In an effort to provide quality Prayers of the Faithful to my parish, I have encountered other priests and deacons who want better compositions. Each week I will share the prayers that I have composed. Please freely use and edit them as you see fit to accord with your particular parish setting.
Priest: Acknowledging the divine reign of God over all things visible and invisible, we place our needs at the foot of his throne. For the Church of God, that she might faithfully preach and make present the Kingdom of Christ by testifying to the truth. Let us pray to the Lord. For government leaders throughout the[…]
In an effort to provide a quality Universal Prayer for the Sunday liturgy in the parish where I am currently assigned, a number of visiting priests and deacons have spoken quite highly of the prayers that I have composed. In the course of our conversations, they have asked how they might obtain these prayers and[…]
The following thoughts are compiled as a practical aide to those ministers and lay faithful who are charged with composing the Prayer of the Faithful. It is not intended to evaluate on a historical-liturgical level the merits of introducing these into the Roman Rite. On Sundays after the Creed, parishes around the world enter into a part[…]