The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
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February 2, 2026
Sunday and Feast Day Universal Prayers
Suggestions for Leading Worship
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SAMPLE UNIVERSAL PRAYERS
The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
February 14-15, 2026
Priest: Blessed are those who seek the Lord and follow in his ways; to him we offer our prayers for ourselves and for our world:
Deacon (or other reader if there is no deacon):
- For the People of God, that we may not rely on human wisdom or the passing trends of our culture and times, but that we may discern our choices by seeking the life-giving wisdom of the Holy Spirit, we pray to the Lord...
- For the success of Catholic Advocacy Day this week, that our state legislators may be moved to pass laws that honor life and justice for the most vulnerable people in our communities, we pray to the Lord...
- For married couples and those preparing for marriage, that they may invite Jesus into their relationships and allow him to bind them ever closer in a sacramental union of love and sacrifice, we pray to the Lord…
- For those suffering from illness or injury, especially that God may lift their burdens and grant them healing, we pray to the Lord...
- For all who have died, especially [add deceased names or “parishioners of” (add your parish name)], and the intentions of this mass [add mass intentions], may they witness the Great Light, Jesus Christ, in his eternal glory, we pray to the Lord...
- In silence, we pray for own needs and the needs of others, confident in the promise of the kingdom… [pause; the presider alone concludes…]
Priest: O Wise and Loving God, out of your infinite love for us you granted us the gift of free will to choose our own paths in life, and the grace of your commandments to guide us. Open our hearts to your mysterious and hidden wisdom that your Holy Spirit might reveal to us how to walk in the ways of your law, and that, with a spirit of humility and trust, we might eagerly follow. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
LITURGY NEWS AND NOTES:
The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 14-15, 2026, Cycle A
- A sample Penitential Invocation could be:
Lord Jesus, you are the Wisdom that guides us; Lord, have mercy…
Christ Jesus, you are the Word that animates us; Christ have mercy…
Lord Jesus, you are the Bread that nourishes us; Lord have mercy…
- The prayers are those for the Sixth Sunday in OT.
- Use the same form of the PA throughout these winter Sundays in OT.
- Sing the Gloria. The creed is prayed.
- An OT collect may conclude the UP. You might even look at the collects in the MPVNO for possible concluding prayers.
- Any of the eight prefaces of the Sundays of OT may be used; consider SP-3.
- Consider using EPVN-IV and SB #13.
- Taking place this week….
- US President’s Day, 2/16/26
- Mardi Gras, 2/17/26
- Ash Wednesday, 2/18/26