Prayers of the Faithful - Extraordinary Missionary Month - October 2019

Penitential rite:

Lord Jesus - you call us to be missionary in spirit. 

Christ Jesus - you call us to bring your Good News to the world. 

Lord Jesus - you are patient and loving. 

PRIEST: God, our shepherd, our diligent and patient Father who cares for his children, hears the prayers that we make on behalf of the church and the world as we commemorate Extraordinary Missionary Month.

1. For our Holy Father Pope Francis and all the bishops and Church leaders of the world, that they will proclaim Christ’s Gospel with compassion and without fear in today’s world.

2. For the Universal Church, that the lives of her members may be a blessing to the world and help bring others to the true joy of our faith.  

3. For our seminarians., that our seminaries may become pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel to all.  May they reach out especially to the poor and the vulnerable.  

4. For all missionaries who minister in difficult situations, may they never lose heart and may they always be a sign of hope for those whom they minister. 

5. For healing for the sick and the shut-in, and for the repose of the souls of the faithful departed.  

PRIEST: God of love, you sent your Son among us to be the way the truth and the life. Hear our prayers that we may follow more closely in his way of justice, truth and compassion.  We ask them through Christ our Lord.  AMEN.