Introduction:
On this year’s World Mission Sunday we are reminded that by virtue of our Baptism we are all called to be missionary. My we, like the disciples, have hearts burning with zeal proclaiming the Kingdom of God in faith and action.
Prayers of the Faithful:
Celebrant: Dear friends, Jesus calls us to love as he loved, wholeheartedly and freely. Let us open our hearts in loving prayer for the world that God has made.
Commentator: We pray for the millions of innocent children, women and men caught up in brutal warfare, especially in Israel and Gaza, but also in Ukraine, Myanmar, Sudan and other places, that the warring parties will agree to a ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid to flow through.
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Commentator: We pray for all who have blessed us with generous love, that they will rejoice on seeing their love bear good fruit in our lives.
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Commentator: We pray for the quiet volunteers doing the work of the St Vincent de Paul Society, that their care for the poor will ease the hardship and isolation that so many suffer.
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Commentator: We pray for our faith community, that the celebration of All Saints and All Souls Days this week will enliven our hope in Jesus’ promise of eternal life.
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Commentator: We pray for lay and religious missionaries, that they will walk alongside, listening to and respecting the needs of those whose lives are affected by poverty and injustice.
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Commentator: We pray for the recently deceased and those whose anniversary of death occurs around this time, especially all those in our Mass Intentions today, that they will forever delight in God’s beauty and goodness.
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Celebrant: Fount of love, holy God, in your wisdom you have brought the world to birth. Open our hearts to love all things as Jesus did. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.