Category: Weekly Prayers of the Faithful

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 11, 2024 Jesus teaches us that he is the Bread of Life.  We offer our petitions to the Father asking that we may share in that life more fully. That Pope Francis may not lose heart but be given health, wisdom, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit as… Continue reading Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 11, 2024

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2024 We present our needs to the Father, grateful for the true bread from heaven offered to us in this Eucharist.  That the Church may be effective in proclaiming the Eucharist as the real presence of Christ, the bread that the Lord has given us.  We pray to… Continue reading Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2024

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 28, 2024 On this World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, we come to the Father with gratitude for life and with prayers for unity among generations, cultures, and people of faith.  That the Church, sometimes tested about whom it will feed, will know God’s will and nourish all… Continue reading Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 28, 2024

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 21, 2024 That whether be near to him or far off, we come to the Father seeking peace in our lives. That Catholic flocks scattered by misleading shepherds will be gathered back to the meadow of the Lord and be led by new shepherds so that they need no… Continue reading

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 14, 2024 Hearing that Amos and the apostles embraced their call to be emissaries of faith in God, we turn to the Father asking for the grace to respond to his call to us with humility and hope. That our faith in Christ may gather into a single family… Continue reading Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 14, 2024

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 7, 2024 We hear the prophetic word of Jesus in this place.  We respond to that word confident that the Father will answer all our needs.  That Pope Francis will be entered into by the Holy Spirit so that those who are hard of face and obstinate of heart… Continue reading Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 7, 2024

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 30, 2024 We come to the Father with our prayers asking to be freed from what restricts us from living fully in his love.   That the Church will be an agent of healing for those who suffer from physical, psychological, or spiritual ailments as it reaches out with the… Continue reading Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 30, 2024

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 23, 2024 Today we contemplate the power of Jesus to calm the stormy seas and ask the Father to be with us with his Son and send his Spirit to calm the storms of our lives.  For the Church, that bishops may not be so concerned about legacy or… Continue reading Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 23, 2024

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 16, 2024 On this day we bring our mustard seeds of faith to the Father and ask that they may grow into the largest of plants.  That the Church will scatter seeds of faith and hope on the lands of the Earth parched by hatred and war knowing not… Continue reading Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 16, 2024

Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, June 9, 2024 We offer our prayers to God who always hears our voices and provides for all our needs. For the Church, that each of us may be the brothers and sisters of Jesus by doing the will of the Father.  We pray to the Lord.  For peace in… Continue reading Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, June 9, 2024