Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Prayers of the Faithful
Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, in today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us how challenging it is to be His disciple: “Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” Disciples of Christ need to be ready to make sacrifices, give up a lot and take on suffering for His sake. In faith, let us offer these prayers to the Lord:
L. We pray for our parishioners, that we may practice Jesus’ way of love, truthfulness and compassion and transform our way of life to conform to the way of Christ. We pray to the Lord.
L: We pray for our mission of evangelization, may we do our part in bringing new members to the Church and helping the Body of Christ grow in faith and charity. We pray to the Lord.
L: This Mass is offered for the eldest nephew and second nephew of Wang Shuangsan. May the Lord grant them eternal rest. We pray to the Lord.
L: We pray for those whose names are in our Prayer Box, especially Xu Chunmei, Bian Meiyi, Chen Kun, Chen Shupeng, Ni Yufang, Lydia Chen, David Wang, Chen Jianxin, Liang Chenjing and Xu Taicheng. We pray to the Lord.
L: We pray for the souls in Purgatory, may our prayers aid them in their purification, that they may sooner enter into the joys of heaven. We pray to the Lord.
L: We pray for your personal intentions. May the Lord hear the prayers in our hearts and bring us closer to Him. We pray to the Lord.
Celebrant: Lord our God, grant us the grace that we may take every opportunity given to us by Christ to follow Him and to gain eternal life. We ask this through Christ our Lord. AMEN.