PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS
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BIDDING PRAYERS
22 July 2018
Priest
In trust and faith we bring our needs to our loving shepherd:
Amen
Reader
We pray for those in leadership in the Church: that they find the support they need to continue to shepherd our flock with love and wisdom.
Lord, hear us.
As we celebrate the news that Sister Ban Madleen from Iraq has been granted a visa to visit her family in Britain we pray for anyone who is being unjustly denied access to their family: we ask that policy makers are guided by compassion and concern for people as individuals, worthy of dignity and respect.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for the courage to face our past, as individuals and as a Church: may we have the humility to recognise where mistakes have been made, the grace to ask for forgiveness and the strength to move forward in hope.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for anyone who is suffering because of the recent hot, dry weather: may we all take seriously our responsibility to care for the earth and conserve water, mindful of the abundance we usually enjoy.
Lord, hear us.
Jesus invited his friends to “come away” and “rest for a while”. We pray for everyone who is beginning their summer holiday this weekend: we ask that they travel safely and, like the apostles, return refreshed and renewed ready for the demands of their daily life.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for older people who find themselves less able than they used to be, in mind, body and spirit; may God’s compassionate love enfold them and may their family, friends and other agencies give them the care and love they need.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for those who have died; may they be welcomed joyfully into God’s kingdom, and may the Lord comfort all those who mourn them.
Lord, hear us.
We make our prayers with Mary, mother of our Lord ……… Hail Mary …
We pray in silence to our heavenly Father for our own private intentions.
Priest
Heavenly Father, graciously hear and grant our prayers through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bidding prayers 2018
22 July 2018
Priest
In trust and faith we bring our needs to our loving shepherd:
Amen
Reader
We pray for those in leadership in the Church: that they find the support they need to continue to shepherd our flock with love and wisdom.
Lord, hear us.
As we celebrate the news that Sister Ban Madleen from Iraq has been granted a visa to visit her family in Britain we pray for anyone who is being unjustly denied access to their family: we ask that policy makers are guided by compassion and concern for people as individuals, worthy of dignity and respect.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for the courage to face our past, as individuals and as a Church: may we have the humility to recognise where mistakes have been made, the grace to ask for forgiveness and the strength to move forward in hope.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for anyone who is suffering because of the recent hot, dry weather: may we all take seriously our responsibility to care for the earth and conserve water, mindful of the abundance we usually enjoy.
Lord, hear us.
Jesus invited his friends to “come away” and “rest for a while”. We pray for everyone who is beginning their summer holiday this weekend: we ask that they travel safely and, like the apostles, return refreshed and renewed ready for the demands of their daily life.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for older people who find themselves less able than they used to be, in mind, body and spirit; may God’s compassionate love enfold them and may their family, friends and other agencies give them the care and love they need.
Lord, hear us.
We pray for those who have died; may they be welcomed joyfully into God’s kingdom, and may the Lord comfort all those who mourn them.
Lord, hear us.
We make our prayers with Mary, mother of our Lord ……… Hail Mary …
We pray in silence to our heavenly Father for our own private intentions.
Priest
Heavenly Father, graciously hear and grant our prayers through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bidding prayers 2018
Basic Prayers
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Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. |
Hail Mary
Hail, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. |
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Glory be to the Father
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be, world without end. Amen. |
Parish Prayer
We, brothers and sisters in Christ re-dedicate our lives to your Sacred Heart.
We want to spread your Kingdom on earth - a Kingdom of Peace, Love & Unity. We will centre our lives on the Blessed Eucharist, on the Bible, on our Family Prayer. We will draw from the grace of Baptism the willingness to serve each other with joy. We will help each other to order our lives for the good of all. We believe in the equality of men and women, and that both are deserving of their true dignity and rights. We believe that the Peace of Christ is in our hearts and that His Peace can reign in our world today. We rejoice in being God's Family within the life of The Church of the Sacred Heart. We offer our lives in thanksgiving of the love of your Sacred Heart and of the heart of Mary. Amen. |
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Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his Kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his Kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen
