Prayers, Prayer Requests

May 13th, 2016 (Updated Oct 26th, 2026)

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Pray As You Go: https://prayasyougo.org/ The daily prayer app.

Prayer Resources for the Season of Creation: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55700

The Pope Video October 2026 - For Mental Health Ministry: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55988

Action Prayer is love in action 25 October 2026

In the gospel this weekend Jesus proclaims: 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbour as yourself.' These two commandments sum up the Ten from Moses, as well as Jesus' parables that go beyond the letter of the law--it encompass' Love, the wider, deeper, fuller relationship of Love that Christ shares with us; and hopefully we are then able to share it with both God and neighbour. Our corporal bodies, from original sin, often act as a distraction to this goal of a fuller relationship of Love with Christ. Let's review the Beatitudes blessings. It's a cycle, a circle; to share that Love with Christ we need to have learned, accepted and given it also to ourselves.

St Paul's Cathedral is hosting the Remember Me Memorial - with pictures and messages of loved ones who have died in the UK from Covid-19. See: www.stpauls.co.uk/remember-me-memorial

Jonathan Roumie from The Chosen prays the Our Father in Aramaic - the language Jesus spoke: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mWCVok38QQ

Hear the Our Father and Hail Mary in over 20 languages: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/44051

A Prayer for the Middle East

Holy Presence,
Source of Life beyond every name, every nation, every border-
We hold the Middle East in sacred light.

The mothers and fathers.
The children waking to sirens.
The elders who have seen too many wars.
The young who deserve futures filled with possibility, not fear.

Wrap every trembling heart in protection.
Guard the innocent.
Shield the vulnerable.
Comfort those who have lost homes, loved ones, or hope.

May wisdom rise in leaders.
May restraint override retaliation.
May courage mean choosing peace over pride.
May the ancient lands-so rich with history, faith, and devotion-
remember their deeper story of shared humanity.

For the Muslim families, the Jewish families, the Christian families-
for every tribe, every language, every lineage-
we affirm the truth that no life is expendable.

No child is an enemy.
No mother's tears are political.
Where there is hatred, breathe understanding.
Where there is vengeance, plant compassion.
Where there is despair, ignite a fierce and tender hope.

Strengthen aid workers.
Guide peacemakers.
Soften hardened hearts.
Interrupt violence before it spreads.

May humanity awaken.
May love prove stronger than fear.
May peace-real, lasting, just peace-
take root in the soil of this sacred region.

And may every soul there feel, even now,
that they are not forgotten…we are connected

Amen.
~ Rev Cynthia James

PRAYER REQUESTS

Peace in Gaza, West Bank, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Sudan, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen, Myanmar, Nigeria, DR Congo, Lebanon, Haiti.

Everyone caught up the catastrophic floods in Tibet and Nepal.

People affected by the earthquakes in Colombia, Vanuatu, Indonesia.

Jacqueline Doyle
Pope Leo who is recovering from his lung operation.
Baby Emily having her third heart operation soon.
Abigail's niece Amanda, who has had a heart attack.
Fr Aiden O'Kane CP - who has died in Medjugorie

Peter who has had a stroke

David Palmer RIP
Rest in Peace dear Dolly Parton

Prof Jason Arday RIP

Anita, Ellen, Judy, Mary, Bill and Rebecca undergoing treatment.

For Ursula Waldinger's intentions

Ann Widdecombe RIP

A friend recovering from surgery

Fr Robin recovering from knee surgery

Joanne's mother who has had a bad fall.

Ben Bano RIP

Amanda C Dickie recovering from pneumonia

A friend beginning treatment in hospital today.

Andrew Mather RIP

Colleen RIP