Prayer of the Faithful For 6th July 2025 Introduction: Commentator : Today, we celebrate Faith Formation Sunday, we celebrate faith as: a supernatural gift from baptism, our personal response to that gift, and the Deposit of Faith in Scripture and Tradition. As one family gathered at this Eucharist, let us cherish this gift, respond with open hearts, and strive to live and safeguard our faith. Prayer of the faithful Celebrant : Abba Father, you bestow upon us the gift of faith and nourish it through your boundless mercy. With confidence in your love, we humbly present our prayers, saying, Response : Abba Father, hear our prayer. For Church leaders-the Pope, Bishops, Priests, and Religious: May they shepherd your flock with a mother's compassion and a father's wisdom, guarding the Deposit of Faith with fidelity and igniting missionary zeal in the Church. We pray to the Lord .... Response For Missionaries and all Catechists: May the Holy Spirit raise up ardent witnesses to proclaim the Gospel with joy, and grant Catechists perseverance to grow as disciples through prayer, study, and sacrificial service. We pray to the Lord .... Response For Christian unity and generosity: May we embrace Gospel poverty, reconcile divisions through dialogue, and serve the poor with generosity, reflecting Christ's love in our broken world. We pray to the Lord .... Response For our Parish Family: Enlightened by God's Word, may we bear witness to Christ in word and deed, embracing our mission to live and share the faith with courage. We pray to the Lord .... Response (Pray for community and personal needs.... we pray to the Lord....) Celebrant : Abba Father, as the disciples rejoiced in fulfilling the mission you entrusted to them, grant us the grace to live as faithful witnesses. May we cling to your teachings, grow as disciples, and proclaim the Gospel with unwavering hope. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.