We will begin by making the sign
of the Cross
Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
We pause to think of any special intention we
want to pray for today.
We light our Form Candle for all our prayers
today.
Third week of Lent
This weekend Bishop Malcolm has sent a pastoral
letter and information on proposals for the structure of
our diocese. Benedict XVI Pope Emeritus said in his last
public audience at St Peter’s that the church is not a
organisation but a ‘living body, a community of
brothers and sisters in the body of Jesus Christ, who
unites us all.” Bishop Malcolm in his address to priests
in February called on the schools to continue their role
in bringing children and young people to Christ but to
look at new ways to make stronger links with our
parishes. We will use the prayers for our diocese from
the Diocesan Assembly in 2004 and our Year of Faith
prayer.
Monday 4th March 2013
Reader:
“The Lord listened and had pity. The Lord came to my
help. O Lord my God I will thank you forever.”
(Psalm 29:11-13)
Together let us pray:
Father, we labour in the fields of the world, to reap
the harvest you have sown. You call us to step out of
the boat, to walk upon the water, to risk all for your
Gospel. Through Christ our Lord. Amen
Tuesday 5th March 2013
Reader:
Peter went up to Jesus and said: ‘Lord how often must
I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as
seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you,
but seventy-seven times.’ (Gospel of Matthew 18:21)
Together we pray:
Father, may we work together for your kingdom,
walk together on your pilgrimage of hope, in what
we do and say, may our lives speak to everyone of
your all embracing love. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Wednesday 2013
Reader:
“I tell you most solemnly, whoever listens to
my words, and believes in the one who sent me, has
eternal life, without being brought to judgement, they
have passed from death to life.” (The Gospel of John 5:22)
Together we pray:
Father, help us to leave behind all that weighs us down,
to carry with us all that lifts us up in hope, so that your
church in our diocese will gather in a rich and fruitful
harvest for your kingdom. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen
Thursday 7th March 2013
St Pertpetua and St Felicity
Reader: Perpetua was a young Roman girl and
Felicity her slave. Both were martyred for their
Christian faith in the public stadium in Carthage in
203 AD
Reader 2: Come in, let us bow and bend low; let us
kneel before the God who made us for he is our God
and we the people who belong to his pasture, the
flock that is led by his hand.” (Psalm 94:2)
Let us pray together:
May Mary, woman of faith, through whom Christ
came into our world,
inspire us and pray for us; may we, like her, welcome
him into our hearts,
so that, in our worship and our work, we may bring
Christ to all whom we meet, sharing with them by
our words, deeds and example the gifts of faith,
hope and love.
(Nottingham Diocese Prayer for Year of Faith)
Friday 8th March 2013
Reader: The Lord says, "I will bring my people back
to me. I will love them with all my heart; no longer am
I angry with them. I will be to the people of Israel like
rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they
will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon. They
will be alive with new growth, and beautiful like olive
trees
Reader 2: They will be fragrant like the cedars of
Lebanon. Once again they will live under my
protection. They will grow crops of grain and be
fruitful like a vineyard. They will be as famous as the
wine of Lebanon.” (The Prophet Hosea 14:4-6)
Together we pray:
Father, we pray that we may live our faith more
clearly that you may be glorified in your faithful
people.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Nottingham Diocese Prayer for Year of Faith)
School Prayer
Prayer of Saint Benedict
We pray Lord, that everything we do
may be prompted by your inspiration,
so that every prayer and work of ours
may begin from you, and be brought by you
to completion.
Amen
Saint Benedict – Pray for us