Prayers of Intercession

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

21st June 2026

Let us pray for the church and particularly for her priests, that they will always live their vocation honourably and faithfully. May they be an inspiration to their congregations and to anyone considering entering the priesthood.

Lord in your mercy

Let us pray for the continuing courage and resilience of those displaced people seeking sanctuary in unfamiliar places. And we pray for those in host communities who may have to find the courage to speak out bravely on their behalf.

Lord in your mercy

Let us pray that the agreement in the Middle East will be the beginning of an era where  hatred and unforgiveness come to an end, and disagreements are resolved by dialogue, not war.

Lord in your mercy

Let us pray that our community will place God at its centre and be blessed with spiritual and social benefit for all

Lord in your mercy

Let us pray that our God who heals, will bring strength, comfort and recovery to those who are sick and also to the lonely, disadvantaged and bereaved.

Lord in your mercy

Let us pray for those who have died recently, and particularly for Michael Gavin, Diane Karmel and Ron Smales, and for those whose anniversaries occur at this time. May God grant them eternal rest

Lord in your mercy.

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)