Prayers of Intercession

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

18th October 2026

For Pope Leo, that he may soon recover his health and continue to lead the Church.  

Lord, in your mercy     R. Hear our prayer.

For all missionaries, and for those working in difficult or dangerous places, that our prayers, support and generosity may help sustain them as they share the Good News of Jesus.        

Lord, in your mercy     R. Hear our prayer.

For our new Bishop, Stephen, as he begins his ministry as our shepherd and spiritual leader 

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For our community, that we may always give to God what belongs to God, our hearts, our time, and our service, and be a welcoming light to those around us.            

Lord, in your mercy     R. Hear our prayer.

For those who are sick, lonely, or struggling in mind, body, or sprit; that they may feel the healing presence of Christ and the comfort of a caring community. 

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For all who have died recently, particularly Marian Buck, Delia Lehane, and Stewart Lumgair, and those whose anniversaries occur about this time, that they may be welcomed into the eternal light and joy of God’s heavenly kingdom 

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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)