LEADER:
Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church;
ALL: That we all may be one.
LEADER:
Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly
serve you;
ALL: That your Name may be glorified by all people.
LEADER:
We pray for all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons;
ALL: That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and
Sacraments.
LEADER:
We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world;
ALL: That there may be justice and peace on the earth.
LEADER:
Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake;
ALL: That our works may find favour in your sight.
LEADER:
Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble;
ALL: That they may be delivered from their distress.
LEADER:
Give to the departed eternal rest;
ALL: Let light perpetual shine upon them.
LEADER:
We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy;
ALL: May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.
LEADER:
Let us pray for our needs and those of others.
Silence may be kept.
ALL:
Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before we ask,
help us to ask only what accords to your will; and the good
things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant
us for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Concluding Collects
The Act of Penitence follows (page 123)