This document contains four prayers of the faithful. The prayers thank God for blessings like food, shelter, health, love, family and friends. They ask God for continued graces and blessings. They pray for the conversion of sinners and strength for priests and bishops. The final prayer thanks God for the ability to understand and love, and asks for wisdom in studies and to use knowledge to build God's kingdom.

1. PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL:
1. Father in heaven, creator of all and source of all goodness and love
Please look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt gratitude in this time of giving
you thanks.
Thank you for all the graces and blessings, our food and shelter, our health, the love
we have for one another, our family, relatives and friends.
Dear father, in your generosity please grant us continued graces and blessings now
and always, AMEN.
LORD HEAR US……
2.Thank you father for having created us and given us to each other in the human
family.
Thank you for being with us in all joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sadness,
your companionship in our loneliness.
Thank you for yesterday, today and tomorrow and for the whole of our lives may we
live this day and every day conscious of all that has been given to us AMEN.
LORD HEAR US……
3. Heavenly father, we pray for the conversion of sinners, all who have lost faith,
hope or the friendship of God, in your mercy and love bring them back to your fold.
We thank you Father for our priests and bishops, give them valiant faith in the face
of confusion and conflict, hope in times of trouble and sorrow and steadfast love for
you, for their families and all people who rely on them. May they all bring us closer
to you with every word and deed of their life AMEN.
LORD HEAR US….
4.Father of light and wisdom, thank you for giving us a mind that can understand
and a heart that can love. Help us to keep learning every day of our lives-no matter
what the subject may be.
Let us be convinced that all knowledge leads to you, encourage us when studies are
difficult and when we are tempted to give up. Enlighten us when our brain is slow
and help us to grasp the truth. Help our dear parents and guide our teachers.
Grant us the grace to put our knowledge to use in the building of your kingdom
AMEN.
LORD HEAR US…….