Prayer of the Faithful For 28th May 2023   Celebrant : God, our loving Father, we thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit who anointed us at our baptism and confirmation. We pray for a fresh outpouring of your Holy Spirit on the Church to renew and revitalize her. Today, we bring before you all our needs, saying, Response : Send forth your Spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth. For Pope Francis and all the Leaders of the Church that filled with the spirit of WISDOM, they may despise the perishable things of this world, and seek the things that are eternal, we pray to the Lord .... Response Today as we celebrate the birth-day of the Church, we pray that the Spirit of KNOWLEDGE may inspire its members to comprehend the meaning of God and God's purpose for us, and by the gift of UNDERSTANDING we may see our life the way God sees them and live our life according to his will, we pray to the Lord .... Response We pray for all Christians that the Spirit of good COUNSEL may help them to choose the surest way of pleasing God and for the Spirit of FORTITUDE to overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose their salvation, we pray to the Lord .... Response That all who serve in our Parish may be blessed with Spirit of PIETY and find peace and fulfilment in their service of God while serving others, we pray to the Lord .... Response That all of us gathered for this Eucharistic assembly may be filled with a loving reverence towards God, and FEAR of displeasing him in any way, we pray to the Lord .... Response (Pray for community and personal needs.... we pray to the Lord....) Celebrant : Breathe in me O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy; we make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.