General Intercessions for Sunday Mass

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General Intercessions for Sunday Mass

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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Easter Weekday

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Liturgical Color: White
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General Intercessions for Sunday Mass for Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter

Option 1

1.For the Church: that she may keep pointing beyond earthly satisfaction to Christ, the bread of eternal life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That world leaders may not give their people only the bread that perishes — prosperity, security, entertainment — but also attend to the deeper hungers for justice, truth, and meaning that no earthly policy alone can satisfy, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those searching for Christ for the wrong reasons — seeking comfort or belonging more than truth — that the Risen Christ may gently redirect their seeking toward what will truly fill them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may bring the Easter question to prayer this week: what must we do to perform the works of God? — and receive the Easter answer: believe in the One He has sent, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may feed its people with the food that endures — scripture, sacrament, community, prayer — and not be content with activities that entertain without truly nourishing, 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 guide every seeker to Christ, who fills the hunger nothing else can reach, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That those who govern may not manipulate people's hunger for security — using comfort to distract from justice — but serve the whole person, body and soul, in every decision they make, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who labour for food that perishes — whose exhausting work yields only survival — that the Risen Christ may open before them a door into the life that is truly worth living, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may believe in the One whom God has sent — not as a duty but as the satisfaction of everything we have ever sought — and let that belief deepen through this whole Easter season, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may be a community where the works of God are visible — faith active in love, welcome given without conditions, and care offered without calculation, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For a deeper hunger for the Bread of Life in this Easter season.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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Access next Sunday's intercessions from Monday onward, providing ample time for liturgy coordination, lector preparation, and parish customization.

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Crafted specifically for the principal weekly liturgy, reflecting the greater solemnity and broader congregation of Sunday Mass celebrations.

📚 Liturgically Sound

Each intercession follows the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) guidelines and addresses the four traditional categories of universal prayer.

🎯 Parish-Ready

Formatted for immediate use by lectors and easily customizable for specific parish needs and local concerns while maintaining liturgical integrity.

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