Bidding Prayers

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST In the name of Jesus Christ who redeemed us, and the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us, we make our prayers to God our Father. READER We pray for the Church: may she continue to proclaim the eternal truths of her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May she demonstrate to the world her […]

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST On this great day, when we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, let us ask God our Father to renew each one of us, the members of his Body, through his Spirit, so that all may be filled with his power. READER We pray for the leaders of the Church: that

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Through Christ, our model of prayer and suffering, we make our petitions to God our Father for all the needs of our Church and world. READER Let us pray for the Church and all her members: may she continue to pray without ceasing in the midst of trials and tribulations, conscious that

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST One of the fruits of Easter is the coming of the Holy Spirit into our world. We ask God our Father to help us to be open to the Spirit as we make our prayers to Him. READER We pray for the leaders of the Church: may they always be open to

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST We pray to God our Father for all the graces for the Church and the world, through Christ who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. READER We pray for the Church, the sign of Salvation: may she always point the way to the person of Jesus Christ, who alone is

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Christ the Good Shepherd, who laid down his life for his sheep, has risen again to bring us new life. Let us ask God our Father to bless all those whom he has appointed to guard and guide us in our journey through life. READER We pray for the leaders of the

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we too are pilgrims who recognise Christ in the breaking of bread. Let us ask God our Father for all the spiritual food we need in our journey through life. READER Let us pray that the celebration of Easter may give fresh encouragement to

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST We are a renewed Christian family who share in the life of the Risen Lord. Let us ask God our Father for all the graces we need to live our Christian lives to the full. READER We pray for the Church: may she ever remain faithful, as did the early Church, to

BIDDING PRAYERS 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

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,