Priest:  As we consider the sadnesses of our world, we turn to God our Father for help.
 
Reader:  The response to our prayers is “Hear our prayer”
We pray for the synodal process soon to begin throughout the Church. May we be generous in walking together through sharing and listening to the Holy Spirit, active in all of us so that the Church is purified and increasingly shows the truth and beauty of Your presence in the world.
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Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
 
May the climate change initiatives help us to tend and preserve the creation You gave us, and may we see in the CAFOD appeal a practical way of doing this.
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Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
 
We pray for the people of La Palma, devastated by the volcano eruption, and for all those experiencing natural or manmade disasters; may other countries be generous in helping to relieve their suffering.
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Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
 
We pray for Priscilla Quinn, whose funeral takes place this week; receive her into the joy and light of Your kingdom. We pray also for her family and friends that they may be comforted in their loss.
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Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.
 
May those suffering mental health issues find the help and support they need and have the courage and perseverance to persevere with their treatment plan.
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Lord in your mercy: Hear our prayer.

 In the silence of our hearts we pray for all the other needs we are aware of.
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We ask Mary to join our prayers to her own, us as we say:
Hail Mary ….

Priest: Heavenly Father we come to you in sorrow for the mess we sometimes make of your world, and in hope that you will help us to make it a better place.
Amen.

Priest: We stand in faith before the Father and bring our petitions with trust in God’s goodness and love.

Reader: We pray for the Church and our parish community, may we joyfully take up Jesus’ cross of selflessness and be powerful instruments of evangelization.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: We pray for our world leaders, that they work together to bring healing to countries devastated by war.  

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: Let us pray for our children and teachers as they embark on the new academic year. May our schools be places where a love of learning prevails.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: Let us pray for Sebastian and Lila Feneck and Sebastian and Bella Paglionico who were baptised into our 3 churches family this weekend. We also pray for their parents and godparents; may their lives and the lives of all of us here, be examples of faith to inspire them.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: We pray for those who are sick and for all who are enduring any kind of suffering.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Reader: We pray for those who have died in the peace of Christ, that God will raise them to new life.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

We turn to Mary and ask her to join her prayers with ours as we say Hail Mary…

Let us pray for a few moments in the silence of our hearts…

Priest: Heavenly Father, we are merely servants, yet we have confidence in making our need known to you, for the greatness of your mercy and love have been shown to us through Christ our Lord. Amen.