GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
AUGUST 29, 2010 22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
CELEBRANT:
We have been invited to the table of God’s grace. With humility, we present to him our needs.
DEACON/LECTOR:
That the Church may draw every human being, with welcome and joy, to the Kingdom of God and to eternal salvation, we pray to the Lord….
That elected officials may serve with the humility that recognizes that human rights come from God, not from government, we pray to the Lord…
That God may bring his peace to the lonely, to prisoners, to the abandoned, to the poor, and to the unborn, we pray to the Lord…
That those who care for the sick may grow in compassion, and always reflect the face and heart of Christ, we pray to the Lord…
That all who have died may be purified of sin and enjoy the vision of God forever, we pray to the Lord…
That all who have died, especially Nick Alexander, Walter O’Connor (and _________________ ____________________), be purified of sin and enjoy the vision of God forever, we pray to the Lord…
CELEBRANT:
Father, we praise you for allowing us to draw close to you.
As you hear our prayers, open the way for those who are far from you
to also experience your kindness.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.