The Prayers of the People

*Prayer is offered with intercession for

  The Universal Church, its members, and its mission

  The Nation and all in authority

  The welfare of the world

  The concerns of the local community

  Those who suffer and those in any trouble

  The departed (with commemoration of a saint when appropriate)*


*Any of the forms which follow may be used.*

*Adaptations or insertions suitable to the occasion may be made.*

*Any of the forms may be conformed to the language of the Rite being 
used.*

*A bar in the margin indicates petitions which may be omitted.*

*The Celebrant may introduce the Prayers with a sentence of invitation 
related to the occasion, or the season, or the Proper of the Day.*


Form I

*Deacon or other leader*

With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the 
Lord, saying "Lord, have mercy."

[[For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God,
and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.]]

For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church 
of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.