John 14:15-16,23-26 As the Father sent me, so am I sending you:
receive the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said to his disciples:
‘If you love me you will keep my commandments.
I shall ask the Father,
and he will give you another Advocate
to be with you for ever.
‘If anyone loves me he will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him and make our home with him.
Those who do not love me do not keep my words.
And my word is not my own:
it is the word of the one who sent me.
I have said these things to you while still with you;
but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit,
whom the Father will send in my name,
will teach you everything
and remind you of all I have said to you.
This is the gospel of the Lord
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Prayers of Intercession
On this Pentecost Sunday we pray for Pope Francis, that he will be filled with God’s spirit of power, love and joy on the Birthday of the Church. We pray for unity in the Church that our leaders and congregations be centred on Christ and not on power and division and therefore be more effective in bringing the Gospel to all people,
Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer
We bring before our loving heavenly Father the leaders of our country and those who are key players in international relations, that they shun the temptation to divide and dominate others outside their group and be awakened to a true sense of self and national worth that allows all peoples to flourish.
We remember especially those suffering from conflict in the Ukraine, Nigeria, Yemen, Afghanistan and the Holy Land,
Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer
On this Jubilee weekend we give thanks for our Queen, Elizabeth the second, who has faithfully served the United Kingdom and commonwealth for 70 years and for the witness of her Christian faith, that these qualities will inspire others to a life of faith and service of others.
Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer
We pray for our own communities, our family, friends and fellow parishioners, that together we will discover and grow the gifts God has given each of us, for the common good and for each one’s well being, especially in the service of those on the margins, and that we will not tire of asking God to fill us with God’s spirit.
Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer
For those in our faith communities and families who are suffering in mind, body or spirit, for individuals and families who are under strain with the rise in the cost of living and the effects of the pandemic, we ask that God by his spirit will comfort them and inspire them to hope.
We pray for those named in the cluster newsletter and the Prayer Foundation.
Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer
We lift up in prayer to our Lord and Our Lady, those who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time of year, we remember those recently deceased:
Pat Hogg, Frank Smith, John Norman, John Lynch
and Donald McAleavy.
Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer
