General Intercessions
for Pentecost June 8, 2025

Presider: This Sunday we welcome the promised Advocate, the Holy Spirit sent by the Father and the Son to be the source of grace, guidance, and inspiration. Let us lift our prayers to God through the Spirit.

Deacon/ Lector/ Cantor: Please respond: “Lord, send us your Spirit”

1.May the Spirit of God energize Pope Leo as he takes the mantle of Peter to confirm the faith and practice of the People of God, we pray...

2. May the Holy Spirit guide our bishop _____ and all hierarchy into unity with Pope Leo to work diligently for peace in the world and focus on the needs of the poor and marginalized for growth and survival, we pray...

3. May lay leadership and volunteers work with clergy and religious to witness to faith in Jesus by word and deed, we pray...

4. May politicians, diplomats, and corporate executives be moved by the Spirit of God to integrity, denial of bribes, fighting corruption, and seeking the common good of all humanity, we pray...

5. May professionals in careers of health care, of education, of security, and in national defense are motivated by kindness, professionalism, and the good of all persons they serve, we pray...

6. May persons suffering from abuse and domestic violence be given courage by the Spirit to seek professional help and protection from those who are evil, we pray...

7. May all members of our parish community witness to their faith in their care for their families, in their kindness to their neighbors, and in their concern for the welfare of children and our nation, we pray...

8. May those of our parish community who died this week (list here) and those in the last moments of earthly life are confirmed in faith and welcomed by Jesus. That the intention of this Mass, (list here) _________ is (are) remembered in our prayers, we pray...

9. May we petition God for our personal needs and concerns of hand, mind, and heart: (pause) Let us place these intentions on the altar with the financial gifts we offer for the ministries of our community, we pray...

10. May each member of our parish community choose one of the gifts of the Spirit to practice this coming year of grace. Those gifts are wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, piety, fortitude, and fear of the Lord. For your presence, Spirit, and your grace to grow in these virtues, we pray...

Presider: Father, through you Son we have received the Holy Spirit whom we think of as the person of Love in your Trinity. Attend to our prayers and provide our parish community with your grace to empower us to live the way your Son revealed to us. We ask this in the name of Jesus who lives with you in the Unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.

Response: Amen.