January 30, 2011

GENERAL INTERCESSIONS
JANUARY 30, 2011 4TH Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Celebrant:

Blessed are the poor, the sorrowing, and those who seek peace and justice. The truth of these words gives us confidence now to pray.

Deacon/Lector:

That the Church may proclaim the Beatitudes with clarity and live them with fidelity, we pray to the Lord ...

That the powerful and influential of the world may hear God's word and boast only in the Lord, we pray to the Lord ...

For all Catholic schools, that they may grow ever stronger in their mission to impart knowledge and faith, and to enable our children to be strong witnesses to truth, love, and the sanctity of life, we pray to the Lord …

That the sick may find comfort in the lesson of the Beatitudes, and that in their suffering and loneliness they may find the Lord's consolation, we pray to the Lord ...

That those who have died, especially Richard Belanger and Lana McColligan, (and ____________________) may rejoice in their heavenly reward, we pray to the Lord ...

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SUN. 7:30 A.M. – That God will greatly bless the Patrias Family for whom this Mass is offered, we pray to the Lord …

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Father,
We hunger and thirst for holiness,
And we long for the peace that comes from you.
As you hear our prayers,
Grant us all that is good,
And keep us in your loving care.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.