- For the church, the temple build of the living stones…that our lives may always be marked by prayer and service to those in need, we pray to the Lord.
- For world leaders…that they may win the trust of their people with wise, honest, and all-embracing policies that include people’s spiritual welfare and right to life from conception to natural death, we pray to the Lord.
- For our children receiving their First Holy Communion…that they may find joy in doing so and grow stronger in their faith, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who received the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil and for our students being confirmed this week…that through them the word of God may continue to spread and the number of disciples increase, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick…for the hungry…the widowed members of our community, the lonely, the depressed and all who need our support…that our devotion may manifest itself in generous deeds of practical charity, especially: All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For this assembly of God’s holy people…that our life together may bear witness that Jesus is indeed for us the way, the truth and the life, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died…that they may be happy forever in their eternal homes, in the place Jesus went to prepare for them, especially: James Drabik and Frank Strasek.
- For the church…that all Christians, baptized in the name of the one Lord, may hear and heed the voice of the Shepherd who calls us to unity, we pray to the Lord..
- For the leaders of the people of the nations…that they may build their decisions on the one divine cornerstone, working for life, for justice and for morality in the world, we pray to the Lord.
- For all those who received the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil…that they may find life in all its fullness, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who received the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil…that ransomed by the precious blood of Christ they may rejoice in God’s love for them, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have been robbed of innocence and joy by the abuse of others…that they may find the goodness of the Shepherd in all who care for them, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick or suffering in any way or who are lonely or feel unloved…that they may experience the loving care of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, especially…All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For all those who have strayed from Christ……that they may hear their Good Shepherd’s voice as our community welcomes them home, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who have died……that we may entrust them to the One who judges justly, so that they may have life, and have it abundantly, especially: Robert Williams and Kathleen Freeland
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- For the church…that on this day we may know the Lord in the word, in the breaking of the bread and in the welcoming of every stranger, we pray to the Lord.
- For nations in which any persons are persecuted for their religious beliefs…that God’s purpose may lead to respect for human rights, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who frame laws and administer justice…that their integrity and compassion may mirror the justice of God, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who received the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil…that ransomed by the precious blood of Christ they may rejoice in God’s love for them, we pray to the Lord.
- For those who are sick, homebound, in hospitals, nursing homes and hospice…that they may find strength in Christ who suffered before entering into glory, especially: All those listed in our bulletin, prayer intention book and personal prayers, we pray to the Lord.
- For all those who work in our parish for education and social outreach…that ours may be a community where Jesus of Nazareth is proclaimed in word and served in deed, we pray to the Lord.
- For those whose lives were marked by faith and loving service and have now died……that God may lead them in the paths of eternal life, especially: William Fussner.
- 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.