Introduction
(21st
Sunday Ordinary Time)
A
pleasant day to everyone!
Our Gospel today is a wake-up call.
Knowing the Lord and the Gospel is not enough. It is necessary to live the life
that Jesus lived and put His word into practice. Entrance into God’s kingdom is not easy. We
have to pass through the narrow door.
May we have the humility to see that
God’s kingdom is a gift which we have to accept with joy and courage, so that
it may bear fruit in our lives.
Prayers
of the Faithful
(21sth
Sunday Ordinary Time)
(Priest): Let us pray that we may have hearts
open to welcome all peoples as brothers and sisters, fellow travelers, and
partakers in the Lord’s banquet. With confidence, we pray:
“Lord, listen to your people.”
(Reader):
· That after
preaching to others, the ministers of the Word may live what they preach so
that they may become credible witnesses and will not be left out of the reign
of God, we pray: (R)
· That we may see
ourselves not as the only ones who will be saves but, like the rest, as
partakers of the Lord’s gift of salvation, we pray: (R)
· That those who
suffer in any way and those who feel they may have difficulty passing through
the “narrow door” may come closer to Christ who saved us through His cross, we
pray: (R)
· That the Church,
the government, and the affluent sectors of our society may address the basic
social and economic needs of the less privileged so that we may avoid rift and
class struggle among our people, we pray: (R)
· That our departed
loved ones may know the joy of the heavenly banquet together with the forebears
and all the holy ones, we pray: (R)
(Priest): Fill our family with your Spirit,
Lord, so that our lives may give you praise and glory.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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