Petitions for 9/3/06

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Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle B: September 3, 2006
General Intercessions
Our Response is Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the Church: that we may experience ever deeper conversion of mind and heart as we allow God’s Word to instruct and free us, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the leaders of all nations: that the Spirit will inspire human hearts to turn away from violence and seek to work together to defeat disease, ignorance, and poverty, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For all who are suffering from Hurricane Ernesto: that God will give them strength, calm their fears, and speed the assistance which they need, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For a conversion from our hypocrisies: that we may recognize where we say one thing and live by another so that we may come to greater integrity, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For all those beginning a new semester this week: that we may be able to focus our energy and passion on gaining knowledge, while also having the strength to make the right choices all semester long, we pray the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the members and friends of St. Paul’s: that God’s Word will illuminate our paths, and that His love will be enough to sustain us on our journeys, we pray to the Lord:
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)