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Wednesday in the 1st week of Advent or St. Nicholas, B
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Lord, open my lips.
— And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Psalm 95
Come, let us sing to the Lord
and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
The Lord is God, the mighty God,
the great king over all the gods.
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the highest mountains as well
He made the sea; it belongs to him,
the dry land, too, for it was formed by his hands.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Come, then, let us bow down and worship,
bending the knee before the Lord, our maker,
For he is our God and we are his people,
the flock he shepherds.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Today, listen to the voice of the Lord:
Do not grow stubborn, as your fathers did
in the wilderness,
when at Meriba and Massah
they challenged me and provoked me,
Although they had seen all of my works.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Forty years I endured that generation.
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray
and they do not know my ways.”
So I swore in my anger,
“They shall not enter into my rest.”
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
— as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Ant. Come, let us worship the Lord, the King who is to come.
Recent prayer requests from community members
mousse
on December 6th, 2023 at 11:10
Lord God please help me to remain focused on preparing, watching and waiting or your coming during this season. Please be in the heart of all Christians that they refrain from falling into the trap of secularist Christmas but rather celebrate the peace o advent waiting in joyful preparation.
mousse
on December 6th, 2023 at 11:09
Lord God please help me to remain focused on preparing, watching and waiting or your coming during this season. Please be in the heart of all Christians that they refrain from falling into the trap of secularist Christmas but rather celebrate the peace o advent waiting in joyful preparation.
mousse
on December 6th, 2023 at 11:09
Lord God please help me to remain focused on preparing, watching and waiting or your coming during this season. Please be in the heart of all Christians that they refrain from falling into the trap of secularist Christmas but rather celebrate the peace o advent waiting in joyful preparation.
mousse
on December 6th, 2023 at 11:07
Lord God please help me to remain focused on preparing, watching and waiting or your coming during this season. Please be in the heart of all Christians that they refrain from falling into the trap of secularist Christmas but rather celebrate the peace o advent waiting in joyful preparation.
Mary Donahue
on December 6th, 2023 at 8:27
He brought me forth into freedom, He saved me because He loved me. You O Lord are my lamp, my God who lightens my darkness. With You I can break through any barrier, with my God I can scale any wall. Psalm 18 Thank You God for loving me, for giving me light and Your strength. You are here for all.
Patricia
on December 6th, 2023 at 8:16
For my dog Leia who woke up gagging and nauseous. I need her to be okay and well so that I can go to work. Please pray she is healed quickly. Thank you.
Ceil Donahue
on December 6th, 2023 at 6:50
Please pray for my granddaughter, she lives so far away from her family and is having an emotional breakdown. Pray that her father bringing her home will help her over her mental state and God will resort her back to health. Pray for her husband also that he will stand strong.
Tom
on December 6th, 2023 at 5:12
That we might rejoice heartily in the Lord we pray.
seanmoylantd
on December 6th, 2023 at 2:28
Dear Friends please pray for me. I posted a form yesterday and I got a completed duplicate in the post this morning. I don't remember sending it. I'm puzzled confused and defensive. I'm only 53. My husband thinks I'm nuts. He might be right!
Marie-Lou Dauharry
on December 6th, 2023 at 0:00
Jesus,heal our bodies & nourish our souls with the food of eternal life. Give us the grace to surrender to Your unfailing & perfect care. Inspirit us to seek the Kngdom of God first, then all our daily needs will follow. Help us to make You the center of our lives & to trust you more. Strengthen us.
Thomas
on December 6th, 2023 at 0:00
God of mercy, be with Alice and her doctors as she undergoes heart surgery tomorrow. Be with her son, as he fights his drug addiction. I ask this, as all things, in Christ, our Lord.
Carol Dechand
on December 5th, 2023 at 20:39
I pray the Lord watch over and protect the children in the Middle east. They are suffering and dying for our sins just as our Lord Jesus Christ did. I ask God to forgive us for allowing this to happen.
Lisa Cunningham
on December 5th, 2023 at 13:41
Lord, please comfort the poor and ill in this holy season of Advent. Help them have enough food and shelter during this time of plenty. Comfort the lonely, too, and bring them friends and family who will invite them to their homes so they won't be alone on Christmas.
Cindy M
on December 5th, 2023 at 10:17
For Susan, currently on chemo for ovarian cancer, now with a question of a mass in her right breast. For me please; I've had three hospitalizations since mid-September. I'm praying daily for you and yours.
David John
on December 5th, 2023 at 9:18
Dear God thank you so much for everything you have done. I am not worthy of the gifts that you have given me and I see now that I am truly blessed. Please Lord Jesus Christ forgive me all my sins and past transgressions. You can make me right again if you will it. Please dear Lord Jesus Christ Amen.
Mary Ann
on December 5th, 2023 at 8:57
Please pray for the souls in Purgatory that we seem to forget during this beautiful season of Jesus's birth. Ask our Blessed Mother to comfort them. I pray for all my relatives and friends, especially my daughter, Paula. Their memory is forever in my heart.
Jim
on December 5th, 2023 at 8:49
Pray for the innocent victims of the war in the Middle East, for an end to the violence and the hope that the U.S does not get drawn into this conflict.
Jim
on December 5th, 2023 at 8:46
Pray for the innocent victims of the war in the Middle East, for an end to the violence and the hope that the U.S does not get drawn into this conflict.
Ken Des
on December 5th, 2023 at 8:10
Please pray for my mother Alice as she cares for my father in dementia. Please pray for my father that he be a blessing to all he meets.
James Sievewright
on December 5th, 2023 at 7:55
JMS I pray for the souls of all my family and friends who are in need of the Lord our God within their lives.
seanmoylantd
on December 5th, 2023 at 7:17
Please pray for the hospitals in Gaza. It's so horrible and beastly I haven't even been able to pray for the Arabs. Please pray for final repentance/ baptism of desire for the Jews and Muslims. Pray for me too because I hate being alive on this planet when I watch it. It's very affecting. Thank you
seanmoylantd
on December 5th, 2023 at 7:17
Please pray for the hospitals in Gaza. It's so horrible and beastly I haven't even been able to pray for the Arabs. Please pray for final repentance/ baptism of desire for the Jews and Muslims. Pray for me too because I hate being alive on this planet when I watch it. It's very affecting. Thank you
Tom
on December 5th, 2023 at 5:53
Let us praise our God who sent his word to renew the earth.
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