Universal Prayers

A PRAYER FOR EVERY OCCASION

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Explore original prayers of the faithful for the Church year, life’s milestones, and the needs close to home. Every set is yours to edit.

Seasons & feast days

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Prayers of the Faithful for Holy Week

Find the right prayer guidance for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, with clear distinctions between their different liturgies.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Feasts and Solemnities

Find concise Catholic intercessions for Pentecost, Corpus Christi, Marian celebrations, saints, and other feasts.

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Prayers of the Faithful Through the Liturgical Year

Find Catholic intercessions for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time, and the Church’s feasts.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Advent

Brief Advent intercessions for the Church, the world, and people waiting in hope. Choose a set and adapt it to the Sunday readings.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Christmas

Simple Christmas intentions for Mass, including families, people facing hardship, and the peace of the world. Edit one complete set.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Lent

Concise Lenten intentions for Mass, with prayer for mercy, those in need, and the life of the parish. Adapt a complete set.

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Prayers of the Faithful for the Easter Season

Brief Easter season intercessions for Mass, with prayer for the newly baptized, suffering people, and the whole Church.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Ordinary Time

Clear general intercessions for Ordinary Time, with a full Church-to-community order and room for the readings and current parish needs.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Easter Sunday

Concise Easter Sunday intentions expressing resurrection hope while praying for the Church, the world, the suffering, and the parish.

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Prayers of the Faithful for All Souls’ Day

Brief All Souls’ Day intentions for the faithful departed, grieving families, and the wider world. Edit and prepare one complete set.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Corpus Christi

Concise intercessions for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, with simple prayer for the Church, the hungry, and the parish.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Divine Mercy Sunday

Simple Divine Mercy Sunday intentions for forgiveness, healing, and the needs of the world, within a complete six-petition set.

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Prayers of the Faithful for the Epiphany

Brief Epiphany intercessions for the nations, those seeking faith, and the needs of the parish. Choose and adapt one complete set.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Good Shepherd Sunday

Concise Fourth Sunday of Easter intentions for the Church, vocations, and people needing care. Edit a complete prayer set.

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Prayers of the Faithful for the Holy Family

Gentle Holy Family intentions for households, parents, children, and people facing family difficulties, alongside the wider needs of the Church.

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Prayers of the Faithful for the Immaculate Conception

Brief Mass intentions for the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with clear prayer for the Church and the world.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Marian Feasts

Simple intercessions for celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with restrained references and prayer for the whole community.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Pentecost Sunday

Concise Pentecost intentions for the Church’s mission, unity, and the needs of the world. Select a set and adapt it for Mass.

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Prayers of the Faithful for the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Brief Sacred Heart intercessions for mercy, healing, and the Church, expressed in simple language for the whole congregation.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Saint Patrick’s Day

Simple Saint Patrick’s Day Mass intentions for the Church, Ireland, mission, and the wider world, with restrained references to the saint.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Saint Vincent de Paul

Brief Mass intentions for Saint Vincent de Paul, people experiencing poverty, and those serving neighbours in need.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Trinity Sunday

Simple Trinity Sunday intercessions that keep prayer clear and communal, with requests for the Church, the world, and those in need.

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Prayers of the Faithful for Holy Thursday

Brief intentions for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, with prayer for the Church, service, suffering people, and the parish.

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Prayers of the Faithful for the Easter Vigil

Concise Easter Vigil intercession examples, with careful guidance for the newly baptized and the celebration’s distinct ritual structure.

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Good Friday: The Solemn Intercessions

Guidance for Good Friday’s prescribed Solemn Intercessions, with preparation checks and official sources—not an ordinary six-petition replacement.

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