Category: Bidding Prayers

That the Church of Christ may seek to glorify God by listening to the Master, proclaiming hope and humanity to all, and building a Kingdom of Justice and Peace in our world

               [reader:]               LORD, REVEAL YOUR GLORY…
               [response:]         AND SPEAK YOUR WORD TO US

For the Peace of the world and a global commitment to Nuclear disarmament, and on this tragic Anniversary of the dropping of the Atom Bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, we pray that the nations will find sanity and never again threaten destruction of our world and mass murder of our people

               [reader:]               LORD, REVEAL YOUR GLORY…
               [response:]         AND SPEAK YOUR WORD TO US

That in our parish and diocese we may build on the witness and vision of St Pope Paul VI, whose anniversary is today…that his life’s work of the renewal and transformation of the Church may be embraced with renewed vigour and courage – we pray for Pope Francis as he seeks the reform of the Church by revitalising the vision of the Second Vatican Council.

               [reader:]               LORD, REVEAL YOUR GLORY…
               [response:]         AND SPEAK YOUR WORD TO US

For peoples everywhere, but especially in the developing world, struggling with the Covid pandemic and in particular for the people of Yemen and Tigray in Ethiopia as war, famine and disease are multiplied: that their tragedy may be transfigured into miracles of peace;  that world leaders will act together for peace and humanity and to combat the Virus 

               [reader:]               LORD, REVEAL YOUR GLORY…
               [response:]         AND SPEAK YOUR WORD TO US

That the healing ministry of our parish may grow, that we might become truly God’s Field Hospital, that the broken and hurting may find hope and wholeness, and discover the glory of God within them as they come alive

               [reader:]               LORD, REVEAL YOUR GLORY…
               [response:]         AND SPEAK YOUR WORD TO US

That the sick, wounded and broken of heart, mind and body may find their wounds transfigured into wholeness – we pray especially all suffering from Covid 19
for those who have died recently: for … and all who have died in the many conflicts wounding our world;
and for those whose anniversaries are at this time, remembering all those killed in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:  

               [reader:]               LORD, REVEAL YOUR GLORY…
               [response:]         AND SPEAK YOUR WORD TO US

Mary, One who glorified God in all things, pray with us for the peace of the world and for the wisdom and courage to tackle Global Warming
                                                 HAIL MARY…

We pray in the presence of God’s Glory for all human need…

‘I will rain down bread for you … My Son, Jesus, the Bread of God’ … As we prepare for the Global Church’s Two Year Synod, we pray that the Catholic community everywhere will always be challenged and formed by the Eucharist around which we gather and by which we are nourished – and so become the Community of God’s loving mercy

                                       [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]            Give us that Bread always…

God heard the cries of hunger among his people … we pray for the coming of the Kingdom of Justice so that we will share the Bread of the Earth equally with all the Children of the Earth and banish hunger, famine and poverty 

                                       [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]            Give us that Bread always…

‘I am the Bread of Life – all who believe in me will never thirst!’ … we pray for all peoples who thirst for a life of freedom, peace and justice, especially in Zimbabwe, Palestine/Israel, Afghanistan, Mali, Yemen and Cameroon; and may all who know such freedom and peace use it wisely in the service of the poor

                                       [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]            Give us that Bread always…

‘Your mind must be renewed by a spiritual revolution, putting on your new self’ … may each of us come to value the Mass more day by day and take every opportunity to come and be nourished by Bread of the Word and Bread of the Eucharist – may more want to come and share our weekday Masses and times of Adoration: we pray especially for Eliot and Hiro who receive the Eucharist for the first time today and for our new catechumens

                                       [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]            Give us that Bread always…

‘Work for the food that endures for eternal life’ … may God lead us as a parish to work more effectively to give life and hope to the marginalised, the poor, the homeless, the refugee and the asylum seeker – may we challenge our rich society by echoing the voice of the poor, especially our migrant sisters and brothers and all suffering from benefit cuts

                                       [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]            Give us that Bread always…

‘The Bread of Life that heals’… we pray that the Broken Bread that is Jesus will bring healing and wholeness to God’s people strengthening us to protect all life from the womb to the grave, treating our elderly with reverence and care; we pray especially for …;
for those who have died recently especially …; and for all  the victims of Covid, war and violence, starvation and poverty
for all whose anniversaries are at this time:

                                       [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]            Give us that Bread always…

Mary, who gave us the Jesus the Bread of God, pray with us for the peace of the world… 

                                                                          HAIL MARY…

Let us pray silently for other needs, particularly for those who care for the vulnerable …

‘The apostles rejoined Jesus and shared all they had done in His power’ … may all Christians embrace the challenge to be apostles and shepherds in our modern world, placing the mission of the Gospel before all else, reaching out to all with Jesus’ love 

                                       [READER]                     LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]                  Teach us your compassion…

‘They were like sheep without a shepherd’ … for all those in our society who do not heed the  call of God, who seek meaning in life everywhere but in Christ: may they find in Him a true shepherd who will lead them to a life worth living

                                       [READER]                     LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]                  Teach us your compassion…

‘In his own person he killed the hostility, and made us one’ writes St Paul … that the  leaders of nations, liberation movements and terror organisations everywhere might listen to the cries of the innocent ones and turn their faces against war and build a miracle of peace instead: we pray in particular for the peoples of the Middle East and Cameroon

                                       [READER]                     LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]                  Teach us your compassion…

‘You must come away to some lonely place’ … that we might all hear the call to prayer and reflection so that our action will be rooted in our prayer, and our prayer rooted in action to build a better world … that we might all grow in contemplation and peace

                                       [READER]                     LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]                  Teach us your compassion…

The Lord has created us a ‘New Man’, a New Creation … we pray for our children and young people, our teachers and school staff and all our families as the summer holidays begin, that the weeks to come will be a time of refreshment and restoration, a time of joy and fun – and that all children will be safe and happy during these days 

                                       [READER]                     LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]                  Teach us your compassion…

We pray healing and freedom for the sick of our community, especially …;
for all who have died recently especially …, and all killed in the Rhione valley floods and the victims of violence and terrorism around the world
for all whose anniversaries are at this time …

                                       [READER]                     LORD WE PRAY…
                                       [Response]                  Teach us your compassion…

Mary, Star of the Sea, pray with us for all who serve their world as sea men and women, protecting them from exploitation and unjust practices of employment…

                                                                                HAIL MARY…

Let us pray in the silence for other needs…

Jesus gives us the Bread of his love:   may all Christians grow in deeper love for Jesus and for one another as we share Him and meet Him in the Eucharist Sunday by Sunday; that the Church everywhere will joyfully break bread with the poor of the world 

                           [READER:]                           JESUS BREAD OF LIFE…
                           [response:]                          HOLD US IN YOUR LOVE…

Jesus gives us the Cup of his Joy:   may we find joy in sharing our journeys,  our moments of happiness and moments of sadness,  and give each other strength by our friendship: we pray especially for all our parish family as we seek to be missionary disciples of Christ

                           [READER:]                           JESUS BREAD OF LIFE…
                           [response:]                          HOLD US IN YOUR LOVE…

Jesus gives us the Bread of his Unity:  may our children always stay close to Jesus who loves them and comes to them today: for the children or our parish family and all children receiving Jesus for the first time in the Eucharist in these days … may these our children, their parents and their catechists find deep joy in sharing Jesus’ love

                           [READER:]                           JESUS BREAD OF LIFE…
                           [response:]                          HOLD US IN YOUR LOVE…

Jesus gives us the Cup of his Compassion:  may we all have compassion upon the poor and starving of our world,  so that no child be without food, or home, or love, especially in those parts of Africa where there is poverty, hunger and conflict, and in the Middle East and wherever there are wars

                           [READER:]                           JESUS BREAD OF LIFE…
                           [response:]                          HOLD US IN YOUR LOVE…

Jesus gives us the Bread of his Life:  may we give the life of Jesus that we receive in the Eucharist to our families,  our neighbourhoods,  our city and our world: we pray especially for our sisters and brothers who come to our foodbank or are seeking safe sanctuary and refuge among us

                           [READER:]                           JESUS BREAD OF LIFE…
                           [response:]                          HOLD US IN YOUR LOVE…

Jesus gives us the Bread and Cup of his healing:  may we reach out to the sick with love and understanding – for the sick and elderly of our parish, especially …;
we pray for all who have died recently, in particular …, those killed in the floods along the Rhine and victims of Covid everywhere;
we remember all whose anniversaries are at this time: …

                           [READER:]                           JESUS BREAD OF LIFE…
                           [response:]                          HOLD US IN YOUR LOVE…

We ask Mary to share our joy,  to bless all our First Eucharist children and their families

                                                                                HAIL MARY…

Let us pray for the needs of all children of our parish in a moment of silence…

Jesus sent the Apostles to preach and heal in His Name:   we pray for Pope Francis, Bishop Declan and all our bishops throughout the world – may they know the power of the Spirit in their ministry and proclaim the Christ whose love heals the world

                          [READER]                   LORD WE HEAR YOUR CALL…             
                          [Response]                 Send us in Your Love…

‘Go away, Prophet – this is the national temple!’:  we pray God will raise up many prophets of peace, of equality and of justice to speak truth to power and to challenge the leaders and nations of our world to ‘listen to the Cries of the Earth, the Cries of the Poor’

                          [READER]                   LORD WE HEAR YOUR CALL…             
                          [Response]                 Send us in Your Love…

‘He sent the Twelve out in pairs’:  called and sent as missionary disciples, may all Christians and we in our parish heed the call of Christ, accept the mission of Christ, and go the world in all its pain and hope in the name of Christ

                          [READER]                   LORD WE HEAR YOUR CALL…             
                          [Response]                 Send us in Your Love…

‘They set off to preach, to cast out demons and to anoint the sick and heal them’: along with Christians of every tradition, peoples of every faith and all women and men of good will, may we share Gospel freedom with our people, be Good News to the Poor, cast out every evil of discrimination and prejudice, injustice and inequality, and bring healing to all who have been abused or tortured

                          [READER]                   LORD WE HEAR YOUR CALL…             
                          [Response]                 Send us in Your Love…

‘Before the world was made He chose us in Christ to be holy’:  we pray God’s continued outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all our parish community, especially our First Eucharist children and families – that each of us will live the holiness of Christ’s loving in the every day of our real lives and struggles : equip us and our families better for mission to witness to the live-giving Gospel

                          [READER]                   LORD WE HEAR YOUR CALL…             
                          [Response]                 Send us in Your Love…

The Apostles anointed the sick and healed them’ … We pray healing for all suffering from Covid and all health-care staff throughout the world; and for the sick of our community, especially… 
for those who have died recently especially … and all refugees who have perished on the journey to freedom
for all whose anniversaries are at this time, in particular …

                          [READER]                   LORD WE HEAR YOUR CALL…             
                          [Response]                 Send us in Your Love…

Mary, Queen of Mission, pray with us for the couple married yesterday here at St Nicks and for our children receiving their First Eucharist next Sunday…

                                                                     HAIL MARY…

Let us pray in the silence for other needs…

Jesus the Prophet is rejected by his own people … we pray that the Church of Christ will always listen to the words of the Prophets among us, pointing the way to new beginnings and greater faithfulness to the Gospel – may we share God’sPreferential Option for the Poor and marginalised, walk alongside them bringing them hope in the power of Jesus

                                           [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                           [Response]            Be our strength…

For the prophets of our world, who live by the vision of a world made new, a world of peace, a world of justice, a world where all creation is respected and cherished ..  may we help their divine vision for our world become the reality of peace, justice and care for our fragile earth: we pray that Pope Francis’s Encyclical, ‘Laudato Si’ may be heeded and lead to effective and sustainable action to heal the planet as we prepare for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference    

                                           [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                           [Response]            Be our strength…

St Paul struggled with weakness all his life and so became powerful with the Gospel among the nations … may we accept our weakness and discover the call of God to go ever deeper in the Divine Love: may our society always value the gifts of those who live with challenging disabilities

                                           [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                           [Response]            Be our strength…

We pray for an end to food poverty in our land and throughout the world; that the scandal of 4 million children in UK being raised in poverty will be urgently addressed with vision and courage and that we Christians will live our Prophetic calling in action and words

                                           [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                           [Response]            Be our strength…

Jesus was glad to be known as a carpenter and son of a carpenter: we pray for all struggling to find work, for those on poor pay or zero hours contracts, for all the unemployed, for all trafficked and enslaved workers and for brothers and sisters seeking safe asylum whom our government forbid their human right to work

                                           [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                           [Response]            Be our strength…

Despite their lack faith Jesus still healed some in his hometown, so we pray with ever grateful confidence, for the sick and housebound, especially …;
for those recently dead, especially Deacon David Wakefield, Mgr Richard Twomey, … and for all victims of Covid
and for all whose anniversaries are at this time,

                                           [READER]              LORD WE PRAY…
                                           [Response]            Be our strength…

Mary, Mother and Prophet of the Poor, pray with us for the children baptised today and help us to challenge a world that keeps so many poor
                                                                            HAIL MARY…

Let us pray in the silence for other needs…

Peter is the Universal Pastor:  we pray for Pope Francis that listening with a compassionate love to all Christians in our search to live the Gospel in the modern world,  he will succeed in bringing renewal and reform to God’s Church – we pray especially that his Encyclical Letter ‘Laudato Si’ will call forth decisive action to care for our Earth and bring about ‘Global Healing’

                                            [reader]                      LORD,  WE PRAY…
                                            [response]                RENEW YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE

Paul was all things to all people in order to bring the Gospel to the nations:  we pray that our parish, the Churches of the Inner City and Christians everywhere may answer the challenge of a authentically New Evangelisation as we grow as a People in Communion for Mission

                                            [reader]                      LORD,  WE PRAY…
                                            [response]                RENEW YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE

Peter and Paul carried the Gospel of peace:  we pray for the freedom and peace of our world,  especially in the Cameroon, Mali, Myanmar and in Palestine-Israel, and wherever there is turmoil and conflicts – we pray in particular for the people of the Yemen and the Gulf Region – may we  all have the courage to build a world without war

                                            [reader]                      LORD,  WE PRAY…
                                            [response]                RENEW YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE

Peter served the unity of the Churches,  and Paul had the fire of a prophet:  we pray for the unity of all God’s people and that the Church will welcome the prophets who disturb us with the radical God of Jesus: we pray in particular for all those who go the margins and seek Justice for the poor, the excluded and for our refugee sisters and brothers

                                            [reader]                      LORD,  WE PRAY…
                                            [response]                RENEW YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE

Peter and Paul were set aside by God’s call for their work:  we pray that all our parish communities might embrace the challenges for Mission as Covid restrictions ease… that all might serve with a generous heart and preach the Word with courage and compassion and wash the feet of a broken  world with love and compassion

                                            [reader]                      LORD,  WE PRAY…
                                            [response]                RENEW YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE

Peter and Paul built up the Body of Christ in love: we pray that these Apostles will help us build a hospitable and healing Church that has the courage to touch the wounds of our world: we pray for the sick and hurting of body, mind and spirit, especially all suffering in body mind and spirit because of this pandemic;
For all who have died recently, especially because of the Coronavirus and in the many conflicts afflicting our world

                                            [reader]                      LORD,  WE PRAY…
                                            [response]                RENEW YOUR CHURCH IN LOVE

Mary, Mother of the Church,  pray with us for Bishop Declan and our whole Diocese of Clifton on this Feast of our Patron Saints…

HAIL MARY…

We pray in a moment of silence for the unity of all God’s Church…

Jesus heals a despised woman and a powerless child … we pray that the Church will always side with the poor and powerless ones, those despised and rejected by the world, and in the name of Christ stand with them until their dignity is recognised

                                                    [READER]                    LORD WE PRAY…
                                                    [Response]                  Heal Your People…

That the two year Global Synod will listen to the voices of women and all those on the edges of the Church and lead to genuine equality for all women in Church; for the protection of all children so that they may grow whole and safe; for women and children so vulnerable in arenas of conflict and war, poverty and injustice

                                                    [READER]                    LORD WE PRAY…
                                                    [Response]                  Heal Your People…

‘Death was not of God’s doing’ says the Book of Wisdom – we pray for the peace of a war-torn world, for an end to all nuclear weapons and the arms trade; for the persecuted Christian communities, especially in the Middle East – may we repent of being death-bearers instead of life-givers

                                                    [READER]                    LORD WE PRAY…
                                                    [Response]                  Heal Your People…

That God will ever guide us to work effectively together to continue to build a healing and life-giving community in the Inner City, seeking unity in mission with our Christian partner churches 

                                                    [READER]                    LORD WE PRAY…
                                                    [Response]                  Heal Your People…

St Paul calls us today to share with the poor with a generous heart: we pray for the work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, our Borderlands Charity and the Wild Goose Café, serving the most excluded and for all who bring their poverty and need to our community
                                                    [READER]                    LORD WE PRAY…
                                                    [Response]                  Heal Your People…

Jesus spent himself to bring healing to the wounded and broken, so we pray for the sick and housebound, especially  …. ;  

for those who have died recently especially …. , and those killed in the collapsed flats in Miami and all who have died because of war, poverty and Covid,
for all whose anniversaries are at this time, in particular  

                                                    [READER]                    LORD WE PRAY…
                                                    [Response]                  Heal Your People…

Mary, Servant of Healing and Sign of Wholeness, pray with us for all God’s People
                                                                                             HAIL MARY…

Jesus says to the disciples ‘Let us cross over to the other side’ … we pray that the Church will always have the courage to take the Gospel to the uncomfortable places and challenging issues of today’s world, and be a truly missionary community: we pray that Pope’s Francis’s Encyclical Letter on the Environment will call forth decisive action from world leaders and all of us to ‘care for our Common Home’ – the Earth

                               [READER]                  LORD WE PRAY…
                               [Response]                May the Love of Christ overwhelm us…

Jesus rebuked the wind and calmed the sea … we pray for our world with so many storms of violence, war and instability, that leaders everywhere will serve peace with true justice … we pray especially for the people of Mali, Birkino Faso, Myanmar and the Cameroon and wherever the will of the people is not heeded 

                               [READER]                  LORD WE PRAY…
                               [Response]                May the Love of Christ overwhelm us…

St Paul writes ‘The Love of Christ overwhelms us’ … that our children soon to meet Jesus in their First Eucharist and our child catechumens preparing for Baptism may know the overwhelming love Jesus has for them and for each one of us – and grow in faith

                               [READER]                  LORD WE PRAY…
                               [Response]                May the Love of Christ overwhelm us…

‘The reason he dies for all was so that we should live no longer for ourselves’ says St Paul today … we pray for those couples getting married this summer; we pray too for all men and women to be ordained to ministry in the Christian Church of many traditions at this time – may they all share the generosity of Christ the Servant and the courage of Christ the Prophet 

                               [READER]                  LORD WE PRAY…
                               [Response]                May the Love of Christ overwhelm us…

St Paul writes, ‘The old creation has gone and the new one is here!’ We pray that as we re-build our parish community after Covid, we will grow together in new ways to build a more  just and equal society that reaches out to the poor and broken serving God’s New Creation 

                               [READER]                  LORD WE PRAY…
                               [Response]                May the Love of Christ overwhelm us…

Jesus says, ‘Be calm! Why are you so frightened?’ We pray healing and freedom for the sick of our community, especially …. ;
for those who have died recently especially ….  and who have died of Covid around the world
for all whose anniversaries are at this time, in particular ….

                               [READER]                  LORD WE PRAY…
                               [Response]                May the Love of Christ overwhelm us…

Mary and Joseph, pray with us for all fathers on this Father’s Day that they be life-giving, affirming and caring for their children…

                                                                       HAIL MARY…

Let us pray in the silence for other needs…

Jesus says ‘The Kingdom of God is like a great tree with branches that give shelter to all’ … we pray for the Church in every place that formed by the Eucharist we will be everywhere a community of welcome, accepting and valuing every person, creating a home for all the nations to live together in peace

                                        [READER]                   LORD WE PRAY…
                                        [Response]                 May Your Kingdom come!

Jesus says, ‘The Kingdom of God is like the seed that grows in the hidden places and yields a harvest’ … we pray the seeds of peace will grow in the hearts of the men and women of violence and one day yield a harvest of unbreakable peace and justice, especially in Yemen, the Cameroon, Mali and Myanmar

                                        [READER]                   LORD WE PRAY…
                                        [Response]                 May Your Kingdom come!

Jesus says ‘The Kingdom of God is like a tiny seed that becomes the great shrub’ … we pray that seeds of faith and love sown in the hearts of our children being baptised in the coming weeks, or preparing to meet Jesus in the Eucharist; and our young people who were confirmed in the Holy Spirit at Pentecost will grow and bear fruit as mature adult disciples of faith and witness

                                        [READER]                   LORD WE PRAY…
                                        [Response]                 May Your Kingdom come!

‘We are intent on pleasing the Lord’ says St Paul … we pray for the Root and Branch Synod and Pope Francis call to all of us to engage in the Global Church Synod in the coming two years – may each help us to listen to one another and to discern what the Spirit is saying to the Church in our time, drawing us towards profound renewal and reform

                                        [READER]                   LORD WE PRAY…
                                        [Response]                 May Your Kingdom come!

‘The tree of faith stretches our its branches to welcome the birds of the air’ … may the Spirit make us a Church of unconditional welcome and love, a healing community where no-one is a stranger but all beloved sisters and brothers who have come home

                                        [READER]                   LORD WE PRAY…
                                        [Response]                 May Your Kingdom come!

We pray healing and freedom for the sick of mind and body in our community, especially … 
for those who have died recently especially … and all who died of Covid
for all whose anniversaries are at this time, in particular …

                                        [READER]                   LORD WE PRAY…
                                        [Response]                 May Your Kingdom come!

Mary, Mother of the Church, pray with us for our children preparing to meet Jesus in the Eucharist …

                                                                               HAIL MARY…

Let us pray in the silence for other needs…