Category: Weekly Prayers of the Faithful

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 2022 We offer our petitions to the Lord asking that we might be his instruments of unity rather than division.  That the Church will be on fire with zeal, inspired by the words of Jesus to spread the Gospel to all people.[1]  We pray to the Lord.That the… Continue reading 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 2022

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 7, 2022 We offer our prayers to the Lord as his servants, longing to be ready to open our ourselves to him when he comes and knocks.  That despite the disappointment, sadness, and anger that infects so many in the Church, we may hear the voice of Jesus rising… Continue reading 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 7, 2022

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 31, 2022 Today we are called to consider what we value — to avoid vanity and greed.  We turn to the Lord humbly to ask his favor seeking what is truly important and what matters to God.  That the Church will avoid being a set of ideas and precepts… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 31, 2022

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 24, 2022 On this day, we celebrate the importance of prayer as we call upon the Lord for help, assured that he answers us in all our times of need.  That the Church may be a community of prayer that turns to the Father each day confident that the… Continue reading 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 24, 2022

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 17, 2022 We approach the Lord with our needs, asking that we may be people who listen to his words in our life and respond to those words through the care and hospitality we show to our neighbors who are in need.  That the Church may listen to the… Continue reading 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 17, 2022

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 10, 2022 On this day we ask the Father for the grace and wisdom to be people of compassion who care for those in need and do not pass them by as we travel in hope of eternal life. That the Church may heed the voice of the Lord,… Continue reading 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 10, 2022

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 3, 2022 We come to the Father this day in hope that we may unite our suffering with the cross of Christ and asking that the grace of our Lord Jesus may reside in our spirit. That the Church may be blessed with an abundance of laborers who place… Continue reading 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 3, 2022

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 26, 2022 We turn to God, asking for the grace to respond to Jesus’ call to follow him, setting aside all earthly cares. That Pope Francis and all bishops will echo Jesus command, “Go and proclaim the kingdom of God,” through their actions, their words, and their example of… Continue reading 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 26, 2022

Corpus Christi, June 19, 2022 With hearts full of gratitude for Jesus’ real presence with us in the most holy Eucharist, we ask the father that the grace that flows from this sacrament may strengthen us for lives of faith in a shattered world. That our Holy Father, Pope Francis, may lead the Church to… Continue reading Corpus Christi, June 19, 2022

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 12, 2022 On this day in worshiping the Trinity, we bring our petitions to the Father who is the creator of all that is good so that his Son may redeem us from every evil and the Holy Spirit may sanctify the activities of our lives.   That the… Continue reading Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 12, 2022