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Prayers of the Faithful for Sunday, February 21, 2027

February 21

2nd 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 Second Sunday of Lent

Sunday | Liturgical Color: Violet

Readings: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 · Rom 8:31b-34 · Mk 9:2-10 (Lectionary 26)

The readings in brief: God tests Abraham, who does not withhold his only son, and God blesses him for it. Saint Paul asks: if God is for us, who can be against us? He did not spare his own Son. On the mountain Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James and John, and the Father's voice says: this is my beloved Son, listen to him.

Introduction (priest): The Lord is merciful and slow to anger. With humble hearts, let us bring him our needs and the needs of all.

Concluding prayer (priest): Lord, look kindly on your people in these days of prayer, fasting and charity, and grant what we ask with faith. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Option 1

1.For the Church: that she may listen to the beloved Son, as the Father commands, and follow him down the mountain to the cross, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For the nations: that all the families of the earth may find blessing in the descendants of Abraham, and that Jews, Christians and Muslims may live in peace, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For parents who are asked to give up what is dearest to them, and for those who have lost a child: that God, who did not spare his own Son, may be with them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For those who are accused, condemned or abandoned: that they may know that if God is for us no one can be against us, and that Christ intercedes for them, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For ourselves: that the glimpse of Christ's glory we are given in this Eucharist may strengthen us for the days when we see only the cross, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For those who are afraid, as Peter, James and John were on the mountain.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all the faithful departed may see Christ in his glory and understand what rising from the dead means, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Option 2

1.For the elect preparing for baptism, that God's word and the prayer of the Church may sustain their conversion, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For societies divided by hatred, that patient dialogue and courageous acts of justice may prepare the way for reconciliation, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For people wounded by violence or abuse, that they may be heard, kept safe, and supported in seeking justice and healing, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For those afraid of the road ahead, that listening to God's beloved Son may give them strength for faithful discipleship, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For all who have died, especially N., that the Lord who leads his people from death to life may grant them eternal peace, 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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