THE PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH,
Maundy Thursday, Cycle B (April 1, 2021)
Let us pray for the Church, the world, and one another.
A brief silence
On this holy night, dear Father, grant us faith to cling to the forgiveness won for us by your dear Spon. Grant us hope, to cling to him in temptation, turmoil, and darkness. Give us love, to cling to him forever, adoring him as our Savior and Lord.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for the Church. Fill it with your Spirit, so that it might more perfectly love you and the people your Son came to redeem.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for our persecuted sisters and brothers throughout the world. Fill them with your Spirit, so that they more perfectly bear witness to the holiness and love of Jesus.
Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
We pray for our seminarians, theologians, pastors, and all missionaries of the Gospel. Fill them with your Spirit, so that they more perfectly proclaim Christ, and him crucified.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for our congregation, its people, and its ministries. Fill us with your Spirit, so that we might more perfectly reflect the servant-love of Jesus to one another, and to our neighbors.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for all who will be baptized into the death and resurrection of Christ during these holy days. Fill them with your Spirit, so that they may more perfectly follow in his footsteps.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for our elected and appointed leaders, here and in all nations. Fill them with your Spirit, so they more perfectly accomplish your will for the people entrusted to their care.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for all who risk their lives for the sake of others. Fill them with your Spirit, so that in places of danger, distrust, and disease, they more perfectly accomplish your will.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for everyone suffers in body, heart, or mind, especially: {List}. Fill them with your Spirit, so that they might more perfectly cling to Christ: their life and their salvation.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, we share a foretaste of the feast you have set before all whom you have redeemed by the passion, death, and resurrection of your beloved Son. Fill us with your Spirit, so that we might more perfectly take up our Cross, follow Jesus wherever he leads, and encourage one another along life’s way. Bring us, through the merits of Christ, into your Kingdom, where with him and the Holy Spirit, you reign in the glory of heaven’s endless day.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For these things, and for whatever else is needful, dear Father, we pray in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit reigns, one God, now and forever. Amen.
