Prayers Of The Faithful – Easter Sunday, April 17

For the Church throughout the world, renewed by Jesus’ Resurrection to be heralds of the Good News that Jesus lives among us, drawing us to new life in Him.
We pray to the Lord.

For the newly Baptized and all who have entered the Church and received Confirmation and First Eucharist on this Easter Day.
We pray to the Lord.

For victims of war, for refugees and homeless people, that the Easter News will encourage them to hold on and endure and find reason to be hopeful again.
We pray to the Lord.

For families and friends separated by division, that this Easter may bring them closer and heal them.
We pray to the Lord.

For all who have died: Valerie Belding, Luke McKinney, Berniece Evans, Thomas Sully, Roy Shepherd, Mary Ruth Flood, Mary Barry; in the hope of the Resurrection, that Jesus will draw them close to Himself in the Joy of Heaven.
We pray to the Lord.

Prayers Of The Faithful – Holy Thursday, April 14

For the Church as we recall Jesus’ gift of Himself in the Eucharist in His example of service and in the Holy Priesthood.
We pray to the Lord.

For the world who needs the presence of Jesus in the Church to help nations break free of the cycle of war and violence and oppression of the poor by the very wealthy.
We pray to the Lord.

For our children and grandchildren that they will learn from us the comfort, healing, forgiveness, strength and grace they can receive from sharing in the Eucharist.
We pray to the Lord.

For the sick and elderly that they will draw strength and comfort in recalling Jesus’ solidarity with them during His time of agony in the garden.
We pray to the Lord.

For all of our deceased relatives, friends and members of our parish that they may rejoice this night at the table in heaven.
We pray to the Lord.