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Prayers of the Faithful Today

April 6

MONDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

✠Solemnity
Liturgical Color: White

Prayers of the Faithful for MONDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

Option 1

1.For the Church, that she may run from the empty tomb with the same mixture of fear and great joy as the women ran — unable to contain the news that changes everything, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That world leaders may choose truth over convenient falsehood — unlike those who bribed the guards to suppress the news of the Resurrection — and govern with integrity, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For all who are emerging from a tomb of their own — freed from addiction, illness, depression, or despair — that this Easter week may seal their new beginning, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may embrace the feet of the Risen Christ this day as the women did, clinging to the One who is truly present and truly alive, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may share the Easter news this week with someone who has not heard it, not keeping to ourselves the joy that is meant for the whole world, 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 with Peter she may proclaim boldly: God raised him on the third day — and that this proclamation may be the foundation on which all her works of mercy and justice are built, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That civil authorities may never use their power to silence inconvenient truth, knowing that the truth of the Resurrection outlasted every attempt to suppress it, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For the newly baptised entering their first week of Easter life, that the grace they received may grow strong and that our parish may walk closely with them in these days, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may not return to our old lives after Easter as if nothing has happened, but walk in the newness of life to which the Risen Christ calls every one of us, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may hold the whole of this octave as eight days of Easter, sustaining the joy and prayer of yesterday through all the days of this week, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For the newly baptised and confirmed, that the grace of Easter may deepen in them each day.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 proclaim from the empty tomb that death does not have the last word — for the unborn any more than for Christ — and carry that conviction into every defence of human life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That lawmakers may hear in the Resurrection the declaration that no life is disposable, and act with renewed urgency to protect unborn children under the law, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For women who are pregnant and afraid this Easter week, that the angel's word may reach them — do not be afraid — and that they may find the human support to make that word believable, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may carry the Easter light into every conversation about the dignity of human life, witnessing to the hope that every person — born and unborn — is known and loved by the God who conquered death, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our parish may celebrate every new birth this Easter season as a small echo of the great Resurrection, welcoming every child as a sign of Easter life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For all who work in pregnancy support and crisis centres, that the Easter season may renew their hope.Lord, hear our prayer.
For N. and all the faithful departed, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

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About Prayers of the Faithful

The Prayers of the Faithful, also known as bidding prayers or general intercessions, are an essential part of the Catholic Mass. These prayers allow the congregation to intercede for the needs of the Church, the world, those in authority, those oppressed by various needs, the local community, and the deceased.

Our daily prayers are carefully crafted according to the liturgical calendar, ensuring that each day's intercessions are appropriate for the specific celebration, whether it be a solemnity, feast, memorial, or ordinary day of the liturgical year.

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