Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025 We rejoice on this Gaudete Sunday with thanks that Jesus was born, with hope for his coming again, and with confidence of his presence with us now through the Holy Spirit as we offer our prayers to the Father. That the Church’s diplomacy will remain “consistently directed toward… Continue reading Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2025
Category: Weekly Prayers of the Faithful
First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025
First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025 That as the Church begins its new liturgical year, we come together on this first Sunday of Advent preparation to ask the Father to light our way throughout this year. That the Church will act to fight “every form of abuse … so that communities may increasingly become… Continue reading First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2025
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 26, 2025
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 26, 2025 We offer our prayers to the Lord recognizing our own sinfulness but asking that these prayers may pierce the clouds and not rest until they reach their goal. That the “heart of the mission of the Church” will be clearly proclaimed as “not to administer power over… Continue reading 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 26, 2025
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025) Readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Psalms 34:2-3, 17-19, 23 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 The Book of Sirach clearly shows the predisposition of God in both Old and New Testaments towards the weak, the oppressed, the poor, the orphan, the widow, and the lowly. The expression which closes our brief… Continue reading THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (2025)
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2025
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2025 We offer our prayers to the Father that we may never tire of lifting our hearts and minds to God asking for mercy. That the participation of religious men and women in the Jubilee of Hope will encourage renewal and a deeper connection to faith, and may… Continue reading 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 19, 2025
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 12, 2025
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 12, 2025 Recognizing the many ills that infect our world, we turn to the Father to ask that he have pity on us and heal us. That “as a church, we [will] console and peacefully stand in solidarity with the undocumented men and women whose lives are being upended… Continue reading 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 12, 2025
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 5, 2025 God our Father, on this World Day of Migrants and Refugees we ask that all who journey in this world seeking peace and life may know the presence of the Spirit with them through your answer to our prayers. That bishops and all who minister in the… Continue reading
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 28, 2025
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 28, 2025 We offer our praise and prayers to the Father confident that his generous love will sustain us through all tribulations. That as the Church concludes the Season of Creation on Saturday, the feast day of St. Francis, may we “come together as one family, to labor for… Continue reading 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 28, 2025
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025 We offer these prayers to the Father placing our trust in him rather than in ourselves or in the wealth that this world offers. That bishops will “welcome those who knock on the doors of the Church [and be] caring, attentive shepherds who know how to share… Continue reading 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 21, 2025
Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2025
Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2025 Knowing that the Father sent his Son into the world not to condemn us but to save us, we offer our prayers with confidence in His love. That through today’s Ecumenical Commemoration of Martyrs and Witnesses of the Faith of the Twenty-first Century, the blood of these… Continue reading Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2025
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