Petitions for 9/16/07

MS Word Document

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle C: September 16, 2007
General Intercessions

Our Response is Lord, Hear Our Prayer

For the Church: that we may be instruments of compassion for all who are estranged from God, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear Our Prayer

For the leaders of government: that God will inspire their minds and embolden their hearts to seek justice for the oppressed, relief for the suffering, and opportunities for the hopeless, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear Our Prayer

For the grace to forgive: that the love of God will free our hearts to forgive all who have wronged us, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear Our Prayer

For all who are unemployed: that God will open new doors for them to use their gifts, to build up society, and to support their families, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear Our Prayer

For all who are incarcerated, especially those wrongfully so: that they may find hope in Christ, we pray to the Lord:
Lord, Hear our Prayer

For the members and friends of St. Paul’s: that we may be open to God’s gift of mercy and unbounded forgiveness, 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)