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Prayers of the Faithful Today

April 20

Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter

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Liturgical Color: White

Prayers of the Faithful for Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter

Option 1

1.For the Church, that she may keep pointing beyond the bread that perishes to the food that endures to eternal life — not settling for what merely satisfies for a day — and keep placing Christ before those who come seeking her, 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 be honest about when she is sought for the wrong reasons — and redirect every seeker, with patience and love, toward the One who can fill the hunger that nothing else reaches, 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.

How to Use These Prayers

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  4. Use during Mass: Have a lector read each intention, with the congregation responding "Lord, hear our prayer."

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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