Intercessions - Pentecost C (2019)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

The Day of Pentecost

Sunday, June 9, 2019

We have not received a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear.

We have received a spirit of adoption.

Let us pray with confidence, then,

to the one who hears and answers when we ask,

as we sing/say:

“May your Holy Spirit guide us into truth.”

God who orders all things for the common good,

we pray for the church.

We hold before you the Church of the Province of Myanmar,

and its Archbishop, Stephen Than Myint Oo.

We pray, too, for this Diocese, and our Bishop, N.

{pause for silent prayer}

Set us aflame with the Spirit’s power.

Cause hearts to overflow with courage and conviction.

Announce in word and witness the marvels you have done.

We pray to you, O God: (R)

God who makes of us joint heirs with Christ,

we pray for the newly baptized,

those who, with us, have been given to drink of one Spirit,

particularly N.,

{pause for silent prayer}

Awaken dreams and visions.

Loosen tongues to prophesy.

Make of us signs of your Spirit,

outpoured in the heavens and upon the earth.

We pray to you, O God: (R)

O God, you open your hand

and fill your creatures with good things.

We pray for every nation under heaven, especially N.

{pause for silent prayer}

Let the good news resound in every tongue.

Kindle gladness in all your works.

May your glory endure now and forever.

We pray to you, O God: (R)

God who hears the cry of those in need,

we pray for all who know poverty or displacement, particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

Come, Father of the poor.

Come, generous Spirit.

Set free and restore the creatures you have fashioned.

We pray to you, O God: (R)

How manifold are your works, O God of wisdom!

We pray for the health and wellbeing of creation.

{pause for silent prayer}

Send forth your spirit.

Renew the face of the earth.

Stir our hearts to rejoice in all your works.

We pray to you, O God: (R)

Abba! Father,

we pray for those weighed down by despair,

suffering from addiction,

or burdened by illness, particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

Deliver them from fear.

Fill them with hope.

Give them to know the glorious liberty

of those you adopt and name as your children. 

We pray to you, O God: (R)

God of yesterday, today, and forever,

we remember those whom we love but see no longer, especially N.

{pause for silent prayer}

Have mercy on the Beloved.

Awaken both the living and the dead.

Raise us into the splendor of endless Easter.

We pray to you, O God: (R)

The Presider concludes the Prayers of the People with the following collect:

God who hears and answers prayer,

you have turned our Lenten ashes

into the life-giving fire of Pentecost.

Like the first disciples in Jerusalem,

send us out into the streets

proclaiming your wonderful works.

Together, may we stand as a sign and foretaste of your Kingdom,

a covenant to the people,

a light to the nations.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,

the Risen and Ascended Lord.

A simple, accessible setting for the suggested response is here: https://aplm2013.blogspot.com/2019/04/music-may-your-holy-spirit-guide-us.html

Please provide appropriate acknowledgement and only reproduce for use in your congregation.

Intercessions - Easter 7C (2019)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Seventh Sunday of Easter

June 2, 2019

That all people may know the One whom God has sent

and walk in the promised liberty of the gospel,

let us offer ourselves in Christ as we sing/say,

"May your Holy Spirit guide us into truth."

God in whom we live, we pray for the unity of the church.

{pause for silent prayer}

That we may be completely one

so every heart may know you have sent the Son,

we offer ourselves in Christ: (R)

Calling, sending God, we pray for the mission of the church.

We pray for La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico,

led by their Presiding Bishop, Francisco Moreno.

We pray for the newly baptized, particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That through our worship, witness, and work

we may, with you, hasten the liberation of the world,

we offer ourselves in Christ: (R)

                            

Light for the righteous,

we pray for the nations and peoples of the earth,

particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That creation may rejoice

and all peoples behold your glory,

we offer ourselves in Christ: (R)

Wellspring of freedom,

we pray for those longing for deliverance

from fear or anxiety,

oppression or want,

illness or any other affliction, particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That all who thirst may take the water of life as a gift,

we offer ourselves in Christ: (R)

Ever-faithful One, in whom our future rests secure,

we remember before you those who have died in the peace of Christ,

and the departed whose faith is known to you alone.

We remember particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

And that we, with them,

may see the glory of the ascended Lord,

we offer ourselves in Christ: (R)

The Presider or Intercessor concludes the Prayers of the People with the following collect:

God our hope,

you have exalted your Chosen One, our High Priest Jesus Christ,

as most high over all the earth.

Hear the prayer we offer with him before your throne,

and cause us to sing your praise in every situation of bondage,

that all people may be set free

and know you are the God who saves.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,

the risen and ascended Saviour.

A simple, accessible setting for the suggested response is here: https://aplm2013.blogspot.com/2019/04/music-may-your-holy-spirit-guide-us.html

Please provide appropriate acknowledgement and only reproduce for use in your congregation.

Intercessions - Ascension (2019)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

The Ascension of the Lord

Thursday, May 30, 2019

The ascended Christ will return to us

in the same way that he left,

with his hands extended in blessing.

Therefore, we worship in great joy

and pray with deep confidence,

lifting our hearts to God as we sing/say:

"May your Holy Spirit guide us into truth."

For our siblings in Christ,

martyred or persecuted for their faithfulness, particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That as Christ knows their humanity through the Incarnation

and their suffering through his cross,

they may know the victory of his Resurrection and Ascension,

let us lift our hearts to God: (R)

For the church throughout the Diocese of N.,

especially and our Bishop, N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That until Christ’s return in glory,

the church may fulfill his commission

to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth,

let us lift our hearts to God: (R)

For those baptized at the Christian Passover,

or during this great fifty-day season of Easter, particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That with the eyes of their hearts enlightened,

they may know what is the hope to which God has called them,

what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

let us lift our hearts to God: (R)

For the earth and its peoples, especially N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That the leaders of nations

may glimpse and embrace the new creation

in which peace, justice, and reconciliation reign,

let us lift our hearts to God: (R)

For those who suffer from sickness or other forms of need,

particularly N.

{pause for silent prayer}

That set free from their afflictions

they may shout to God with loud songs of joy,

let us lift our hearts to God: (R)

Let us remember the dead, particularly N.;

{pause for silent prayer}

and that the dying may find hope

in the triumph of Jesus over death,

let us lift our hearts to God: (R)

The Presider or Intercessor concludes the Prayers of the People with the following collect:

We make our prayer to you, O God,

in communion with all the saints on earth and heaven,

with the martyrs and the faithful of all ages,


and in the name that is above all names, Jesus the Christ,

who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,

now and forever. Amen.

A simple, accessible setting for the suggested response is here: https://aplm2013.blogspot.com/2019/04/music-may-your-holy-spirit-guide-us.html

Please provide appropriate acknowledgement and only reproduce for use in your congregation.

“The Ascension of Jesus,” by Miki de Goodaboom

http://www.mikidegoodaboom.com/galleries/bible-paintings/