Category: Weekly Prayers of the Faithful

On this day we give thanks to the Lord and ask that we may flourish like the palm tree, grow like a cedar of Lebanon, and always walk by faith.  That the Church may sow the seeds of faith among all people and that they will spring up and become a large source of joy… Continue reading Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 13, 2021

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 6, 2021 On this day in celebrating the great sacrament of the Body and Blood of Jesus, we come together calling upon the name of the Lord recognizing our unworthiness and asking that our souls may be healed.  That the Church may proclaim the… Continue reading Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 6, 2021

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 30, 2021 Prompted by the Holy Spirit, we offer our prayers to the Father through his Son, Jesus.  That the leadership of Pope Francis will inspire people throughout the world to be drawn to the Church and be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the… Continue reading Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 30, 2021

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, May 16, 2021 We celebrate this day when Jesus disappeared from the sight of the apostles and ascended to his heavenly Father.  Confident that Jesus remains with us, we offer our petitions for our needs and the needs of the world.  That the Church may not stand and… Continue reading Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, May 16, 2021

Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 9, 2021 On this day, in celebrating the Eucharist, the mystery of Christ's sacrifice of love, we ask that we may live more fully as signs of that love.  That the Church may be a witness to the love of Jesus for all people and foster an atmosphere of… Continue reading Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 9, 2021

Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 2, 2021 We come to the Father as branches of the true vine to ask that our lives may be pruned and nourished, that our lives may be sustained and flourish.   That the Church may be blessed with leaders like Barnabas who defend those who speak boldly in the… Continue reading Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 2, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 25, 2021 As sheep in the flock of the Good Shepherd, we join our prayers with people throughout the world asking for vocations to Holy Orders and religious life and for all our needs.   That Pope Francis may follow the example of Christ of total devotion to his sheep… Continue reading Fourth Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 25, 2021

Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 18, 2021 As Easter people, we offer our prayers to the Father seeking the Lord’s peace in our lives, our communities, and throughout the world.   That the Church may give witness to the suffering and rising of the Lord and preach repentance for the forgiveness of sins in his… Continue reading Third Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 18, 2021

Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 11, 2021 We offer our prayers with confidence in the Risen Lord who finds us wherever we are hiding from those things that trouble us or cause us to be fearful.   That the Church may be a consistent voice proclaiming that the world is not conquered through violence, hatred,… Continue reading Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, April 11, 2021

Easter Sunday, April 04, 2021 We come to the Father with joy that the empty tomb found by Peter and John shows that life overcomes death, and that evil never prevails. We offer these prayers that we may live more fully.   That as the darkness that has covered the Earth over this past year begins… Continue reading Easter Sunday, April 04, 2021