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MEDIATORY PRAYER
(An intercessory Prayer while the Marthoma Sannidhi is being opened to venerate the Holy Relic)
Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Response : Amen
Leader : Praise be to God in the highest
Response : Peace and hope to men of good will on the earth
PRAYER OF PRAISE
Leader : We thank you Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, for sending St.Thomas, your beloved disciple to India to reveal your holy gospel and the redemptive truth to our forefathers. May we have the thirst and the love to live your gospel with sincerity and to proclaim it with courage like St.Thomas, your beloved disciple. We offer this prayer to you through St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith and Apostle of India.
Response : Amen
Leader : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith
Response : Pray for us
Leader : St.Thomas, the Apostle of India
Response : Pray for us
PRAYER OF PETITIONS
Leader : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith, may we be able to live truthfully the Christian faith we received from you and to nourish it through our prayerful and sacramental life. We offer this prayer through you.
Response : St.Thomas our Father-in-faith,pray for us.
Leader : May we be able to lead a life deeply rooted in Christian love and justice. We offer this prayer through you.
Response : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith, pray for us.
Leader : Let there be peace, harmony and prosperity in the world, in our mother-land India, and our houses. We offer this prayer through you.
Response : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith, pray for us.
Leader : May those who are suffering from sickness and mental agony receive the peace of Jesus Christ. Those who have departed from our midst may receive heavenly bliss. We offer this prayer through you.
Response : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith, pray for us.
Let us offer our personal prayers before St.Thomas(Spontaneous prayers are welcome)
Leader : Let us pray. St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith and the Apostle of India, we offer the Holy Catholic Church, our motherland, our families, and each one of us to your heavenly protection. Keep us safe from all troubles and worries and let us be able to rejoice in the heavenly banquet along with you, where we would sing unending hymns to the one God, for ever and ever.
Response : Amen
PRAYER FOR THE SICK
Leader : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith(all together), give comfort to all our brethren who are suffering from various diseases and illness. May all of them be healed through the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ. We who have come today to venerate your holy Relic in this blessed pontifical Shrine, offer ourselves to your most holy intercession. Shower your special blessing upon us today.
Response : Amen.
CONCLUDING PRAYER
Leader : Let us pray: Merciful Lord, through your Apostle St.Thomas, you revealed us your holy name and the true gospel-path. May we be able to live truthful Christian life deeply embedded in the gospel values and then able to enjoy the heavenly bliss one day. This prayer we offer to you through the intercession of St.Thomas, your beloved disciple.
Response : Amen
Leader : St.Thomas, our Father-in-faith
Response : Pray for us
Leader : St.Thomas, the Apostle of India
Response : Pray for us
