Lawrence McCarthy

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is central to our Christian belief. In his name, and by his victory over death, let us turn to God our Father in prayer, trusting in faith that he hears and answers our prayer. READER Let us pray for the Church, rejoicing in the Resurrection:

PRIEST This is the day the Lord has made when Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Let us turn to God our Father in prayer to ask him, through our Risen Lord, to give us all the graces necessary to be witnesses to the power of the Resurrection. READER We pray for the Church, the

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST In these days of Holy Week when Christ prayed and entreated his Father in the anguish of his Passion, let us pray to the Lord, not trusting in our own good deeds, but in his power to save us. READER We pray for the Church: may she be one with her Lord,