Leading+Prayers

Prayer is a loving awareness of God.A person leading a group in prayer articulates this awareness in such a way to enkindle this awareness in others. The following is a suggested formula.But – remember – the key to the formula is sincerity. 1. You may ask the group for personal petitions. 2. Briefly highlight the Saint of the Day [] 3. Choose a Scripture passage (from the day’s Mass [] ) ; a personal favorite; one applicable to current situation).“This is a reading from” 4. After the reading, offer a brief reflection on the Scripture reading… 5. Pray Suggested elements of prayer
 * a. Address God (dear Lord, heavenly Father, O eternal God, O creator of Heaven and earth,…)
 * b. <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Describe your awareness of Him <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">( you made all things, you suffered and died for us, you who know us more than e know ourselves.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; msobidifontfamily: Garamond; msofareastfontfamily: Garamond; msolist: Ignore;">c. <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Describe your awareness of you ( <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">we come to you sinful and sorrowful, we are grateful for your goodness, we are ancious about the game but trust in your grace, we marvel at your power, we realize every breath we take comes because of your love…)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ask generally and/or specifically ( __<span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">for the healing of __; for all the intentions spoken today; please help us grow closer to you in this meeting/class…). Incoporate something from the Scripture Reading.
 * Thank him for something specific
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond; mso-fareast-font-family: Garamond; msobidifontfamily: Garamond; msofareastfontfamily: Garamond; msolist: Ignore;">End somehow in the name of Jesus <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">(we ask all this through Christ our Lord, and we ask in Jesus name, etc..)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">After the Amen – you may want to call on a saint or two. <span style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">(Our Lady, help of the weak, St. Pier Giorgio Frassati… to which the class responds "Pray for us")