Petitions for 12/4/05

MS Word Document with this set of petitions

Second Sunday of Advent
Cycle A: December 4, 2005
General Intercessions

Our Response is Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the Church:
That we will not be afraid to proclaim the coming of the Lord,
nor fear to prepare his path by leading others to salvation, we pray:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For all who have wandered from their relationship with God:
that the Lord will see their kindness and grant them salvation, we pray:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For all political leaders: that God inspire them to work toward a greater quality of life for those whose lives are filled with anguish due to poverty, violence, and homelessness, we pray:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For those who are seeking salvation: that they will take comfort in the fact that God wants everyone to come to repentance, we pray:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the members and friends of St. Paul’s:
that we will be able to conduct ourselves in holiness and devotion so that we may be found at peace when the day of the Lord comes, we pray:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the silent prayers of our hearts and for any special prayers you wish to mention now…
(Pause for others to pray and for the priest to conclude with prayer)