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General Intercessions for Sunday Mass
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Sunday, April 2, 2028
Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday)
·Holy Week
Liturgical Color: White
General Intercessions for Sunday Mass for HOLY THURSDAY OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
Option 1
1.For the Church: that this Holy Thursday she may draw near to the Eucharist with wonder and gratitude, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That leaders of nations may govern with the spirit of one who serves — as Christ knelt before His disciples — placing the good of those entrusted to them above their own prestige, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For priests throughout the world, that on this night when the priesthood was instituted they may be renewed in their love for Christ and their devotion to His people, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may receive the Eucharist this night with the faith of one who knows: this is the Body broken and the Blood poured out, for me, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish community may leave this night bound more tightly to one another in the love Christ commanded — to love as He has loved us, 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 the sign of washing feet may renew her identity as a humble servant of all, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That governments may enact policies that serve the most marginalised, inspired by the God who knelt before His creatures in an act of love beyond all reckoning, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who have never experienced being tenderly cared for, who have no memory of being washed clean, that they may encounter this night the God who stoops to serve, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may ask Christ to wash not only our feet but our whole selves — and that we may have the humility to allow Him to, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may carry the basin and towel of Holy Thursday beyond these walls, into our neighbourhood and families, all the year long, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For a renewed spirit of servant leadership in our parish and community.Lord, hear our prayer.
For N. and all the faithful departed, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Variations if Optional Commemoration is not celebrated
Option 1
1.For the Church: that on this Passover night she may praise God who frees his people from every bondage, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That civil authorities may work to liberate those still enslaved by poverty, addiction, trafficking, or oppression, as Moses once led Israel from darkness to freedom, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who feel unloved and unworthy of a place at any table, that they may hear Christ say to them tonight: I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may receive this night what the Church offers — the Body and Blood of Christ — and be genuinely transformed by what we receive, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish's keeping of the Triduum may be a true entry into the paschal mystery, drawing us together from death to new life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those preparing for full initiation at the Easter Vigil, that these sacred days may seal their faith.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 embrace the command to love one another as her deepest calling and witness, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That leaders in every nation may see in service not weakness but the highest form of power, inspired by the Lord of lords who knelt to wash the feet of those He loved, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For all who are lonely and isolated, who would have no one to share a Passover supper with, that they may find a place at the table of this Christian community, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may this night watch one hour with Christ in the garden, remaining awake in prayer as the disciples could not, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish, having kept this feast, may be a Eucharistic community through all the days of the year — broken open and poured out in love for the world, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For our priests and deacons, that Holy Thursday may renew in them the joy of their vocation.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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