Pray on his day for the earth's conservation and for all those who care with compassion for animals increase our thanksgiving for the dedicated life of St Canice. S.
Lord, how various are your works,
in wisdom you have made them all
and the earth is full of your creatures:
Grant that, as we praise you for the life and preaching of Canice
among the hills and rivers of Kilkenny,
so we may after his example learn to regard the heritage
we have in this beautiful land as a trust
to preserve and hand on for those who come after us,
for your glory endures for ever;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
On his day, prayer is offered for all those engaged in teaching both in
primary and secondary schools.
Intercession is made for all whose vocation for teaching is developing.
We pray for those in university and college life who have the
responsibility of teaching those in training for the teaching profession.
S.
Almighty God,
your apostle commanded Timothy to choose and instruct those
who would in turn be able to teach others.
We thank you for the life and example of your servant Móibhí, teacher of Columba, and pray that those called to be teachers of the faith today may be enabled to inspire those who will also teach those who come after them; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We pray for the missionary tradition of the Church; for all those who in
their lives and by their deaths have glorified God in many continents,
including Europe.
We pray too for the European Economic Community and Ireland's part in its
life and work.
We remember scholars, librarians, researchers who study and conserve
ancient scriptural manuscripts and the records of the Christian church.
We pray for the library of the Representative Church body, its archivist
and assistant and all who read and study there. S.
Almighty and everlasting God,
with whom your weak ones go forth as the mighty:
We thank you for your servant Saint Gall
who went boldly in your Name as missionary
to barbarian invaders of Europe in his day
and commended the gospel through his gentle life of holiness;
may your church ever respond
to the commission to spread the gospel
and draw inspiration from the saints of old;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We pray for all who travel, especially for emergency services which serve
travellers and lighthouse keepers, the Life Boat service and helicopter
rescue crews.
We pray for Waterford, for the witness of the Cathedral of the Blessed
Trinity (the "Christ Church" of the Danes) founded in the 10th century by
Reginald the Viking.
We give thanks for all who went from the port of Waterford to found new
homes in America, Australia and New Zealand.
God of the whole world:
your servant Otteran died far from home
and his place of burial became that of kings as well,
help us to know that wherever you take us
it is there that we are to help others;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We pray for all the dioceses of the Church of Ireland, and all who
maintain the organization of the Church in them.
We pray for the Archbishop of Armagh, with his leadership
responsibilities as Primate of all Ireland.
We pray for the continuing witness of the cathedrals of Armagh and Down.
God,
you called Malachy to be a re-builder
and restorer of the Irish Church:
Look upon your Church in this land today,
correct what is amiss and supply what is lacking;
that we may more and more bring forth fruit to your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We pray for the united diocese of Dublin and Glendalough, for the
archbishop, clergy and people.
We pray for the worship and witness of the cathedral of the Holy Trinity
"Christ Church", on the hill of Dublin's city.
We pray for those who work for peace and reconciliation where there is
strife and conflict. S.
Almighty God,
in Christ Jesus you were reconciling the world to yourself
and entrusted to your Church the ministry of reconciliation:
As we recall the self-effacing
and self-denying ministry of Laurence O'Toole
among the clashing interests of Church and State
in Dublin in his day,
we pray that in our time your church and all its members
may be committed to the same ministry of reconciliation
of men and women to you and to one another;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Pray for the missionary work of the Church, for leaders and pioneers, for
teachers and administrators.
Let us pray for all who are training for the sacred ministry of the
church, their witness and their life of discipline. S.
Father God,
we give thanks that from Bangor you sent out
a great band of missionary pilgrims with Columbanus
to bring back the light of the gospel
where it had been extinguished in Europe:
Grant that the church following his example may always accept
the yoke and discipline of Christ
and in faith be obedient to his call;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We pray for the diocese of Cloyne, its bishop, clergy and people.
We give thanks for those who have served its cathedral and all its
parishes, remembering among them the life of philosophical learning and
virtuous living spent in the diocese for some twenty years as bishop by
George Berkeley from 1734-1753. S.
Almighty God,
you called your bishop Colman
to be a builder of churches in Cloyne,
giving him such grace that he was known
as a pillar of the Church and a man of peace:
Grant to all who, after his example search for their true vocation,
constancy in their seeking
and ready obedience when they discover it;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We pray for the diocese of Killaloe, its bishop, clergy and people.
We pray for travellers, for pilgrims, and all those who witness for
Christ at home and abroad. S.
Almighty God,
in whose service Flannan travelled by land and water
as a missionary pilgrim to witness to Christ on the way:
Help us in our pilgrimage to be ever constant to Christ
and in your mercy receive us at last into eternal rest;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.