One another, Sunday20B

August 18, 2024

Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34 (33); Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58

God invites us to the banquet of wisdom and life. With confidence, then, let us pray:

That our prayer and work together as a Church and parish community may be songs of thanksgiving to our gracious God: let us pray to the Lord.

That the ministers of our Church and the leaders of nations may draw courage and understanding from the table of God’s holy wisdom: let us pray to the Lord.

That teachers and their students may, in their studies and research, “discern the will of the Lord” in all things: let us pray to the Lord.

That those suffering from any form of addiction or abuse may rebuild their lives in the hope of God’s wisdom: let us pray to the lord.

That the poor, the homeless, and the forgotten may be welcomed to our banquet tables: let us pray to the Lord.

That the faithful who have died [especially _________], may be raised up by Christ to the life of the Father: let us pray to the Lord.

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

O God, in giving us your Son in the bread of the Eucharist, you have made us into your own body, one holy people bound by your love. May these prayers we offer and our work to make them come true make us bread for all people and family to one another. In Jesus’ name, we pray.

References

-United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. (2024bl, August 18). Twentieth Sunday in ordinary time. USCCB. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081824.cfm

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