Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Guide your Church to a deeper relationship with you, O Lord.
May all our actions be rooted in your way, your love, your mercy.
We pray to the Lord.
Transform hearts and minds.
May leaders of nations, states and communities
be mindful of the lives of the people they serve,
caring especially for our vulnerable, our poor and all in need.
We pray to the Lord.
Show us how to protect the dignity of all people.
May we build a world united in peace,
with a love of diversity,
and a spirit of acceptance.
We pray to the Lord.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sin.
Give us courage to live your mandate
to forgive all who have sinned against us.
We pray to the Lord.
We seek a deeper relationship with you.
Make us open to the promptings of your Spirit.
Lord, teach us to pray.
We pray to the Lord.
For understanding in place of vengeance,
For hope in place of despair,
For community in place of division and discord.
We pray to the Lord.
For
(Insert names)
And all who have died.
We pray to the Lord.
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