Lord Jesus - you call all of us a life of discipleship.
Christ Jesus - you call us to be missionary in spirit.
Lord Jesus - you are seated at the right have of the Father.
Priest: As we celebrate St Simon and St Jude on their feast day, we present our prayers to our heavenly Father:
1. For church leaders and world leaders. May they promote justice, compassion, mercy, and forgiveness in the world.
2. For all who have suffered rejection or violence. For those who are search for God or for meaning in their lives. We ask that our wounds be healed and that God give us hope and courage on our journey.
3. For a deeper spirit of gratitude for God’s many gifts. May we recognize in each other all that is truthful, just, honorable, pure, and gracious.
4. In the tradition of our patron saint, St Jude, we ask for his prayers and intercessions for those seemingly impossible and lost causes that exist in our lives.
5. We pray for a greater respect for human life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. For an end to abortion, the death penalty, and all types of hatred and systemic prejudice. May we learn how to care more deeply for all human life, hear the cries of the poor, the homeless, and the starving.
6. For the sick and the afflicted. For healing for all of us in body, mind and spirit.
7. For the repose of the souls of the faithful departed.
8. For those prayers we hold in our hearts today. For those who have asked for our prayers.
Priest: We unite our prayers with the prayers of St Simon and St Jude today and with Mary and the entire community of saints. We present these prayers through your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord forever and ever. AMEN.
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