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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Prv 3:27-34Responsorial Psalm ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5Gospel Lk 8:16-18
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25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018PRIEST: Let us bring our prayers before our merciful and loving God:
For our clergy and church leadership....that they will all be ‘servants’ to God’s people, as Jesus was servant to all, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.
For the Catholic church....that we will be a community built on reconciliation and justice, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.For Father Ignatius and for the countless good and holy priests who shepherd God’s people....that we support and care for them, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.
For our parish religion teachers/catechists....that they will lovingly guide and inspire our children, our teenagers, and our adults to the beauty and love of God, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.For the sick and the shut-ins of our parish and our families, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.
For those who have died, including Maureen Egbujor, and for their loved ones, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.For the areas and the peoples of the Philippines hit by the typhoon....that help will be swift and generous, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.
For couples who have been married this month, and for infants who have been baptized....that their journey of faith will continue throughout their lives, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.That we, the Body of Christ, will speak and act for the oppressed and downtrodden in our parish, our city, and throughout the world, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.
For all of St. Gerard’s parishioners....that we build this faith community into a place of welcome, hospitality, care, and prayer, we pray to the Lord. Lord hear our prayer.PRIEST: Hear our prayers, loving God. Send your Spirit upon us to give us the generosity and the wisdom to make possible what we have asked of you....In Jesus’ name. Amen