PRAYING AT HOME
PRAYING AT HOME
The importance of daily prayer cannot be overstated. At St Agnes’ we are fortunate to have many people who are daily prayers: that is, they pray daily! They undertake the special task of praying for everyone in our parish, whatever their hopes and dreams, anxieties or disappointments. They pray for our society, our country, and our world, in faith and hope that God’s will may lead to a better, fairer, more just life for everyone.
In addition to their private, individual intentions, they place before God the needs of all in our parish, those whose faith is wayward, whose lives are difficult, or who find themselves so busy with other commitments such as work and family that there is sometimes no time left to give to God.
Each week the intercessions from Mass are available for all to pray during the week, and sometimes ‘special’ intentions are stated on the newsletter. Many other resources including “Wednesday word” are available via links on our website.
Also, under the worship tab can be found many of the great prayers of the Church which have great meaning and significance for many since childhood.
Let us pray.
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity
and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen