11/24/2019
Prayer of the Church
Last Sunday of the Church Year
24 November 2019
Sons and daughters of our heavenly Father, let us come in the name of Jesus and pray on behalf of ourselves and all people as they have need.
That we may rejoice in Christ, who displays His kingly reign first from the cross and on whom we wait for the revelation of all that is to come, and that we may enter into our eternal rest by the merits of Christ alone, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That we may rejoice in Jerusalem on high, the holy city of God, manifested here by the Baptism through which we are made children of God and sustained by the rich food of Christ’s body and blood in the Eucharist, and that the Lord may preserve His Church holy and spotless to the day of His coming, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may bless this congregation and His whole Church with faithful pastors and church workers who speak without embarrassment or apology the Gospel of Christ crucified and risen, and that we, as hearers of this Gospel, may respond with faith and thanksgiving, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may give release to the captive and freedom to those imprisoned in guilt and shame, bringing all people to repentance, that through the forgiveness of their sins and the gift of a clear conscience, they may be set free to live holy lives to the praise of His name, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may bless all those who teach and learn His Word, that they may be kept from all error, given wisdom to recognize and reject all that is false, and be sustained in the truth that endures forever, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may preserve His people from all temptation and amid all trial, lest they give into the power of evil or despair, and that God’s people may be bold and faithful witnesses to all those around them, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may preserve our nation in peace; raise up faithful leaders; and bless our president and those who make, administer and judge our laws; and that we may be good citizens, who heed the call to integrity of life and service, manifesting the good works of the Kingdom within our daily callings as His people, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may deliver the poor from their want and grant employment to those who seek work, and that the Lord may grant His blessing to all the agencies and programs with which the Church supports those in need, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may grant healing and peace to all those afflicted in body or mind, that the Lord may relieve the suffering, and that the Lord may give peace to the dying and comfort to those who grieve, that in their need He may be their strength and peace, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may grant to us grateful hearts rejoicing in the mercies He makes new every morning, that He may supply wisdom to use faithfully and for His glory all the resources of this earth, and that we may cheerfully return to Him the tithes and offerings He is due, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That the Lord may bring us to repentance and faith so we may rightly receive His body and blood, that we may manifest the unity of faith and witness before the world, and that we may bear in our lives the good fruits of His Spirit and this communion in holy words and holy works, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
That we may never forget the mighty works by which the Lord has saved us, that we may respond to His acts of deliverance with the song of praise and thanksgiving, and that we may give to these prayers the “Amen” of faith, confident of the Lord’s mercy and wisdom, let us pray through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
