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Prayers of the Faithful Today

July 7

Tuesday, 13th Week in Ordinary Time

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

Option 1

1.That the Church may never grow silent in proclaiming Christ's victory over evil, even when — like the Pharisees — the world attributes her works to darker powers, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That world leaders may go through the towns and villages of their nations seeing what Jesus saw: a harvest of human need, people harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For all who are bound by spiritual oppression or despair, that Christ may drive out what silences them and restore their voice to praise and to life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may pray urgently to the master of the harvest to send laborers — and be willing to hear that prayer answered in ourselves, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our local community may see the abundant harvest around us — neighbours harassed and helpless — and ask the Lord in earnest prayer to raise up those who will go, 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, freed from every bond of sin, may now sing God's praise in the eternal harvest of heaven, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Option 2

1.For Pope Leo XIV, that he may go through the towns and villages of the world in spirit — seeing the harvest — and send forth priests, deacons, and lay ministers to bring in what is ripe, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That all peoples, harassed and helpless like sheep without a shepherd, may encounter the Lord who goes from town to town teaching, proclaiming, and healing, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who have been silenced — by addiction, depression, trauma, or fear — that Christ who opened the mute man's mouth may restore their voice and their hope, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That we may pray to the master of the harvest with the urgency the abundance demands, asking Him to send workers equal to the need we see all around us, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For our parish, that it may be a sending community — praying for vocations and missionary courage, then going out to the harvest rather than waiting for the harvest to come in, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For an increase in vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and lay mission — that the Lord may send laborers into His harvest.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all who have died may be gathered into the eternal harvest by the Lord who came teaching, proclaiming, and healing, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Pro Life Option

1.That the Church may see in every unborn child a soul in the harvest and may send laborers — counsellors, carers, advocates — to ensure that no child is lost through lack of help, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.That lawmakers may look at the harvest of vulnerable lives and be moved by what Christ saw: people harassed and helpless — and act with the urgency that abundance demands, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For women facing unexpected pregnancies who feel silenced by fear or circumstance, that Christ may restore their voice and their freedom to choose life without shame, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.That those who pray outside abortion facilities may be true harvest workers — patient, prayerful, and gentle — asking the master to open hearts and send more labourers, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.That our local community may be rich in harvest workers for life — people who accompany mothers, advocate for the unborn, and never give up on the field that still needs tending, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For all who labour daily in pregnancy resource centres, maternity homes, and post-abortion healing ministries.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all children who died before birth may be held in the eternal harvest of the master who sees every soul and loses none, 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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