Prayer petitions for funeral mass. The prayers focus on the hope we have i...
Prayer petitions for funeral mass. The prayers focus on the hope we have in Jesus Christ and gratitude for When preparing a funeral plan, please use the suggestions following to compose the petitions. Priest God, our shelter and our strength, you listen in love to the cry of your people: hear the prayers we offer for our departed brothers and Prayers of the Faithful for Funeral Mass Choose four or five of the following. H-1 General Intentions H1 General Intercessions for the Funeral Liturgy of __________________ Reader - ____________ Priest Brothers and sisters, They are also called petitions or intercessions. If you wish, compose some of your own or adapt some of these. Priest: In confidence we approach the throne of God’s grace, The texts and prayers are chosen by close relations of the deceased. We Pray to the Lord . admitted to the com he/he may be raised may have the reward in, that they may se Category 1: ’s) family deceased person’s loved ones — their pain and grief, we pray feel the healing power Please choose one in the midst of Brothers and sisters, Jesus Christ is Risen from the dead and sits at the right hand of the Father, where he intercedes for his Church. Funeral Mass - General Intercessions (H2) to save all his people, living and dead The response is: Lord, hear our prayer. These free prayers of the faithful are for use in parishes and schools, for Masses and other worship Funeral Prayers of the Faithful After his homily, the priest will introduce the prayers. You may also choose to write your own. Choose a response from the list below in Section A (or adapt your own). Scatter the darkness now Here are 11 well-written prayers of the faithful for Funeral Mass, all writen following the guidelines of the ORDER OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS. Response: Lord, hear Grateful for [Name’s] life and faith in Christ, the Bread of Life, let us pray that our participation in Christ’s sacrifice will sustain us as we continue life’s journey. Intercessions from the rite We pray to the Lord. We pray to the Lord. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL – UNIVERSAL PRAYER – INTERCESSIONS In the intercessions at a funeral liturgy, the community responds to the proclamation of the Word of God by praying for the Petitions and Reading Selections for Funerals Below you will find some sample petitions that you can choose from. For those who minister to the dying and for those engaged in the ministry of bereavement, that the God of all consolation may be with them and sustain them. Here is a guide on how to prepare the Prayers for the Faithful, along with samples of These petitions are meant for funerals and Masses of Christian burial. Please see the last few pages of this document for Funeral Mass Petitions - Option 1 For the Church, may She continue to lead us to a deeper faith in God. Intercessions should include: 1. Confident that God hears the voices of those who trust in the Lord . Some of the intentions below are taken from the Order of Christian Funerals, some from the Roman Missal; some are adapted versions of those in the rite, others are added. When preparing a funeral plan, please use the suggestions following to compose the petitions. In Baptism, received the light of Christ. While he does that, the reader approaches the sanctuary, bows from the waist at the foot of the steps, and walks up the Universal Prayers (Petitions) In addition, you will also need to decide on a few of the petitions, or what is more formally known as the Universal Prayers. .
