Bidding Prayers for Epiphany Sunday 2012 (B)
Priest: Let us pray for our own needs and those of all nations called to behold the light of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
Reader: May the star which led the Magi to the infant Saviour lead us towards our heavenly home.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: We pray for children abused or neglected everywhere. We pray for parents in difficulty or danger. May they all find the protection, support and kindness for which they long.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: We pray for all those who are inquiring into the Catholic faith and for those who are seeking full communion. May our life and worship lead them to Christ, the light of the peoples.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: We pray for all those who care for the sick; for doctors, nurses, chaplains and carers: may they be filled with compassion and bring hope and comfort to those in their care.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: Have mercy, O Lord, on those who have died in the storms and landslides in the Philippines; comfort those who mourn, the wounded and those who have lost their possessions. May they receive all the help they need to re-build their shattered lives.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: Within the diocesan prayer-link we remember the parish of Christ the King, Amesbury.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: We pray for the sick especially Cassie Summerhayes, Betty Knight, Tabitha Nabuliba, Mary Healey, Frank van der Burgt, Bernard de Rosa, Henry Smart, Winnie Conway, Romeo Delatore, Natalina Borgana, Denis Spear, Bernard Kiernan, Henrietta Soliman, Martin McDonagh and Melvin Baptiste.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord, graciously hear us.
Reader: Let us pray for our dead who have followed the star of faith especially Raul Castillo. May they behold God face to face.
Priest: Lord hear us. All: Lord graciously hear us.
Reader: We ask Mary the mother of Jesus to intercede for us as we say: "Hail Mary….. "
Reader: In a moment of silence we pray for our own personal intentions.
Priest: Father, when the Kings came to your Son, your love was revealed for all mankind. May we, in our day, reveal your love for everyone. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
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