Art: Sketchbook series: “Cruciform”. Easter Season brings the re-imagining of the experience, material, and shape of the cross.

April 14, 2024

Third Sunday of Easter

Let us pray for all who lead us in faith. May Francis, our Pope, and ___, our Bishop, be given joy and integrity to teach all to work for justice. May they model prayer and service, the joy of the gospel.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for all who have received Easter sacraments. May our new Christians discover their call toward lives of prayer and works of justice.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for children who have been hurt by the hands of parents, teachers and siblings. May we listen to the stories of our young people with concern and honesty.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray to witness Christ’s resurrection amid the chaos in life. May our human suffering give rise the healing power of Christ Jesus. May love flow from our lips and justice become the work of our hands.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for people who search for God. May faith be modeled by all Christians so the world may know the love of Christ Jesus. May Easter ring out in our care for people.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for prisoners confined behind bars. May Easter sustain the lives of people in fear.  May Christ’s healing and freedom be known in every heart.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for orphans, widows and people who feel abandoned in life. May Christ’s love be known in our sadness and in our quest for community and relationship.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for people who struggle to believe in themselves. May Easter bring us a clearer view of our own worth in Christ Jesus. May love be our food, and kindness become our hope.

We pray to the Lord.

Let us pray for all who are ill and frightened by the future. May Christ’s healing touch become hope for people who ache for new life.

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Let us pray for our beloved dead. May Easter joy be made known in our friends who now see the face of Christ Jesus.

We pray to the Lord.