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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
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