CELEBRANT:  God the Father sent his Son, Jesus, to bring unity to the human race through his suffering and death.  Let us present with faithful hearts our prayers of petition :
 
†  For the Church: that through our participation in Holy Week, we will draw closer to Christ and grow more gratefully aware of His life within us through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.......We pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.
 
†  For an end to the coronavirus pandemic with all of its merciless, religious, civic, economic and social repercussions......We pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.
 
† For first responders, doctors and all healthcare providers who are severely pressed from the difficulties, the loss, and untimely deaths they are facing: that the Lord may protect and sustain them.....We pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.
 
† For this faith community: that the grace of God may free us in pursuing His work and His will, above all.….We pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.
 
† For the sick, those afflicted with COVID-19, the vulnerable and the fearful: that God may shelter all under the mantle of his protection.….We pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.
 
†  For all those who have asked us to remember them in prayer and their intentions: that they may be filled with every bodily and spiritual grace.....We pray to the Lord.  
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.
 
† For all of our beloved dead:that they may accompany the Lord into Paradise ….We pray to the Lord.
R: Lord, Hear our Prayer.

 
CELEBRANT:  Loving Father, keep before our eyes the suffering and death of your Son. May we find in him strength for our journey and victory over every evil. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen