Prayers, Prayer Requests

May 13th, 2016 (Updated Aug 3rd, 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.

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

Action Prayer is love in action 2 August 2026
Our gospel, this weekend, is the miracle of feeding 5000 with only five loaves and two fish. Leaving a dozen full baskets of leftovers. It's easy enough to see an analogy between Communion and the miracle; as well as the twelve baskets and the twelve Apostles. They indeed carried on for Christ. Their actions of feeding the multitudes, helped to perpetuate the cycle that created "leftovers"--those who would now also carry on to help feed the multitudes. But was the crowd just passive? Receiving without giving back? The gospel simply states, 'they collected the scraps remaining'. Did the crowd help to fill the baskets? Thus, also becoming part of the perpetual cycle? When we receive Communion, let's remember how we are part of that perpetual cycle. The more actively we share our gifts, the more Christ's gift of Love can feed the hungry multitudes. That's an Action Prayer!

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