Prayers of Intercession

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (year A)

25th January 2026

For Pope Leo and the leaders of the Church: That they will be a sign of peace for the world.

Lord, in your mercy – hear our prayer.

For those in power that they will seek the good of all and not their own advancement.

Lord, in your mercy – hear our prayer.

That Christians everywhere  will respond in unity to show love to everyone.

Lord, in your mercy – hear our prayer.

For all involved in Catholic education that they may form our children as caring Christians.

Lord, in your mercy – hear our prayer.

For those who are sick (especially Fr Tony) that they will receive the care, love, and support that they need.

Lord, in your mercy – hear our prayer.

For those who have died, especially Paul McCaffrey, Alan Harding, Esther Costantino, Salvatore D’Amico, Alison Rose, Ann Giles that they may be at peace and that their families are supported.

Lord, in your mercy – hear our prayer.

Prayer for Peace To the Creator of nature and man, of truth and beauty I pray: Hear my voice, for it is the voice of the victims of all wars and violence among individuals and nations; Hear my voice, for it is the voice of all children who suffer and will suffer when people put their faith in weapons and war; Hear my voice when I beg you to instil into the hearts of all human beings the wisdom of peace, the strength of justice and the joy of fellowship; Hear my voice, for I speak for the multitudes in every country and in every period of history who do not want war and are ready to walk the road of peace; Hear my voice and grant insight and strength so that we may always respond to hatred with love, to injustice with total dedication to justice, to need with the sharing of self, to war with peace. O God, hear my voice and grant unto the world your everlasting peace. ( Pope Saint John Paul II)