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Prayers of the Faithful Today

July 10

Friday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time

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Prayers of the Faithful for Friday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time

Option 1

1.That the Church may embrace Christ's honest warning — I am sending you like sheep among wolves — and go anyway, armed with shrewdness and simplicity rather than worldly power, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That world leaders may protect those who are dragged before courts and governors for their faith, upholding religious freedom as a fundamental human right, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For Christians who are persecuted, imprisoned, or silenced for their faith, that they may trust Christ's promise: the Spirit of your Father will speak through you in that hour, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves — alert to the dangers around us yet innocent in our motives — trusting that it is the Father's Spirit who speaks, not we ourselves, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our local community may persevere to the end in fidelity to Christ, knowing that this perseverance — not comfort or recognition — is what saves, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For our sick, bereaved, etc., special projects or events.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all the faithful departed who persevered to the end may now receive the salvation Christ promised, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Option 2

1.For Pope Leo XIV and all who lead the Church into hostile territory, that they may go as sheep — without illusions — yet trusting the Spirit who will give them words when they need them most, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That all peoples may come to know the God who sends His messengers even among wolves, and who guarantees that no witness given in His name is ever wasted, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those hauled before courts, tribunals, or social censure for proclaiming the Gospel, that they may not prepare their defence in advance but trust the Spirit to speak through them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may not be naive about the world's hostility to Christ's message, yet not be paralysed by fear — for the one who perseveres to the end will be saved, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For our parish, that it may form disciples shrewd enough to navigate a complex world and simple enough to trust God completely — the combination Christ asks of those He sends, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For all who risk their reputation, livelihood, or freedom in witnessing to Christ in the public square.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all who have died — some as open martyrs, some in hidden fidelity — may receive the salvation promised to those who persevere, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Pro Life Option

1.That the Church may go like sheep among wolves into the public debate about life, armed not with aggression but with the shrewdness and simplicity Christ commands, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That lawmakers and judges who face hostility for defending the unborn may trust the Spirit to give them words when they are brought before assemblies and committees, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For pro-life advocates dragged before courts, cancelled on social media, or dismissed in public debate, that they may not be anxious about what to say — the Father's Spirit will speak, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For mothers pressured to abort by wolves in the guise of advisors — employers, partners, clinicians — that they may find the shrewdness to resist and the support to choose life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our local community may persevere in its witness to the sanctity of life even when the hostility is great, knowing that the one who endures to the end will be saved, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For all who face legal, professional, or social consequences for defending the lives of the unborn.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all children who died before birth may be received by the Father whose Spirit defended them even when the world did not, 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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