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General Intercessions for Sunday Mass
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Easter Weekday
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Liturgical Color: White
General Intercessions for Sunday Mass for Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Easter
Option 1
1.For the Church: that she may remain open to the Spirit's movement and follow wherever Christ leads without fear, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That those who govern may not attempt to control or suppress the movements of faith and conscience that the Spirit stirs in the hearts of citizens, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those whose faith has blown away like wind — who cannot say where it has gone — that the same Spirit who left may return in this Easter season and find an open door, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may fix our gaze on the Son of Man lifted up — the crucified and risen Christ — and find in that vision the eternal life He promises to all who believe, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may be a community surprised by the Spirit — flexible enough to follow where He blows, and joyful when He moves in unexpected directions, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For our sick, bereaved, and all who have asked for our prayers.Lord, hear our prayer.
For N. and all the faithful departed, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Option 2
1.For the Church: that she may proclaim the Cross without compromise as the sign of God's love for all, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That leaders of nations may acknowledge the limits of earthly authority — that no one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended — and govern with the humility of those who will one day answer for what they have done, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For all who have heard the sound of the Spirit but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes — those on the edge of faith — that this season may be the moment of recognition and surrender, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may receive the simple and astonishing gift held out to us today: everyone who believes in the lifted-up Son of Man may have eternal life — and trust that this gift is truly meant for us, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may lift up the Risen Christ in everything it does this Easter season — in its charity, its welcome, its prayer — so that all who draw near may be drawn to Him, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For a deeper Easter faith in the Resurrection and the promise of eternal life.Lord, hear our prayer.
For N. and all the faithful departed, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Pro Life Option
1.That the Church may lift up every unborn life before the world as Moses lifted up the serpent — saying: look at this, and live — refusing to let the smallest human life be hidden or forgotten, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That lawmakers may hear in the promise of eternal life the measure of every human being's worth — that no life can be weighed and found dispensable when it is destined for eternity, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For mothers navigating a crisis pregnancy in the dark — alone with their fear and a decision before them — that someone bearing the wind of the Spirit may find them tonight and speak a word of genuine hope, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may be lifted up by the Easter faith that death does not win — and let that conviction make us courageous in speaking for the unborn wherever we have a voice, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may be a place where the lifting up of Christ and the lifting up of the vulnerable go together — where worship and practical care for mothers and children are inseparable, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For all engaged in pro-life ministry, that the Spirit may blow fresh courage and creativity into their work.Lord, hear our prayer.
For N. and all the faithful departed, 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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