Prayers of Intercession

6th Sunday of Easter (Year C)

25 May 2025

We pray

For Pope Leo, that we might join him as he prays for the gift of peace, for support and comfort for those who suffer, and for the grace for all of us to be witnesses for the Risen Lord.  

Lord, hear us.     R. Lord, graciously hear us.

For world leaders, that they will work together for an end to war, and a just and lasting peace, particularly at this time in Ukraine, Gaza and Myanmar, and in many other parts of our troubled world. 

Lord, hear us.     R. Lord, graciously hear us.

For our young people who have been confirmed this year, that the Sprit may continue to fill them with the gifts they need 

Lord, hear us.     R. Lord, graciously hear us.

For those undertaking exams at this time, that God’s grace may be theirs in abundance. 

Lord, hear us.     R. Lord, graciously hear us.

For all who are finding life a struggle, through illness, hunger or loneliness, that they will know the support of our community and that the love of Christ will make its home in them 

Lord, hear us.     R. Lord, graciously hear us.

For those who have died recently, including Maria Chelvanayagam, Paula Bashford, and Pope Francis, that God my forgive them their sins, and raise them to eternal life with our Lord in Heaven. We pray also for those who mourn for them, and for those whose anniversaries occur about this time.  

Lord, hear us.     R. Lord, graciously hear us.

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)