Intention: For the unity and well-being of St Jude Catholic Church and our parish families, that we might do the will of God.
Please pause now to add your own intention.
Leader: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,
Response: And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Leader: Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created,
Response: And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Leader: Understanding, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, perfects our faith by enabling us to penetrate the inner meaning of revealed truths in a way that transcends human reason. Our natural way of knowing is elevated by a graced intuition and insight into the things of God. By faith we know them, but by the gift of understanding, we learn to appreciate and relish them. This appreciation radiates outward to others, because our faith is no longer just a matter of information from a book, but a way of living rooted in intimacy with the mysteries of Christ. May the Holy Spirit attune our hearts and minds to a deeper spiritual understanding of the mysteries of our faith, so that as missionary disciples of a new Pentecost in our time, we may draw others to Christ and to his church.
Leader: Let us pray. Heavenly Father, send the Holy Spirit into our minds and hearts, giving us a deeper understanding of the mysteries of salvation. May the Spirit teach and instruct us, as we are the people you have made your own, May we never waver in our faith, but by the gift of understanding, may we be ready to give an answer to all who ask the reason for the hope that is within us. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen
Leader: Mary, Seat of Understanding,
Response: Pray for us.
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