The Cycle of Prayer<\/a> is how the various days of special prayer are organised into a whole year’s calendar. When it was created in 1996 the hope was that parishes and communities would reflect, pray and act on the various intentions within a particular season. For many of the intentions there is a specific day and a Church agency which sends out material. To help promote some of\u00a0the intentions which do not have as much prominence and also to offer for all the intentions a handy compilation of prayers the Liturgy Committee has prepared a couple of model intercessions for every intention in\u00a0the Cycle of Prayer.\u00a0These can be used or adapted in parishes and communities on the designated days and at other times.<\/p>\n In Pope Francis’ letter at the end of\u00a0the Year of Mercy he commended the idea of a Sunday which focussed on the Scriptures. In\u00a0England and Wales this is marked on the 2nd Sunday of Advent. This year the Scripture Working Group of\u00a0the Bishops’ Conference has prepared a series of resources under the title of ‘Welcome the Word’. Rather than focus on one particular day there is material for the whole of the Advent – Christmas – Epiphany season. As well material focussed on\u00a0the ministry of reader and psalmist, looking at the Lectionary for\u00a0the Year of Mark; there are reflections on art and scripture and other aspects of God’s word.<\/p>\n The resources can be freely downloaded from\u00a0the Bishops’ Conference website.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Model Intercessions The Cycle of Prayer is how the various days of special prayer are organised into a whole year’s calendar. When it was created in 1996 the hope was that parishes and communities would reflect, pray and act on … Continue reading \n
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