One another, Lent4C

March 30, 2025

Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 34 (33); 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3,11-32

With hearts and voices raised as one, let us offer our prayers to God in the name of Jesus, the Lord of reconciliation:

For our Church and parish community, that all may find a place of welcome and hope in our midst: let us pray to the Lord.

For Pope N., Bishop N., Father N., and all who serve the Church, that they may be ministers of reconciliation and models of forgiveness: let us pray to the Lord.

For the nations and governments of the world, that they may be committed to the protection and just distribution of the earth’s resources: let us pray to the Lord.

For families and households, especially those experiencing difficult times, that God’s Spirit of reconciling love may dwell among them: let us pray to the lord.

For the sick, the suffering, and the dying, that they may experience the healing presence of Christ in our compassion and care: let us pray to the Lord.

For our deceased relatives and friends [especially _________], that they may be re-created in the “holiness of God”: let us pray to the Lord.

For the prayers we now offer in the silence of our hearts [Pause...]: let us pray to the Lord.

May these prayers, O Lord, be the beginning of our re-creation in your love and forgiveness. With faith in your ever present guidance, with constant hope in the possibilities of reconciliation, may we make all things new in the peace and compassion of Christ Jesus, in whose name we offer these prayers.

References

-United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (2025aa, March 30). Fourth Sunday of Lent. USCCB. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033025-YearC.cfm

-Cormier, J. (1995). Lord, Hear Our Prayer: Prayer of the Faithful for Sundays, Holy Days, and Ritual Masses.

One another, Lent3C

March 23, 2025

Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15; Ps 103 (102); 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9

In confidence, let us now offer our prayers to God, the Lord who is “slow to anger and abounding in kindness”:

That our Church and parish family may pursue, with hope and determination, the possibilities for forgiveness and reconciliation in every relationship and experience: let us pray to the Lord.

That those who serve our Church as bishops, pastors, ministers, and teachers may speak the Word of God with joyful perseverance: let us pray to the Lord.

That all nations and peoples may work together to eradicate persecution, injustice, and hatred from our world: let us pray to the Lord.

The students and young people may, like the young Moses, respond to the call to become God’s messengers of compassion and reconciliation: let us pray to the lord.

That we may respond to God’s call to alleviate the suffering of the poor, to seek justice for the persecuted, and to come to the aid of the homeless and hungry: let us pray to the Lord.

That the souls of our deceased relatives [especially _________], will be welcomed by Christ into the presence of our Christ: let us pray to the Lord.

That the God of mercy will hear the prayers we now offer in the silence of our hearts [Pause...]: let us pray to the Lord.

Merciful God, hear the prayers of your people, who struggle, like the fig tree, to grow in the light of your love. As you are patient with us, may we be patient with one another; as your forgive us without condition or limits, may we forgive one another; as you hear our cries to you, may we hear the cries of one another. We make these prayers in the name of your Son, our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

References

-United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (2025y, March 23). Third Sunday of lent. USCCB. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032325-YearC.cfm

-Cormier, J. (1995). Lord, Hear Our Prayer: Prayer of the Faithful for Sundays, Holy Days, and Ritual Masses.

One another, Lent2C

March 16, 2025

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27 (26); Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28-36

Peter exclaimed on the mountain, “Master, how good it is for us to be here.” Confident of Christ’s presence among us in this assembly, let us pray for his gifts of healing and transformation:

For our Church and parish community, that we may be faithful to our covenant of trust and peace in God: let us pray to the Lord.

For Pope N., Bishop N., Father N., and all who serve the Church as pastors and teachers, that they may guide us in the way of Christ, the Servant of God: let us pray to the Lord.

For the leaders of governments and nations, that they may work unceasingly to re-create our world in the peace and justice of God: let us pray to the Lord.

For those experiencing loss or crisis in their lives, that, with our compassionate support and kindness, they may transform their heartache into joy, their despair into hope: let us pray to the lord.

For those who are preparing for baptism and reception into the Church, that their hearts may be opened to the Word of God’s own Son: let us pray to the Lord.

For all who have died in Christ’s peace [especially _________], that they may take their place with the citizenry: let us pray to the Lord.

For the prayers we now make in the silence of our hearts [Pause...]: let us pray to the Lord.

Father, hear the prayers we make before you. May your Spirit of love and peace transfigure us and our world into the image of Jesus, the Risen Christ, in whose name we offer these prayers.

References

-United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (2025w, March 16). Second Sunday of lent. USCCB. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031625.cfm

-Cormier, J. (1995). Lord, Hear Our Prayer: Prayer of the Faithful for Sundays, Holy Days, and Ritual Masses.