Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Intercessions ~ Pentecost Sunday



On the Feast of Pentecost we pray for the Church and its unity./ We ask for the Church to be a bold witness to Jesus-Risen/ the victor over fear,/ exploitation,/ violence,/ pessimism and alienation./ We pray to the Lord.

On the Feast of Pentecost we pray for our families,/ asking the Holy Spirit to restore us where we are separated from each other./ We pray to the Lord.

On the Feast of Pentecost we pray for those who are Confirmed this year./ We ask the Spirit of Jesus to build them up in faith,/ prayer,/ and an eagerness to serve./ We pray to the Lord.

On the Feast of Pentecost we ask the Spirit of Jesus to melt what is frozen and to warm what is chill within us;/ to transform the Church where we need to learn mercy,/ compassion and love./ We pray to the Lord./ We pray to the Lord.

On the Feast of Pentecost we pray for the lands and peoples of the world,/ remembering today:/ Guyana, Haiti, the Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong and Hungary./ We pray to the Lord.

On the Feast of Pentecost we pray for those who have died/ asking for them to follow Jesus into the Kingdom of refreshment,/ light and peace./ We pray to the Lord.