette’s,  St Bede’s and St Brendan’s

                                                  LORD WE CRY…
                    [response]     COME LORD JESUS…

Advent is a time of becoming:  we pray for all who suffer from HIV/AIDS and all who care for its victims – may they know healing and wholeness; we pray too all suffering form the effects of Covid and for …
We pray too for those who have died recently, in particular … and the victims of Covid, war, famine and the diseases of poverty;
and those whose anniversaries are at this time, especially … and for all the faithful departed for whom we pray in November…

                                                  LORD WE CRY…
                    [response]     COME LORD JESUS…

Mary of Advent,  perfect clay in the Divine Potter’s hands, teach us to wait and watch,  to hope and love…

                                                HAIL MARY…

Let us wait in the Advent silence of loving prayer…

We pray for the Church throughout the world … for our unity in love and faithfulness to the Gospel, for our dedication to the Mission of growing the Kingdom upon the Earth, and for our prophets crying out for world-wide solidarity and global co-operation in building Justice and humanity

                                                       (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

We pray for our world, in beauty and poverty, freedom and slavery, war and peace; we pray in particular for peace in the conflicts the Middle East, in Cameroon and in Afghanistan … may Jesus our King send the Holy Spirit to renew the face of the Earth, may the Kingdom bring to all peoples hope, justice and the reign of God’s love

                                                       (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

Giving thanks for the young people of the world who have spoken so powerfully about Global Warming, we pray for the healing our creation, for decisive action to halt Climate Change: like St Francis may we reverence all God’s creatures and bring hope of a new world where we will all live in harmony and peace, sharing our common home – the planet

                                                       (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

We pray for our parish family, for all our young people on this National Youth Sunday, especially those preparing for baptism and Confirmation: may they catch the adventure of dedicating themselves to the Servant-King who washes our wounded feet: may we be a healing community,  reaching out to the hurting, excluded and the addicted of the Inner City

                                                       (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

We pray for Christians of every tradition in this area, that Jesus our King will hasten the day when we shall all share the One Bread and the One Cup with joyful and united hearts in service of the Kingdom; we pray too for believers of other Faiths, our Moslem, Buddhist and Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Bahai friends – may we all serve the Goodness and Mercy of God
                                                       (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

We pray on this National Youth Sunday for all our children and young people and all involved in their education, for our Diocesan Youth Service and the work of Safeguarding among us: may our young people experience their voices being heard and their gifts building our Church… may we become a Church where young people can grow free from harm to maturity in Christ and shape with us a 21st Century Church

                                                        (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

We pray in thankfulness that we are a fellowship of the weak, where the sick, wounded and broken speak Christ’s Kingdom as no others can; so we bring all who are hurting to the Kingdom of wholeness, especially …;
we pray for all who have died recently, especially, … and the many victims of Covid
and in this month of November for all the faithful departed and the forgotten ones with no-one to pray for them; and all whose anniversaries are at this time, in particular …

                                                       (reader)             JESUS, WE ASK YOU…
                                                       (response)       COME REIGN IN OUR HEARTS

Mary, mother of Christ our King and Servant of the Kingdom, pray with us for a more justice, more love…
                                                                                        HAIL MARY…

We pray for a New Heaven and a New Earth in a moment of silence…

‘Well done Good and faithful Servant’, says the Lord: we pray for the whole Church on this World Day of the Poor – may all Christians use the gifts of the Spirit to build  a world of justice where the pained cries of the poor will be heard and change our priorities

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

‘You are all sons of the Light and daughters of the Day’:  may governments and peoples unite to draw the poor of the world  out of the darkness of poverty and oppression into a New Day of hope and equality – may our children no longer die without clean water and adequate education and health care

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

‘This is the fast that pleases me, says the Lord – to break the unjust fetter’ : we pray for the people of Hong Kong, Zimbabwe and many other countries in their struggles for freedom from oppressive regimes – may they see the dawn of a new beginning for their nations

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

‘Sir, you have entrusted us with talents and gifts…’ – may the world wake up to the human tragedy of over 73 million refugees, the horror of human trafficking and modern forms of slavery: may the gifts and talents of our asylum and refugee brothers and sisters be recognised and reverenced so that they can be free to offer our nation their skills

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

‘Shelter the homeless poor…’ – we ask God’s Spirit guide wisely the Bristol Churches Winter Night Shelter during this Pandemic: may the Christians of our city serve with generosity and humility all who are deprived of home and warmth and may our City commit to housing all our people

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

‘Grow your gifts and use them for the Kingdom’:  we pray for the people of Honduras and Central America, devastated by the recent hurricane, and for all the poor of our world who suffer most from the effects of Global warming

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

‘We do  not belong to the night or to darkness’: may our parish community grow more as a beacon of light and hope among the poor, excluded and despairing of our city

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

In a world of unequal health-care, we pray for the sick who receive little or no health-care; and for …;
For those who have died recently, especially all victims of Covid-19, terrorism and war including refugees who have perished fleeing to freedom;
for all the faithful departed for whom we pray in November, for Richard McKay snr and those whose anniversaries occur at this time:

                                                           Lord, You hear the cries of the Poor…
                     (response)             May we hear them too!

Mary, Mother of the Poor pray with us for a more just and equal world  

                                                            HAIL MARY…

We pray for other needs in a moment of silence…