Lawrence McCarthy

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Today we reflect on the glory of the Transfiguration. Let us pray to God our Father for the grace and strength to be responsive to his call.       READER Let us pray for the Church and all her members: may many more individuals be ready to leave all things for the sake of […]

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST It is God’s will that, through his Son, Jesus Christ, all people should find salvation. We pray to him that, though damaged by the effects of sin, we may readjust the focus of our lives, turning once again to God our Father to seek forgiveness for our sins. READER We pray for

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST As God’s people, chosen in Christ, we turn to him as our Father to ask him to hear our prayers for all the needs of our Church and world. READER We pray for all members of Christ’s Church: may each one see that the one law which must be kept is the

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST God the Father calls us to himself in prayer and worship. On this Racial Justice Sunday, let us open our hearts to him. READER We pray for our country: may God make us a society in his image, a society which welcomes the stranger, gives refuge to the homeless and shares its

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Jesus has called us to be poor in spirit so that we can be rich in the things of God. Detached from material goods, and attached to God our Father, we make our petitions to him. READER We pray for the leaders of the Church: may they be an example of what