Introduction: Today’s Gospel tells us to repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. We are reminded of our need to integrate our lives as faithful citizens with our lives as disciples of Christ. We are obligated to bring our faith and our values to all our responsibilities in life. As we celebrate World Mission Sunday this weekend, may we recognize our call to be missionary spirit no matter where we are in life.
Lord Jesus - you sustain us with the word of life.
Christ Jesus - you call us to bring your Gospel message to the world.
Lord Jesus - your word is justice for all who hunger and this for righteousness.
Priest: As we are called to realize that everything we have ultimately comes from God, let us now ask for God’s generous blessing in our prayers today:
1. We give thanks for the presence of Bishop Kopacz and our invited guests at our Mass today. May they feel the warm welcome of our faith community. We pray to the Lord.
2. That world leaders may nurture the seeds of peace that are sown by those who work to make our world better, building bridges of understanding and goodwill. We pray for peace in Israel and in Ukraine. We pray to the Lord.
3. We pray for farmers and for all who produce our food, that all regions of the world may have a bountiful harvest, providing sustenance and abundance for all who hunger. We give thanks for all the men who work hard to make our St Michael the Archangel Farmer's market a reality. We pray to the Lord.
4. On World Mission Sunday, we pray for missionaries here and around the world, that like St Paul, they make find in a Christ the strength to persevere in their mission. We pray that we may bring the Good News of our Catholic community to all the men of CMCF. We pray to the Lord.
5. For our deceased family members and loved ones, for their entry into eternal life, we pray to the Lord.
6. For healing of our illnesses and brokenness in body, mind, and spirit. We pray all the men we are suffering from depression, mental illness, or addictions, we pray to the Lord.
7. For all the prayers we hold in the silence of our hearts, for all our prayer intentions spoken and unspoken, we pray to the Lord.
Priest: Generous God, as we look to you as the source of all that is good, we ask that you hear the prayers we make today through your son Jesus Christ, for he is our Lord forever and ever. AMEN.
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