St. Paul Is Urging Us to Use Our Talents and to Do Everything As Well As We Can

FIRST READING

St. Paul is urging us to use our talents and to do everything as well as we can.

Each of us has different talents. God has seen to that. We must use them. For example, some of us are able to understand God’s ways better than others; some of us deal with business better; some of us are teachers; some of us are speakers. Let us use our different gifts with God’s help. And so with everything we do.

If we give, let us be generous givers; if we are leaders, let us be energetic leaders; if we are helping others, let us be cheerful helpers.

This is the Word of the Lord.

ALL:Thanks be to God.

SECOND READING

This reading comes from the story of the Apostles. It tells us about the first time the Holy Spirit came to live in us.

The followers of Jesus were sitting together in one room, when suddenly they heard the sound of a strong wind blowing right through the whole house, and they could see something like flames of fire everywhere, that came and touched each one of them. IN this way they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. At once, they went outside and began to tell everyone the story of Jesus. There were people there from every country in the world, and they all heard the good news of Jesus.

This is the word of the Lord.

ALL:Thanks be to God.

LORD,

On this our Confirmation day we pray for our parents, godparents, sponsors, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends. May we always remember to show them love and respect.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

We pray for the teachers and pupils in our school. May we all be happy working together.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

We pray for Bishop Raymond Field who is confirming us today, for Pope John Paul and for the priests and sisters in our parish who work together to make our community a better place.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

Thank you for the gifts you have given us. We pray for children all over the world who may not be as lucky as we are.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

We pray for peace all over the world, but we especially pray for a lasting peace in our own country. Guide the peacemakers to make the right decisions.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

We pray for those who are suffering all over the world, because of illness, war and famine. Help us throughout life to remember those less fortunate than ourselves.

Lord, Hear Us.
LORD,

We pray for the members of our parish, that we will all grow in love and respect for you, for each other and our environment.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

We pray for our faith friends and we give thanks for the interest they showed in us and the evenings we shared.

Lord, Hear Us.

LORD,

We remember the elderly, those who are sick and the house bound. We pray that they feel God taking care of them.

Lord, Hear us.
LORD,

We pray in a special way for those members of our families and community who have died. May God grant them eternal rest.

Lord, Hear Us.