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General Intercessions for Sunday Mass
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Sunday, August 7, 2022
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General Intercessions for Sunday Mass for Saint Sixtus II and companions, martyrs
Option 1
1.For the Church: that, like Saint Sixtus II and his companions, she may bear faithful witness to Christ, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That world leaders may uphold religious freedom and protect all who suffer for their faith and conscience, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For all Christians facing persecution, that they may be strengthened by the example of these martyrs and persevere in hope, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may be willing to sacrifice our lives for the sake of the Gospel, trusting in God's promise of eternal life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our local community may be a place where faith is lived with conviction and where all support those who suffer for righteousness, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those imprisoned or oppressed for their religious beliefs today.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all martyrs who shed their blood for Christ may rejoice with St. Sixtus and his companions in heaven, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Option 2
1.For the Church: that, like Saint Cajetan, she may trust in divine providence and serve the poor with joy, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That world leaders may govern with integrity and work to alleviate poverty and unemployment, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For all who are unemployed or struggling financially, that through St. Cajetan's intercession, they may find relief and dignified work, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may cultivate a deep trust in God's providence, seeking first His kingdom and righteousness, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our local community may be a place of charity and support for those in need, reflecting God's loving care for all, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those seeking employment and for a just economic order.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all who lived by faith and served the poor may rejoice with St. Cajetan in God's eternal kingdom, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Variations if Optional Memorial is not celebrated
Option 1
1.For the Church: that she may boldly proclaim the way of the cross and call all to follow Christ, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That leaders of nations may ask themselves what it profits a nation to gain wealth or power while losing its soul — and choose the harder, truer path of justice and human dignity, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who are carrying a heavy cross — illness, loss, failure — that they may hear Jesus invite them not to lay it down but to follow Him with it, trusting in the life on the other side, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may deny ourselves whatever stands between us and Christ, take up whatever cross He gives, and find in that surrender the freedom and joy that no worldly gain can provide, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For our parish, that we may be a community of cross-bearers — people whose lives visibly witness that there are things worth more than gaining the whole world, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those newly called to follow Christ, that they may embrace the cross as the way, not the obstacle, to life.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all the faithful departed who took up their cross and followed may now stand before the Son of Man in His glory, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Option 2
1.For Pope Leo XIV: that he may boldly preach Christ crucified and lead the Church in humble self-giving, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That nations may weigh what truly matters — not the gain of the whole world, but the preservation of souls — and build societies in which human dignity is never sacrificed for profit, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who are running from their cross, that they may find the courage to turn back and follow Jesus who walks ahead of them on that same road, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may live in light of Jesus' warning: 'What will a person give in exchange for his life?' — and daily choose what is eternal over what is passing, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For our community, that we may see the coming of the Son of Man in His kingdom already foreshadowed in the cross, and live now as people of resurrection hope, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For a spirit of holy detachment — willing to lose what must be lost in order to gain Christ and eternal life.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all who have died may be acknowledged by the Son of Man before the Father, because they bore His name and His cross in their earthly lives, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
About Our Sunday Mass Intercessions
Our general intercessions for Sunday Mass are specially crafted by Giuseppe Njualem, a seminarian at St. Peter's Seminary in London, Ontario. Each set reflects the solemnity appropriate for the principal weekly celebration of the Catholic Church.
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Each intercession follows the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) guidelines and addresses the four traditional categories of universal prayer.
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