Prayers, Prayer Requests

May 13th, 2016 (Updated Aug 31st, 2026)

We add petitions as they come in. If you would like a request to be added to this list please send a message to our Contact page.

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 August 2026 - Evangelisation of the City: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55563

Action Prayer is love in action 30 August 2026
Our readings focus on discovering the will of God via our new life and new mind. In the gospel, Jesus tells Peter, 'You are an obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not God's way but man's.' At that moment, Peter didn't perceive that Jesus had to fullfill the prophecies. St Paul reminds us, 'Do not model yourselves on the behaviour of the world around you, but let your behaviour change...' Easier to say than do. That's where our new life and mind set come in; by discovering God's will, our behaviour changes. It's a lifelong lesson. This week, our Action Prayer, as we walk with Christ, is to focus on one of the gifts or fruits of the Holy Spirit, allowing it to help us better understand God's will in our lives.

Remember Me Memorial

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