Your Faith is Great. | Prayer for Sunday, 16th August

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Isabella McCafferty

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August 14, 2020

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A PRAYER RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

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Take a moment to still yourself. Take a deep breath and ask God for a renewed sense of presence with you in this moment.

Opening Prayer

O God, who have prepared for those who love you good things which no eye can see, fill our hearts, we pray, with the warmth of your love, so that, loving you in all things and above all things, we may attain your promises, which surpass every desire. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

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Isaiah 56:1,6-7

Psalm 67: O God, let all the nations praise you.

Romans 11:13-15, 29-32

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Gospel

Matthew 15:21-28

Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. Then out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Sir, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ But he answered her not a word. And his disciples went and pleaded with him. ‘Give her what she wants,’ they said ‘because she is shouting after us.’ He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’ But the woman had come up and was kneeling at his feet. ‘Lord,’ she said ‘help me.’ He replied, ‘It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the house-dogs.’ She retorted, ‘Ah yes, sir; but even house-dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table.’ Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.’ And from that moment her daughter was well again.

This section is designed to be adapted depending on how you are gathering to pray. There are links to external resources for children and young people. There is also a reflection which can be used by individuals or adapted to be used in groups.

For Children
For Teenagers
For Everyone

Closing Prayer

Loving God, the Canaanite woman knew what she wanted and she trusted that Jesus could help. I pray that my faith may have something of her clarity and persistence.

I come before Jesus, bringing others to prayer also. As I pray for those I love, I grow in appreciation of their goodness and ask for blessings for them. May my faith and trust in you grow always deeper. Amen.

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