With many thanks, and Every Blessing
Prayers of Intercession The prayers at our Sunday Eucharist usually include these concerns and may follow this sequence:
- The Church of Christ, our local church, and Diocese
- Creation, human society, the Sovereign and those in authority
- The local community, our families, friends, and neighbours.
- Those who suffer
- The communion of saints, the departed and the bereaved
Please use and share these prayers as you will. There is no copyright on communications with God our Heavenly Father, his beloved son Jesus Christ our Lord or with the Holy Spirit and Lord of Life.
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Blessings to all of you using these intercessions. I’ve just realised that this page is 10 years old! The intercessions, initially only intended for the 7 churches of The Costa Blanca Anglican Chaplaincy, were first uploaded to the website in May 2014 and now attract some 18,000 hits a month. My wife and I are now retired and live in Robin Hood’s Bay, UK, but 1 agreed to continue posting weekly prayers when we returned from Spain in 2016.
I have now updated the Prayer Archives for years A & C
Yours in Christ
Rev’d Steve Foster (singingvicar@gmail.com)
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Intercessions Second Sunday before Advent Year B 17th November 2024
Everlasting God as we approach the end of another Church Year we look back with gratitude and thankfulness for all of the blessings you have sent our way
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Holy God we pray for our Church and its role and place within the Chaplaincy. Thank you for those who have worked so hard arranging fellowship, outreach and fund-raising events. Thank you for new members of our congregations and the visitors who have joined us in worship whilst on holiday in the Costa Blanca.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Creator God we pray for people suffering from the effects of conflict, terrorism and persecution in all parts of your world. For those who feel undervalued, ignored, forgotten in their work or life and for those who do not have enough of life’s basic needs, food, clothing, shelter.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Gracious God although we are sometimes separated by language and culture from the people we live amongst, we pray for them and their families and as we pray for our neighbours may they not only be mere words, but day by day, moment by moment, in action, in the things we do and the way we do them.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Loving God we pray for all who suffer in body mind or spirit and for those who care for them. We pray for the sick; for those who mourn; for those without faith, hope or love. We especially pray now for those on our list of intercessions.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Merciful God we pray to you for those whom we love, but see no longer. Give to the departed your peace; let light perpetual shine upon them; and in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the holy purpose of your perfect will.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Holy God we pray for ourselves; as we go from your house today to start the week ahead, we ask that in all we do, we may we walk more closely with you at our side safe in the knowledge that your Fatherly love and care knows no bounds.
Merciful Father: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
Intercessions for Christ the King Year B–24th November 2024
Eternal Father through our Saviour Jesus, who is both Christ the King and the Son of Man and who understands our needs and the needs of this world, we pray for your church here in the Costa Blanca, of which your Son is King. We pray that you will draw us together and unite us in the love of Christ that we may proclaim with one voice your justice and righteousness in a broken world.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Everlasting God we pray for all of your Churches in Spain which represents your Kingdom here on earth. We pray for our brothers and sisters in the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Churches and give thanks for the good relationships that we enjoy with them as we use their premise to preach the Good News.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christ exchanged his heavenly and became a servant, we thank you that you have given Charles our King a heart to serve his people, and we ask you to keep him devoted to the promises he made at his coronation. We pray too for King Felipe VI of Spain and other earthly leaders and monarchs; encourage them all to serve their people following Jesus’ example constantly seeking the common good.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Loving God help us reach out to one another with greater love and better understanding; we pray for our homes, our relatives, our neighbours and our friends, particularly those who do not yet realise the extent of your love for them.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Father God, your Son, Jesus Christ, understood people’s fear and pain before they spoke of them, we pray for those who are sick, housebound or in hospital; surround the frightened with your tenderness; give strength to those in pain; hold the weak in your arms of love, and give hope and patience to those who are recovering. (Christine McMullen, Mother’s Union)
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Merciful God, you know our hearts and share our sorrows.
When parting from those whom we loved hurts; when the loss we have sustained turns to anger; when we find words of comfort hard to hear, surround us with your love turn our grief to hope. We pray now for the recently departed and those whose anniversary falls at this time.
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Lord, in your Mercy: Hear our Prayer
Holy God you have rescued us from the power of darkness. Help us to walk in this world as citizens of your Kingdom of Light where Christ reigns as King in glory for ever and ever.
Merciful Father: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
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We have been asked by The Archbishops of Canterbury and York to continue to pray for Ukraine:
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
We write to you as the world is in turmoil following recent events in Eastern Europe. I am sure that you will agree that the horrific and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is an act of great evil.
Now, more than ever, we need to place our trust in Jesus Christ, as we remember that God is not the author of confusion but of peace; and so I urge you to pray for a ceasefire, a withdrawal of Russian forces and for peace to prevail. Pray for the innocent – the women, men and children who are displaced, whose lives are disrupted, and who live in fear of the atrocities of war. Pray for those with power – that they may make a resolute and public decision to never use force, to actively work for peace and seek peaceful solutions to dispute and disagreement. Pray that there may be a recognition of common and shared humanity and God’s promise of flourishing life for all people.
The Bishop in Europe has asked us to join them in prayer for the chaplaincy in Kyiv and the churches that serve Ukraine.
At this time of great uncertainty, we place our hope and trust in God, whose love never fails. Lord, have mercy.
