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Prayers of the Faithful for Sunday, July 25, 2027

July 25

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

✠Sunday
Liturgical Color: Green

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 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday | Liturgical Color: Green

Readings: 2 Kgs 4:42-44 · Eph 4:1-6 · Jn 6:1-15 (Lectionary 110)

The readings in brief: A man brings Elisha twenty barley loaves, and a hundred people eat and have some left over. Saint Paul urges us to live in a way worthy of our calling: one body and one Spirit, one Lord, one faith, one baptism. By the Sea of Galilee Jesus takes five barley loaves and two fish from a boy, gives thanks and feeds five thousand; twelve baskets remain.

Introduction (priest): The Lord is near to all who call on him. Let us turn to him now and pray for our brothers and sisters everywhere.

Concluding prayer (priest): Lord our God, listen to the prayers we make with faith, and grant also what we have not known how to ask. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Option 1

1.For the Church: that she may keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, one body with one Lord, one faith, one baptism, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For those who govern: that they may not seek to be made kings, but see that the hungry are seated and fed, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For the hungry of the world, whose eyes look to God for food: that he may open his hand and satisfy them through what we share, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For children and young people who offer the little they have, like the boy with five barley loaves and two fish: that Christ may take it and multiply it, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For ourselves: that we may gather up the fragments so that nothing is lost, and not waste the bread that others lack, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
Optional:For grandparents and the elderly, on their World Day.Lord, hear our prayer.
That N. and all the faithful departed, called in one hope, may be gathered up by the Lord so that none is lost, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.

Option 2

1.For missionaries and the communities they serve, that respect, patient friendship, and faithful witness may bear fruit, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
2.For communities divided by racism or prejudice, that public leadership and courageous friendship may help restore justice and trust, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
3.For those harmed by abuse, that they may be heard, protected, and supported in seeking justice and healing, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
4.For our parish, that sharing what we have may answer the hunger around us and deepen our trust in Christ's abundant care, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, hear our prayer.
5.For deceased members of our families and parish, especially N., that they may rest in Christ's peace and know the joy of his kingdom, 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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