Prayer of the Faithful For 8th February 2026 Introduction Today, we celebrate Family at Mass Sunday with the theme "Family Renewal - From Weakness to Strength." Every family knows both love and struggle. We bring our whole selves-our care and our conflicts, our patience and our imperfections-to this altar, asking God to renew us with His grace. It is often in our weakness that God's strength enters most deeply, healing and strengthening us from within. In this Eucharist, let us ask the Lord to gently lead every family from weakness to lasting strength. Prayer of the faithful Celebrant : Trusting in the God who makes all things new, we now bring before Him the needs of our families, our Church, and our world. Let us pray together. Response : Lord hear our prayer. For the Pope, our Bishop, all Clergy and Religious: that strengthened by God's Word and nourished by this Eucharist, they may be true salt of the earth and light for the world, preserving faith, guiding the people of God, and leading all to Christ, we pray to the Lord. For world leaders and all in authority: that guided by justice, wisdom, and compassion, they may promote lasting peace, defend the poor and vulnerable, and make decisions that reflect the light of human dignity and the common good, we pray to the Lord. For our families, that they may recognize and cherish the goodness within them, respond with grace to daily challenges, and grow continually in love, forgiveness, and shared faith, we pray to the Lord. For all of us gathered here: that transformed by this Eucharist, we may become true salt of the earth, enhancing goodness in our world, and a gentle light that directs all hearts not to ourselves, but to the glory of God the Father, we pray to the Lord. (Let us now pray silently for our own personal intentions and for the needs of our community…… we pray to the Lord.) Celebrant : God of unfailing mercy, you are the source of all renewal and strength. Hear these prayers offered in faith, and grant us the grace to live as your faithful children-salt for the earth and light for the world. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Prayer After Communion Lector : Lector: Even though it is Family at Mass Sunday, we will not have the Prayer for Families at the end of Mass as we need to pray the prayer for the "Restructuring of our SCCs" as this process is going on right now. So instead of the Prayer for Families, we will have the concluding Prayer at Mass based on the theme for Mass that is: 'Family Renewal - From Weakness to Strength'. Prayer After Notices Celebrant : Let us pray: God of compassion and covenant, you call our families to be places of love, forgiveness, and faith; look kindly upon our homes in their weakness, heal what is wounded, strengthen what is fragile, and renew us by your Spirit, that our families may grow from weakness to strength, become signs of hope in our communities, and faithfully witness to your love in the world. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord.    Amen.