MASSES AND PRAYERS FOR VARIOUS NEEDS AND OCCASIONS

MASSES AND PRAYERS FOR VARIOUS NEEDS AND OCCASIONS

6312 FOR HOLY CHURCH 15. FOR PROMOTING HARMONY Entrance Antiphon Acts 4: 32-33 The community of believers was of one heart and mind. The Apostles bore witness to the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus,

FOR PROMOTING 6313 HARMONY and great favor was accorded them all, alleluia. Collect O God, who are perfect unity and true charity, grant your faithful one heart and one mind, that the body of your Church,

6314 FOR HOLY CHURCH which rests on the confession of the truth, may flourish in harmony and be made strong in enduring unity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

FOR PROMOTING 6315 HARMONY one God, for ever and ever. Or O God, who have taught your Church to keep all the heavenly commandments by loving you and loving our neighbor, grant us a spirit of peace and grace,

6316 FOR HOLY CHURCH so that your entire family may be devoted to you wholeheartedly and united in purity of intent. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

FOR PROMOTING 6317 HARMONY one God, for ever and ever. Prayer over the Offerings O God, who renew us in your image through your Sacraments and your commandments, mercifully guide our footsteps in your paths,

6318 FOR HOLY CHURCH that through these sacrificial offerings which we bring we may possess the gift of charity, for which you have taught us to hope. Through Christ our Lord. Preface of the Unity of Christians, pp. 6342-6347.

FOR PROMOTING 6319 HARMONY Communion Antiphon Jn 17: 20-21 Father, I pray for those who will believe in me, that they may be one in us, so that the world may believe it was you who sent me, says the Lord.

6320 FOR HOLY CHURCH Prayer after Communion We have received, O Lord, the Sacrament of unity; grant us, we pray, that, living in your house in holy accord, we may possess the peace we hand on and preserve the peace we have received. Through Christ our Lord.

6334 FOR HOLY CHURCH 17. FOR THE UNITY OF CHRISTIANS This Mass may be used whenever there are special celebrations for the unity of Christians, provided it does not occur on a Sunday of Advent, Lent or Easter, or on any Solemnity. A

FOR THE UNITY 6335 OF CHRISTIANS Entrance Antiphon Jn 10: 14-15 I am the Good Shepherd, and I know my sheep and mine know me, says the Lord, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father;

6336 FOR HOLY CHURCH and I lay down my life for the sheep. Collect Almighty ever-living God, who gather what is scattered and keep together what you have gathered, look kindly on the flock of your Son,

FOR THE UNITY 6337 OF CHRISTIANS that those whom one Baptism has consecrated may be joined together by integrity of faith and united in the bond of charity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

6338 FOR HOLY CHURCH who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Or: We humbly ask you, Lord, lover of the human family, to pour out more fully upon us the grace of your Spirit,

FOR THE UNITY 6339 OF CHRISTIANS and grant that, walking worthily in the vocation to which you have called us, we may bear witness to the truth before others and seek with confidence the unity of all believers in the bond of peace.

6340 FOR HOLY CHURCH Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Prayer over the Offerings

FOR THE UNITY 6341 OF CHRISTIANS O Lord, who gained for yourself a people by adoption through the one sacrifice offered once for all, bestow graciously on us, we pray, the gifts of unity and peace in your Church. Through Christ our Lord.

6342 FOR HOLY CHURCH Preface: The unity of the Body of Christ, which is the Church.

FOR THE UNITY 6343 OF CHRISTIANS V.The Lord be with you. R. And with your spirit. V. Lift up your hearts. R. We lift them up to the Lord.

6344 FOR HOLY CHURCH V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. R. It is right and just. It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

FOR THE UNITY 6345 OF CHRISTIANS For through him you brought us to the knowledge of your truth, so that by the bond of one faith and one Baptism we might become his Body. Through him you poured out

6346 FOR HOLY CHURCH your Holy Spirit among all the nations, so that in a wondrous manner he might prompt and engender unity in the diversity of your gifts, dwelling within your adopted children and filling and ruling the whole Church.

FOR THE UNITY 6347 OF CHRISTIANS And so, in company with the choirs of Angels, we praise you, and with joy we proclaim: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts...

6348 FOR HOLY CHURCH Communion Antiphon Cf. 1 Cor 10:17 Though many, we are one bread, one body, for we all partake of the one Bread and one Chalice. Prayer after Communion As this reception of your Holy Communion, O Lord,

FOR THE UNITY 6349 OF CHRISTIANS foreshadows the union of the faithful in you, so may it bring about unity in your Church. Through Christ our Lord.

FOR THE PRESERVATION 6493 OF PEACE AND JUSTICE 30. FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE AND JUSTICE This Mass may not be used on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, on 1 January.

6494 FOR CIVIL NEEDS A Entrance Antiphon Cf. Sir 36: 18, 19 Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you; hear the prayers of your servants and guide us in the way of justice.

FOR THE PRESERVATION 6495 OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Collect O God, who have revealed that peacemakers are to be called your children, grant, we pray, that we may work without ceasing to establish that justice

6496 FOR CIVIL NEEDS which alone ensures true and lasting peace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

FOR THE PRESERVATION 6497 OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Or: O God, who show a father s care for all, grant, in your mercy, that the members of the human race, to whom you have given a single origin, may form in peace a single family

6498 FOR CIVIL NEEDS and always be united by a fraternal spirit. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Other prayers, p. 6503.

FOR THE PRESERVATION 6499 OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Prayer over the Offerings May the saving sacrifice of your Son, the King of peace, offered under sacramental signs that signify peace and unity, strengthen, we pray, O Lord,

6500 FOR CIVIL NEEDS concord among all your children. Through Christ our Lord. Communion Antiphon Mt 5: 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Or: Jn 14: 27

FOR THE PRESERVATION 6501 OF PEACE AND JUSTICE Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you, says the Lord. Prayer after Communion Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord, the spirit of charity, so that, sustained by the Body and Blood of your Only Begotten Son,

6502 FOR CIVIL NEEDS we may be effective in nurturing among all the peace that he has left us. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

FOR GIVING THANKS 6673 TO GOD [In the Dioceses of the United States] 48/1. FOR GIVING THANKS TO GOD FOR THE GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE A

6674 FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 143 (142): 11 For the sake of your name, O Lord, give me life. Collect God our Creator, we give thanks to you, who alone have the power to impart the breath of life

FOR GIVING THANKS 6675 TO GOD as you form each of us in our mother s womb; grant, we pray, that we, whom you have made stewards of creation, may remain faithful to this sacred trust and constant in safeguarding the dignity of every human life.

6676 FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Prayer over the Offerings Accept our humble offerings, O Lord of the living,

FOR GIVING THANKS 6677 TO GOD and unite us to the perfect sacrifice of your Son, through whom you have made all creation new. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

6678 FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 36 (35):10 With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light, we see light.

FOR GIVING THANKS 6679 TO GOD Prayer after Communion Increase your love within us, Lord God, by the saving mysteries we have celebrated, and bring people everywhere to respect your gift of human life. Through Christ our Lord.

6680 FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS B Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 31 (30):15-16 I trust in you, O Lord; I say, you are my God. My life is in your hands. Collect O God, who adorn creation with splendor and beauty

FOR GIVING THANKS 6681 TO GOD and fashion human lives in your image and likeness, awaken in every heart reverence for the work of your hands, and renew among your people a readiness to nurture and sustain your precious gift of human life.

6682 FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Prayer over the Offerings O God, who bring forth bread from the earth to sustain our lives

FOR GIVING THANKS 6683 TO GOD and wine to gladden the heart, be pleased to accept these gifts and make them the sacrament of our salvation. Through Christ our Lord.

6684 FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 36 (35):10 With you, O Lord, is the fountain of life, and in your light, we see light. Prayer after Communion Confirm our resolve, O God, by the life-giving Body and Blood of your Son,

FOR GIVING THANKS 6685 TO GOD that we may live always for others and cherish your sacred gift of human life. Through Christ our Lord.