Lawrence McCarthy

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Gathered together to celebrate the Eucharist, a foretaste of the heavenly banquet, to which, as Christians, we are invited, let us pray to God the Father for all the graces we need. READER God continually invites us to the banquet of a fuller, deeper and more spiritual life, a life worthy of

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Today, on Prisoners’ Sunday, we focus our prayers on all those whose lives are entwined with the Criminal Justice System. God of Hope and Mercy, we offer our prayers to you, knowing you receive them with love. READER We pray for the loved ones of those in prison, they who serve their

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Jesus Christ came into a sin-filled world and, by his death and resurrection, reconciled humankind to his Father. We make our prayers to the Lord for forgiveness of our sins, trusting in his mercy rather than in our own good deeds. READER We pray for the Church: may she always welcome sinners