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BIDDING PRAYERS: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C) Word DOC: 220821 21C
21 August 2022
Priest: As we open our hearts and minds in prayer, let us prepare ourselves to be true disciples of the Lord and implore his intercession and support in our quest for a true commitment to his gospel.
Reader: In today’s gospel Jesus warns us that we must not take salvation for granted. We pray for a fresh commitment to Christ’s mission, to love of neighbour and to good works in our community.
Lord in your mercy… Hear our prayer
Reader: We pray for an end to complacency in our world and in particular to negligence of our environment, of famine, the displaced and the refugee.
Lord in your mercy… Hear our prayer
Reader: We pray for peace in the world. We pray particular for the emergence of peacemakers to bring an end to the warfare and suffering of the people of Ukraine.
Lord in your mercy… Hear our prayer
Reader: As we progress along the Synodal pathway, we pray for our Church that it may be a living and true reflection of the light of Christ, a beacon of goodness to the world and a welcoming refuge for the poor, the hungry, the estranged and those who seek to be comforted.
Lord in your mercy… Hear our prayer
Reader: We pray for the sick and particularly for those with life-threatening illnesses, that they receive the best of care, medication, and treatment to ease their pain and bring them to a full recovery.
Lord in your mercy… Hear our prayer
Reader: Let us remember especially today (Joseph Dolphin, Vigil Mass); The Parish, 10am Mass); (Margaret Hooton, 6.30pm Mass) for whom this Mass is offered.
Also, all the Holy Souls and all those who have died recently, especially Francis Roe Malcolm Bleasdale & Terry Crook; may they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Lord in your mercy… Hear our prayer
Reader: Let us remember in silence our own personal intentions and the intentions of those who have asked for our prayers. (pause).
We ask Mary to join with us in our prayers: Hail Mary …
Priest: Father, we thank you for the gift of the Gospel. May we never fear to live by its inspiring message of faith, hope and love. Through Christ, our Lord, Amen.