Prayers of the Faithful

Prayers of the Faithful : General Intercessions for an Unbaptized Child

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Option G

Priest
The Lord Jesus is the lover of his people and our only sure hope. Let us ask him to deepen our faith and sustain us in this dark hour.

Reader
Our response will be "Lord here our prayer."

Let us pray for [name], his/her family and friends, and for all God's people. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

For [name], child of God and heir to the kingdom, that he/she be held securely in God's loving embrace now and for all eternity. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

For [name]'s family, especially his/her mother and father [his/her brother(s) and sister(s)], that they feel the healing power of Christ in the midst of their pain and grief. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

For [name]'s friends, those who played with him/her and those who cared for him/her, that they be consoled in their loss and strengthened in their love for one another. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

For all parents who grieve over the death of their children, that they be comforted in the knowledge that their children dwell with God. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

For children who have died of hunger and disease, that these little ones be seated close to the Lord as his heavenly table. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

For the whole Church, that we prepare worthily for the hour of our death, when God will call us by name to pass from this world to the next. Let us pray to the Lord... "Lord Hear our Prayer."

Priest
Lord God, you entrusted [name] to our care and now you embrace him/her in your love. Take [name] into your keeping together with all children who have died. Comfort us, your sorrowing servants, who seek to do your will and to know your saving peace. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen