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The Prayers of Intercession
The prayers at our Sunday Eucharist usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence
The Church of Christ, our local church, and Diocese
Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority
The local community, our families, friends, and neighbours
Those who suffer
The communion of saints, the departed and the bereaved
Please use and share these prayers as you will
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A note from Fr Steve Foster
Blessings to all of you using these intercessions.
I’ve just realised that this page is 10 years old!
The intercessions, initially only intended for the 7 churches of The Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy, were first uploaded to the website in May 2014 and now attract some 18,000 hits a month
I am now retired and live in Robin Hood’s Bay, UK but agreed to continue posting weekly prayers when I returned from Spain in 2016
Yours in Christ
Rev’d Steve Foster
Intercessions
for Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Year B – 15th September
2024
Heavenly Father hear our prayers and listen to the words of our mouths as
we lay before your throne our hopes and fears, our joys and concerns and
all the things for which we give thanks.
We
pray for the Church, both here in The Anglican Chaplaincy of the Costa
Blanca and throughout the world, and all who call themselves Christians,
that they may go forward in unity and strength. Help us to respect the
beliefs of others even if we do not share them, to celebrate what we have
in common and to accept our differences. Guide us all in our ministries as
we live each day.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your
Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Creator God , drive away despair from our politics, revive our dreams of
justice and truth, and restore our passion for what is good and right.
Establish your just and gentle rule throughout the world especially where
there is conflict; where peace seems so far away and so many have lost
everything, even the faint hope of a peaceful future.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your
Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Gracious God, help us always to remember that in life we are “Third” and
that you and our neighbour come first and second. Help us always to
practice unselfishness as we try to live out lives where we genuinely try
to be the servant of all as our Lord commanded.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your
Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Heavenly Father you gave your prophet Isaiah an “instructed tongue to know
the word that sustains the weary” help us to comfort the weary and those
who are ill with a call or a visit or a through the post with a
get-well-card. Help also to be constant in our prayer for friends
and family in any kind of need. We especially pray for………………
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your
Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Loving Father, we pray for those who have died
alone, unnoticed and unloved. We pray for those who have committed suicide
or died in accidents of their own making. We commend all the
departed to your merciful love.
(Short Silence)
Lord, in your
Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Faithful God as we leave this place today and return to our homes and
loved ones draw near to us, strengthen our faith, deepen our love for you
and for our neighbours and open our eyes to the wonder of your creation.
Merciful Father:
accept these
prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
We have been asked by The Archbishops of Canterbury and York to continue to pray for Ukraine:
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
We write to you as the world is in
turmoil following recent events in Eastern Europe
I am sure that you will agree that the horrific and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is an act of great evil
Now, more than ever, we need to place our trust in Jesus
Christ, as we remember that God is not the author of confusion but of
peace; and so I urge you to pray for a ceasefire, a withdrawal of Russian
forces and for peace to prevail
Pray for the innocent – the women, men and children who are displaced, whose lives are disrupted, and who live in fear of the atrocities of war
Pray for those with power – that they may make a resolute and public decision to never use force, to actively work for peace and seek peaceful solutions to dispute and disagreement
Pray that there may be a recognition of common and shared humanity and God’s promise of flourishing life for all people
The Bishop in Europe has asked us to join them in prayer for the chaplaincy in Kyiv and the churches that serve Ukraine
At this time of great uncertainty, we place our hope and trust in God, whose love never fails. Lord, have mercy
Fr Steve Foster
The Singing Vicar
Email: singingvicar@gmail.com