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Prayers of the Faithful for Sunday, January 10, 2027

January 10

The Baptism of the Lord, Year B

✤Feast
Liturgical Color: White

The Universal Prayer (Prayers of the Faithful, or General Intercessions) for this Mass: choose a set below, then edit, copy or download it as a PDF.

Prayers of the Faithful for The Baptism of the Lord

Feast | Liturgical Color: White

Readings: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 · Acts 10:34-38 · Mk 1:7-11 or, in Year B, Is 55:1-11 · 1 Jn 5:1-9 · Mk 1:7-11 (Lectionary 21)

The readings in brief: Isaiah presents the servant in whom God delights, who will not break the bruised reed and will be a light for the nations. Saint Peter proclaims that God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit, and that he went about doing good. At the Jordan, the heavens open and the Father's voice says: you are my beloved Son.

Introduction (priest): In the child of Bethlehem God has come close to us. Let us entrust to him the Church, the world and every family.

Concluding prayer (priest): God of love, in Jesus you have shared our human life. Receive the prayers we offer in his name, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

Option 1

1.For the Church: that all the baptized may hear the Father say to them in Christ, “You are my beloved child”, and live as his sons and daughters, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For the nations: that the Servant of the Lord, who does not break the bruised reed, may bring justice to the earth and open the eyes of the blind, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those who thirst and have no money, in body or in spirit: that they may come to the water and find life, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For those who will be baptized this year, for their parents and godparents, and for adults preparing for Easter: that the Holy Spirit may come down upon them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For ourselves: that, anointed with the Holy Spirit like Jesus, we may go about doing good and healing those who are oppressed, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those who have drifted from the faith of their baptism.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all the faithful departed, who were baptized into Christ, may share in his victory over the world, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Option 2

1.For those discovering the Christian faith, that they may encounter patient teachers and a community that welcomes their questions, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For those entrusted with public resources, that gifts meant for the common good may reach people living in poverty, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For people spending these days in hospital or care, that skilled help and faithful companionship may bring comfort, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For the newly baptized and their families, that they may grow in the love of the Father and the life of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For our departed loved ones, especially N., that the Savior who shared our life may bring them to the fullness of eternal joy, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

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  5. 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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