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Parish Prayer Intentions and Petitions

Prayers of Intercession

4th Sunday of Easter (year A)

26th April 2026

We pray for Pope Leo and the leaders of the Church: may they always be guided by Jesus, the Good Shepherd, to lead us to the Kingdom of Justice, Love and Peace.

Lord in your mercy. R. Hear our prayer

We pray for world leaders and governments: may they proclaim peace and justice to their people. 

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We pray for peace and especially for the people of Sudan, as they face conflict and hunger: that through God’s grace and our actions they may know tranquillity and receive the practical support that they need.

Lord in your mercy. R. Hear our prayer

We pray for those seeking election: that God will guide their arguments and help them recognise the true issues to be addressed for good of society.

Lord in your mercy. R. Hear our prayer

We pray for all those who have recently received the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation, and for those received into the Church this Easter. May they grow in faith and become active participants in our parish community. 

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We pray for those who have recently died especially Ellen Murphy, David Green, Pamela O’Reilly, Diane Kamel, and Sally Ferrao, may they find comfort and mercy in the arms of the Saviour.

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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)

About Us

In May 2009 the Parish of the Nativity of the Lord was officially inaugurated by Bishop Kieran Conry, bringing together in a single united community worshippers from the former Parishes of St Joseph’s in Redhill, Holy Family in Reigate and St Teresa of the Child Jesus in Merstham. Whilst retaining its three Churches, the new Parish is administered as a single Parish under the care of Fr Tony Bridson.  Working with Fr Tony are Deacon Tim Murrill and key groups of lay representatives from the three Churches.

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Thought for the week

Teaching means forming people to listen to the heart, to inner freedom and the capacity for critical thinking. In this dynamic, faith and reason neither ignore nor oppose one another. They should both be traveling companions in the humble and sincere search for truth.

Pope Leo XIV