CELEBRANT: Jesus taught with authority and healed with power. Putting our faith in him, let us pray for the needs of the world.
LEADER:
We pray for Pope Frances and all who teach in the name of Jesus, that they will speak with wisdom, joy and the assurance of faith.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our prayer.
We pray for a new world order, that growing inequality will be reversed and the poor will share fairly in the goods of life.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our pray
We pray for health workers wherever the COVID pandemic remains unchecked, that they will not be overwhelmed by the demands and suffering they face.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our pray
We pray for the growing multitude of displaced people around the world that their pleas for shelter, safety and support will not be ignored.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our prayer.
We pray for married couples, that the love that drew them together will grow stronger through the joys and struggles of daily life.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our prayer.
We pray for all who are returning to shared workplaces, that reconnecting with fellow workers will be satisfying and safe.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our prayer.
We pray for all who suffer from serious mental illness, that they be led by wise guides towards peace of mind and heart.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our prayer.
We pray for the recently deceased Madre M Willibrodi OSF, Basil Horan, Ana Rufina, Garry Adams, John Steel, Jhoy Buana, Margaret Surakitt and for those whose anniversary of death occurs around this time Harold McConnell, Jim Bonner, Evelyn Drake, Barry Kelly, Sister Mary Brendan Horan, Brian Crichton, Annie and Edward Howard, Frank Keegan, Matthew McNeil, Lucy O’Toole, Mary Shanley, Fathers Frank Harney and John Kelly, Jean O’Keaffe, Kevin McGrath, David Fraser, Michael White, Kevin Lynch, Francisco Da Costa.
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Loving God, hear us R. Loving God, hear our prayer.
CELEBRANT: God of all goodness, you sent your Son to free us from the power of sin and death. Help us take his healing word to the world. We ask this through Christ our Lord.