4th Sunday of the Year: Bidding Prayers / Intercessions / Prayer of the Faithful

Priest:

We turn to the Lord, our help and our refuge, and ask him for all we need.

Reader:

For our Holy Father, Pope Benedict, that he will have the strength always to preach the truth despite opposition and criticism.
Lord in your mercy

May all missionaries - priests, religious and lay people - persevere in their work of bringing Christ to others and to receive abundant rewards.
Lord in your mercy

For all married people; May they all grow sensitive to each other's needs, and grow daily more in love for each other. For those who experience difficulties in their married life and for those whose marriages have ended. May they be given strength by the guidance of the Holy Spirit in their special circumstances.
Lord in your mercy

We pray for the sick, the elderly and housebound, and those in any sort of distress, may they know the healing power of God’s love.
Lord in your mercy

Let us pray for those who have died; may they all share in the glory of the risen Lord and may all of us be together one day in the community of the saved.
Lord in your mercy

Together we ask for the intercession of Our Blessed Lady as we say. Hail Mary...

Now we pray for a while in silence for our personal needs.

Priest:

Heavenly Father, confident in your saving help, we offer you all our prayers through Jesus, your Son, who lives and reigns with you, forever and ever. Amen.

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