Petitions for 1/21/07

MS Word Document

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle C: January 21, 2007
General Intercessions

Our Response is Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the Church: that we may integrate the Gospel into our hearts and strive to free those who captive or oppressed, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For nations and peoples torn apart by conflict and war, especially the Holy Land, Somalia, Sudan, and Iraq: that God will open a new pathway for peace and for addressing human needs, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For all who work to protect the earth: that they may continue to remind us of God’s gift to us and of our responsibilities to care for the earth, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For students and educators as they begin a new semester: that God will guide them in their studies and that they will grow in wisdom and grace during the coming weeks, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the members and friends of St. Paul’s: that we may hear and value the Word of God in the many ways it comes to us each day, 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)