Petitions for 3/25/07

MS Word Document

Fifth Sunday of Lent
Cycle C: March 25, 2007
General Intercessions

Our Response is Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the Church: that we may go out, meet, and welcome with God’s love all who yearn for wholeness and reconciliation, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the salvation of all: that those who have left or become alienated from their community of faith will be called back by God, and that the Church will reach out and welcome back those who heed God’s calls, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For all people who are experiencing pain inflicted by others: that they may be able to leave their pasts behind them and find the rivers created by Jesus, which are there even in the midst of our deserts, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the Elect: that God will help them recognize the blindness that clouds their vision, and give them new awareness of His presence in their lives, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the members and friends of St. Paul’s: that we may take care in our every-day lives to not judge the sins of other people, and instead to love every person as a child of God, 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)