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Pope Francis’s Monthly Intentions | Scripture Readings
Third Sunday of Lent
March 23, 2025
CELEBRANT: With trust that God hears all who call out to him in faith, we offer our prayers of intercession.
Our response is: Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.
- For the church: May we always seek to know and love God more fully, that we might serve God more faithfully.
- For the health of Pope Francis: May he continue to find strength in God’s grace and mercy.
- For world leaders: May they be so rooted in the principles of justice and care for all.
- For our catechumens and candidates: May they discover the Lord’s presence in their own lives and be nourished by the Word of God as they journey into this faith community.
- That young people will enter more deeply into conversation with the Lord in prayer as they seek to discover their vocations.
- For those who live in shame or guilt: May our practices of kindness and mercyy in the name of a kind and merciful God open hearts so that all may know themselves as God’s beloved.
- For an end to all violence.
- For all those in the hospital, about to have surgery, or recovering from surgery.
- In gratitude for our health, and for healing for all who are sick, especially those listed in our church bulletin and their caregivers.
- For those who have died and whose names are listed in this week’s church bulletin. May they celebrate everlasting life in Christ Jesus.
- For those prayers that we hold in the silence of our hearts.
CELEBRANT: Every-loving and merciful God, hear the prayers we offer to you this day. We raise them to you with humble hearts, and ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayers for Our Parish and Diocese
- That our parish community might grow in faith and confidence that God is present among us, and that we might be agents of that presence.
- For all who share in the ministry of this parish community, that they bring compassion and understanding to all those in need.
- That our parish will grow in faith, hope, and love through deeper devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the holy rosary.
- That our parish may grow in holiness through the graces of the Eucharist.
- For an increase of vocations to the priesthood and to consecrated life, for the greater honor and glory of God in service of God’s people.
- That the needs of those in our diocese may continue to be met with the funds from the Annual Catholic Appeal.
- That we all be trustworthy stewards of God’s abundant blessings and support the church through the Annual Catholic Appeal.
Prayers for the Pandemic
- For the millions of people who have died of Covid-19.
- For those who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus: may God console them and grant them peace.
- For healing of those experiencing harmful and long-term effects of the Covid pandemic.
- For continued protection of those who are most at risk of Covid.
- For the success of Covid vaccinations and effective treatments and their equitable distribution, so that the illness will not be life-threatening.
- For a better world as we emerge from pandemic restrictions, and for those anxious about the future.
- That God may give us the grace to show kindness in caring for one another while challenged by Covid-19.
- That we maintain the vigilance and understanding necessary to keep us safe.
- For all those who give of themselves so that others may be helped – doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, EMTs, police officers, firefighters, grocers, truckers, store clerks, mail carriers, takeout cooks, hospital and building cleaners, teachers, child care workers, mental health professionals, and countless others. May they receive your protection as they serve.