22 March 2021 - Prayers of the faithful - Monday of the fifth week of Lent

Lord Jesus - you help us to resist temptation

Christ Jesus - you call us to accompany you through these 40 days of Lent 

Lord Jesus - you call us to holiness

Priest: Through the death and Resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ, God our Father has shown his immense love for us, and so with confidence we turn to the Lord in prayer: 

1. For our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and our Bishop, Joseph Kopacz, that they may continue to proclaim the merciful love of God.  

2. For peace in our world, that all will turn from hatred to love and from violence to reconciliation. 

3.  For all who are preparing for the Easter sacraments, that the seeds of the Gospel continue to yield a rich harvest in them of prayer, faith and service. 

4. For our Catholic community in the Diocese of Jackson: that, by following our Lenten disciplines, we will come to the celebration of Easter with hearts and minds renewed. 

5. For all who have been bereaved, or are suffering the loss of a loved one, that the Lord will heal their wounds, and fill them with hope in the Resurrection. 

6. For all who are sick or housebound that they may know the gentle touch of God’s healing love. 

Priest: Father of love, you have planted in our hearts the hope of eternal life. Bring us and all our loved ones to the joy of the Kingdom of heaven. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord forever and ever.