October 23, 2016 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 23, 2016  Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings : http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/102316.cfm

Intercessions :  Heavenly Father, your son taught us to pray from the poverty of our hearts. Knowing you always hear and answer our prayers, we present our petitions before you

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•      For our church leaders that through their sacrifice and example they may be the voice of God’s answer to the prayer of the poor, we pray to the Lord

• ·        That as we prepare for our upcoming national elections, we may pray for officials who follow Christ as an example of servant leadership. we pray to the Lord, 

• ·        For victims of violence, that they may experience and find consolation and justice in the presence of God and his people we pray to the Lord,               

• ·        For those in our parish families, that we may always respect life in all it stages as a gift from God, we pray to the Lord,

• ·        For the Hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the homeless, and the unemployed, that may see God transforming their lives , we pray to the Lord,         

• ·        For those who seek healing. May they open their hearts to the response of the Lord in their lives, we pray

• ·        For those who have asked us for prayers and those who we encounter who need prayers, we pray to the Lord

• ·        For those who have died, and all those who are remembered in the offering of Masses this week.

Father, you hear our prayers, spoke and unspoken.  May we always be humble and approach you in our poverty as we draw near and confidently raise our petitions to you.  We ask this through Christ our Lord.