Second Sunday after Christmas (Year C)

January 4th 2004

Priest:

“The Word was made Flesh and lived among us”, as we continue to celebrate the birth of Our Lord, Jesus, let us pray to Him and to God, Our Father, for all our needs.

Reader:

Lord, we pray for our Church Leaders, our Pope, Bishops and Priests everywhere that they continue to be inspired by the wisdom of your love and lead us faithfully in the year ahead.

Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer

Lord, we pray for ourselves too and we thank you for the many blessings that we have been given this Christmas time. May the misery of our Monday morning, soon give way to the knowledge of your love and care for us.

Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer

Lord, we pray especially at this time of year for members of our families and friends who are no longer with us. Their parting from us is hard to bear, but we look forward to the day when we, like them, will be united with you once more.

Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer

Lord, we pray for all those who need our prayers throughout the world. We pray particularly for those who have suffered as a result of the earthquake in Iran. May they find hope and comfort.

Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer

Finally Lord, we pray for all our young people and adults who will be returning to schools, colleges and universities next week. May their coming year be filled with the grace of the Holy Spirit, and may they be safe and do well in all that they do.

Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer

We now ask Mary, Our Mother, to intercede for us as we say …. Hail Mary.

We now pray silently to God for our own private intentions

 

Priest:

Father, we ask you to hear the prayers that we make in faith and grant us your blessing, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.