- For the church…that we may give praise to God and gain the goodwill of all by the witness of our devoted faith and charity, we pray to the Lord.
- For the peoples of the world…that the Lord’s gift of peace may be found even where the doors of nations seem locked and there give hope to those who are victims of war, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who received the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil and for all of us…that the power of faith may show itself in our obedient love and service to others, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick…homebound…in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice…that the risen Christ may visit them with healing power and new hope, especially: that they may know of Christ’s love through their caregivers, family members and friends, especially: All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who struggle with their faith…that they may be inspired by the doubts of St. Thomas and his subsequent faith in the Risen Lord, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us gathered here today…that we, who have received Christ’s mercy and forgiveness in our own lives, may, in turn, be merciful and forgiving towards others, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died……that they may be born into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading in the home Jesus went to prepare for them, especially: George Sterle, Margaret Winchester, and John Andrassey.
- For the church…the people of God…brought through saving waters to a land of promise…that we may joyfully proclaim, with our lips and our lives, the good news of Christ’s victory over sin and death, we pray to the Lord.
- For all the peoples of earth during this festival of Christ’s resurrection…that the gloom of malice and evil may yield to a springtime of sincerity and truth, we pray to the Lord.
- For those newly baptized into the death and resurrection of Christ and those who have received additional sacraments of initiation…that they may walk always with Christ in newness of life, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick…homebound…in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice…that the risen Christ may visit them with healing power and new hope, especially: All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord
- For innocent victims of war, terrorism and oppression…that violence may be banished and righteousness with prosperity be restored, we pray to the Lord.
- For this assembly…gathered to be nourished by the Lord…that we set our hearts on things that are above…even as we bear witness here to the risen Christ, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died and whose lives are hidden with Christ in God……that they may live forever with Christ in the glory of the resurrection, especially: All of our parishioners, family members and friends, we pray to the Lord.
- For the church…that, teaching in the name of Christ, we may sustain the weary with a word of courage, righteousness, and hope, we pray to the Lord.
- For the leaders of the nations of the world…that they may open their ears and listen to the voices of their people who cry out for food, for dignity and for peace, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who face insult and degradation because of race, religious belief, sexual orientation or political conviction…that they may be supported by disciples of the Lord, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who suffer from illness of mind, body or spirit…for those confined to their homes, hospitals or nursing facilities…that as they share in the suffering of Christ, they may also share in His Glory, especially: John Andrassy and Michael Biehl. We pray to the Lord.
- For those in our OCIA…that we may support them by our prayer and fasting and confess with them that Jesus Christ is Lord, we pray to the Lord.
- For all of us as we celebrate Holy Week and the Triduum…that we may empty ourselves as Christ Jesus did, serving in unselfish love, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who in this life shared in the passion of Christ and have now died……that they may be with Jesus in paradise in the home He went to prepare for them, especially Noreen Walsh-Simone, we pray to the Lord.
- 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.