Bidding Prayers

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Nothing must come in the way of our following of Jesus Christ. Let us pray to the Lord, therefore, for a clearer understanding of his call.     READER Let us pray for the leaders of the Church: may they always value the poor in spirit who follow the example of Christ himself, those […]

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST God instituted the sacrament of matrimony and endowed it with all the graces by which a man and a woman grow in love and, if so blessed, raise up a Christian family to God’s glory. We ask the Lord for the graces which married couples need in today’s world. READER We pray

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Jesus Christ came on earth to teach us the true value of human life. Let us ask the Lord for his grace so that our lives may be lived for love of him. READER Let us pray for the Church and the spread of the Gospel: may all Christians be sensitive to

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST God our Father has revealed the Kingdom of Heaven to us through the teaching of his Son, Jesus Christ. Today we ask the Lord for a greater understanding of his plan for our world. READER We pray for the Church: may her teaching about God’s kingdom, to which she leads everyone, be

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Jesus Christ suffered and died for our sakes. May we now ask God our Father for the grace to understand the value of suffering in the Christian life. READER We pray for the Church under persecution: may she unite her sufferings with those of her Lord and Master and be a powerful

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST God our Father has called us together to live in the community of the Christian Church. As we bring to mind his many blessings on us, and on this Education Sunday and the time of Harvest let us ask God for the grace we need to live together as true Christians. READER

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST God our Father, our world is your gift to us. It is the place where we marvel at the wonder of your creation. For those with eyes to see, the glory and wonder of your being is reflected in the beauty of what surrounds us. We ask you now to guide us

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Our personal love for Jesus Christ opens the way for eternal life for us. We make our prayers to God our Father that the world may take heed of the voice of his Son.   READER Let us pray for all preachers in the Church: may their constant teaching be of Christ’s love

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Jesus Christ shed his blood on the Cross so that, by his death, we might live. In his name, we ask God our Father that Christians everywhere may be given the grace to appreciate the greatness of his love.       READER Let us pray for the Church: may she spend herself completely in

BIDDING PRAYERS PRIEST Christ in the Eucharist is our daily food as we journey to the Father. Let us ask him, on this our earthly pilgrimage, for all those graces which we need to help us on our way. READER We pray for contemplative monks and nuns whose special calling is to a life of