- For the church…that wherever the power of death holds people bound we may summon forth life in the name of Christ, we pray to the Lord.
- For the leaders of the nations of the world…that they may hear the cries of their people who call out for an end to war and bring about healing and peace, we pray to the Lord.
- For those in our OCIA…that in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and the eucharist they will experience Christ, who calls them to life, unbinds them and lets them go free, we pray to the Lord.
- For our students who are preparing for confirmation by being on retreat this weekend…that they may find in this experience a stronger faith in the midst of community, we pray to the Lord.
- For all who are mourning the death of a loved one…that, like Martha, they will put their trust in Jesus, who is the Resurrection and the Life, we pray to the Lord.
- For this assembly…that through penance and reconciliation we may be raised from the grave and be filled with God’s Spirit, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have been faithful servants of Christ and have now died……that they may hear the voice of Jesus calling them forth to life and resurrection, especially, especially Fr. Leo Cachat, Ana Garcia, Michele DeFrasia, and William Fussner.
- For the church…that we may scatter earth’s darkness with the light of Christ by preaching the just word and practicing what we preach, we pray to the Lord.
- For lands made desolate by war and refugees driven from their homes by conflict…that they may come to a sabbath of healing and a season of peace, especially in the Middle East and all troubled areas of the world, we pray to the Lord.
- For those in our OCIA…that they may be enlightened and reveal God’s mighty works to the world through their witness, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick and suffering in the challenges in their lives…that God may bless them and help those who care for them to be a light in their lives, especially: All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us gathered here today…that our Lenten observances of prayer, fasting and almsgiving may wake us from sleep and fill us with light to bring forth all that is good and right and true, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that Jesus, the light of the world, may raise them up to the realms of light and peace in their eternal homes, especially: Bob Dugan and Julie Bell
- For the church…that in the wilderness of this world we may be the rock of God, providing the waters of life to all who thirst, we pray to the Lord.
- For the people of the nations of the world…that their leaders may work tirelessly to resolve conflicts that result in war and the loss of life, especially in the Middle East, we pray to the Lord.
- For those in our OCIA…that the Messiah may bestow on them the living water that will become a spring leaping up to eternal life we pray to the Lord.
- For all who are sick or suffering in any way…that each of us may help them through our love and care to reflect God’s hopeful presence and care for them, especially: Fr. Tim Daw, Roger Edwards, Kathleen Szekely …
And all those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord. - For all who serve God’s people in public office…that they may work for the common good and always uphold the human dignity of those made in God’s image, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us gathered here today…that our Lenten observances of prayer, fasting and almsgiving may prepare us to renew our baptismal vows to profess Jesus as the Christ, the Savior of the world, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who in life were fashioned as living stones into the temple of Christ’s body and have now died…that they may be raised up from death to eternal joy with Christ, especially Mildred Sweeney and Fr. Dave Halaiko.
- 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