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Prayers of the Faithful for Sunday, February 14, 2027

February 14

1st Sunday of Lent, Year B

✠Sunday
Liturgical Color: Violet

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 First Sunday of Lent

Sunday | Liturgical Color: Violet

Readings: Gn 9:8-15 · 1 Pt 3:18-22 · Mk 1:12-15 (Lectionary 23)

The readings in brief: After the flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and every living creature, and sets his bow in the clouds as its sign. Saint Peter sees in the waters of the flood an image of baptism, which saves us now. Jesus spends forty days in the desert, tempted by Satan, then proclaims: repent and believe in the Gospel.

Introduction (priest): In this season of grace, let us turn to the Lord with all our heart and pray for the Church and the world.

Concluding prayer (priest): Merciful Father, hear the prayers of your people who return to you. Forgive us, renew us and lead us to Easter joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Option 1

1.For the Church in these forty days: that, led by the Spirit into the desert with Christ, she may resist every temptation and come out stronger in faith, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For the whole human family and for every living creature: that God, who set his bow in the clouds, may keep the earth from destruction and teach us to care for it, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For the catechumens who are chosen today for the Easter sacraments: that the waters of baptism may save them, as the ark carried Noah through the flood, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For those who are in the wilderness of temptation, addiction, loneliness or doubt: that angels may minister to them and friends stand by them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For ourselves: that we may hear the first words of Jesus, repent and believe in the Gospel, and keep this Lent with a clear conscience, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those who are making a Lenten retreat or giving something up, and for those who find Lent hard.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all the faithful departed may be led to God by Christ, who died for sins once for all, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Option 2

1.For the Pope, bishops, and all pastors, that humble repentance and compassionate leadership may strengthen the people entrusted to them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For all peoples, that the desire for peace may become a willingness to change the habits that sustain conflict, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For people isolated by poverty or imprisonment, that they may be treated with dignity and offered a hopeful path forward, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For those preparing for baptism, that Christ's faithfulness in the wilderness may strengthen them against temptation and renew their hope, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For our departed loved ones and those with no one to pray for them, that God's saving love may gather them into everlasting light, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

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How to Use These Prayers

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  3. Pray with others: Add approved community intentions to your prayers before downloading.
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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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