General Intercessions

Twenty Seventh Sunday of Ordered Time

October 5, 2025

Presider: The Will of the Creator established all things, all persons. No thing or person can resist the Creative will of the Lord. With Confidence we approach the Lord with our needs of heart, mind, and hand.

Deacon/ Lector/ Cantor: Please respond: “Lord, Hear our prayer”

1.That Pope Leo and Bishop _____ by word and example assist the faithful to grow the gift of faith bringing peace to all lives, we pray...

2. That our parish community in its secular activities and conversations speak with truth and work with integrity to manifest their faith, we pray...

4. That Christians of all faith traditions embrace the values and message of the Cross in daily family, social, and citizen living, we pray...

5. That parents accept from the Holy Spirit the gifts of patience and loving understanding of their children, the elderly, and relatives, we pray...

6. That statespersons, diplomats, economists, and human services personnel are inspired using their authority, wealth, and power in service to the Lord’s created things and persons, we pray...

7. That military personnel apply their training and experience to the safety, peace, and prosperity of our nation and nations of the world, we pray...

8. That teachers make present the Will of God by their work so that all students have what they need to flourish, we pray...

9. That vulnerable adults and children suffering  from abusive relationships receive from the Holy Spirit courage and fortitude to seek help in breaking the slavery of abuse, we pray...

10. That those who died this week (list here) and those approaching death’s door are encouraged by faith and sacrament. That the intention of this Mass, (list here) _____is (are) remembered in our prayers, we pray...

11. We petition God for our personal needs and for help resolving concerns of hand, mind, and heart: (pause) Let us place these intentions on the altar with the financial gifts offered for ministries of our community, we pray...

Presider: Father, Creator and Sustainer, be attentive to our concerns. Assist us in overcoming attitudes that destroy dignity and worth to any person or being of your creation. Assist each of us to discover in adversity your loving guidance and assistance as we seek to do your will. This we pray... in Jesus Name.

Response: Amen.