Lord Jesus - you preached the Good News in word and action, Lord have mercy.
Christ Jesus, you reached out to the poor and the suffering.
Lord Jesus, you bring us your Father’s love.
PRIEST: My brothers and sisters, let us now bring our prayers to God, who is our help and our refuge.
1. For Christians who are attacked and criticized for their faith and who are suffering persecution, that they may hold firm in the face of every trial.
2. That our Church leaders and governmental leaders may lead the people in the message of the Gospel of life, respecting human life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death.
3. For the grace to support and reach out to those who are depressed or suffering from mental illness or who are turning to addictions, may we help them in their time of need.
4. For all who struggle with illness, of mind or body or spirit, that their way of the cross lead them to a deeper faith and may their feel the presence of Christ accompanying them.
5. In this week of prayer for Christianity unity, we prayer that all Christians throughout the world may come together in unity and solidarity to help others and to proclaim the Gospel.
6. For the repose of the souls of the faithful departed.
7. For those prayers we hold in our hearts today, and for all the prayers offered in today’s mass.
PRIEST: O Lord our God, your love reaches out to us in the reality of our lives. Come to our help, we pray, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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