- For the church…for all who suffer in service to the gospel…that they may experience the transfiguration of Jesus as the pledge of paschal victory, we pray to the Lord.
- For all those who live in the Holy Land…sacred to all Abraham’s descendants…that their leaders may work together to secure the blessing of peace for their people, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us to use this time of Lent well…that we may show the love of Jesus to others and deepen our personal discipline, as we strive to follow Christ more closely in reflecting the transfiguration in our own lives, we pray to the Lord.
- For those engaged couples attending a Pre-Cana Day this weekend…that their love and commitment may grow as they prepare for marriage, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick or suffering with the many challenges of life…that they may know the healing touch of Jesus who can transfigure their suffering and cast out their fear, we pray to the Lord.
- For those in our OCIA…that they may listen to the voices of God’s Son, the Beloved, and share in the blessings promised in Abraham to all the families of the earth, we pray to the Lord.
- For those of us gathered here today…that we may come down from the mountain of word and worship, filled with new courage for bearing witness to the gospel, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that they may now live forever in the transfigured glory of Christ, especially:
Philip Wagner
- For the church…that we may never seek splendor and domination, but instead conform to Christ’s humble service, we pray to the Lord.
- For the nations of the world…that they may share resources of food and medicine and knowledge, and so transform the earth from a battlefield into a garden of peace, we pray to the Lord.
- For our Confirmation students …as they participated in Service Saturday this weekend, we pray to the Lord.
- For all those bound by sin or alienated from the church…that they may experience God’s forgiveness and the loving welcome of this community, we pray to the Lord.
- For all those who are sick and suffering…those living alone and confined to their homes…the aged…the infirm and all those in need…that God may relieve their pain and anxiety through the compassion of those who care for them, especially: Jeannie Whipple, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us on our Lenten journeys…that just as Jesus was led by the Spirit in following God’s will…that the same Spirit will guide each of us as we pray, fast and give alms as faithful followers of Jesus, we pray to the Lord.
- For the grace to forgive those who have wronged us…that by recognizing our own sins we may come to see others as true companions on the journey, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have finished their time on earth and have now been called home by God…that they may rejoice forever in the garden of Paradise, especially:
James O’Neill
John Seavers
Thomas Sheehan
- For the church…that we may proclaim the fullness of the Law by interpreting God’s commandments with understanding and compassion, we pray to the Lord.
- For the nations of the world…that they may come to terms of peace where there is conflict…before more lives of the innocent are lost in war, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who need our support to provide them with physical, mental, spiritual and all basic needs…that we may respond to them generously, especially through the efforts of the Catholic Charities appeal, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are separated or divorced…that they may know God’s love for them and the support of this parish community as they heal, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are suffering from illness or worry about past sins or present weaknesses…that they may know God’s love through the compassion of others, especially: Bob Dugan, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us gathered here today…that our commitment to reconciliation may make our worship acceptable and our integrity of life make our witness authentic, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that they may receive what no eye has seen, no ear heard and no human heart conceived…the blessings God has prepared, especially:
Jack McNally
James Conroy
James O’Neill