Universal Prayers for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
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August 11, 2025
Sunday and Feast Day Universal Prayers
Suggestions for Leading Worship
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SAMPLE UNIVERSAL PRAYERS
The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
August 23-24, 2025
Priest: Jesus Christ became poor so that we might live in abundance and so we pray…
Deacon (or other reader if there is no deacon):
Luke 13:22-30
· Through the hope of the preached Gospel may the world and all peoples be saved from eternal death and darkness; we pray to the Lord…
· For those whose vocations call them to counsel and give guidance; we pray to the Lord…
· For those who need strength to amend their lives; we pray to the Lord…
· For those who are severely afflicted by physical and mental pain; we pray to the Lord…
· For those who have lost heart and feel mired in hopelessness; we pray to the Lord…
· For all who have died, especially [add deceased names or “parishioners of” (add name)], and the intentions of this mass [add mass intentions], may they dwell secure with the Lord forever, we pray to the Lord...
· In silence, we pray for own needs and the special intentions of others, to the God who promises to return for those who live in his love… [pause; the presider alone concludes…]
Priest: O God, you call all people to be united in you. Hear our prayers and bring us together as one in your great love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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LITURGY NEWS AND NOTES:
The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
August 23-24, 2025
1. A sample penitential act could be:
Lord Jesus, you love all people from all nations; Lord, have mercy. Christ Jesus, you are the way, the truth, and the life; Christ, have mercy. Lord Jesus, no one comes to the Father except through you; Lord, have mercy.
2. The prayers are from the Twenty-first Sunday in OT.
3. Offer any of the three forms of the PA.
4. Sing the Gloria. The creed is prayed.
5. Any of the seasonal OT collects may be used to conclude the UP, or even those from MPVNO.
6. Select from any of the eight prefaces of OT such as P-8. If you do use EP-IV, the preface is proper.
7. Consider EPVN-I and SB-10.
8. A prayer for Hurricane Season:
Our Father in Heaven, through the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, spare us during this hurricane season from all harm. Protect us and our homes from all disasters of nature. Our Lady of Prompt Succor hasten to help us. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.