Petitions

The following petitions highlighting the theme of mission can be used in the Sunday Prayer of the Faithful during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year.

August 2022

August 7, 2022
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that we who have been entrusted with the great gift of faith in Jesus Christ may hand on this gift to others, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

August 14, 2022
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For the Church during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that with hearts set on fire for Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit, we may set the world ablaze with his love, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

August 21, 2022
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year we may choose to pass through the narrow gate through faithfulness to Christ, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

August 28, 2022
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that cast down by sin, we may humbly turn to Jesus to raise us up again, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

July 2022

July 3, 2022
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that at the command of Jesus and following the example of the seventy-two, we proclaim the nearness of the kingdom of God in word and deed, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

July 10, 2022
Fifteen Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that in imitation of the Good Samaritan and Jesus himself, we are moved with compassion when we encounter the suffering and respond with mercy, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

July 17, 2022
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that following the example of Mary of Bethany, we choose the better part by listening to the words of Jesus, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

July 24, 2022
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For the Church during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, we always pray with fervor to our heavenly Father for the coming of the kingdom, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

July 31, 2022
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that we store up treasure in heaven by investing in prayer, reflection on the Gospel, and acts of charity, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

June 2022

June 5, 2022
Solemnity of Pentecost

For the Church during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that through a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit, we may embrace the mission of Jesus handed on to us, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

June 12, 2022
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 

For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that by our words and deeds, we may draw people to the Father, through the Son, in the Spirit, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

June 19, 2022
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that fed by Jesus in the Eucharist, we may feed the world in his name, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

June 26, 2022
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that by the grace of God, we leave everything behind to follow Jesus as his disciples, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

May 2022

May 1, 2022
Third Sunday of Easter

For the Church during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that following the example of St. Peter, we confess our love for Jesus on our lips and by our lives, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

May 8, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Easter

For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we listen to the voice of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, calling us to follow him, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

May 15, 2022
Fifth Sunday of Easter

For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we love each other and make known the love of Jesus to the world, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

May 22, 2022
Sixth Sunday of Easter

For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that empowered by the Holy Spirit, we offer the world the peace Jesus alone gives, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

May 29, 2022
Ascension of the Lord

For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that the Spirit empowers us from on high to proclaim and witness to Jesus among all peoples, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

April 2022

April 3, 2022
Fifth Sunday of Lent

For all Christians during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that we proclaim and imitate the tender mercy of Jesus, who never tires of forgiving us, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

April 10, 2022
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

For the Church during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that we announce the good news that there no pain or suffering that cannot be consoled, healed, and transformed by Jesus, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

April 17, 2022
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

For the Church during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that we rise again in the power of the resurrection to proclaim with renewed joy that Jesus is risen from the dead, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

April 24, 2022
Second Sunday of Easter

For the Church during this “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, that empowered by the Holy Spirit, we advance the mission of Jesus in this world, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

March 2022

March 6, 2022 First Sunday of Lent
For all Catholics, that through our time of fasting and prayer, we are renewed for mission in this Jubilee Year, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

March 13, 2022 Second Sunday of Lent
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we listen always to Jesus and proclaim what he says, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

March 20, 2022 Third Sunday of Lent
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we bear good fruit in service to the world through acts of charity, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

March 27, 2022 Fourth Sunday of Lent
For the Church in this Jubilee Year, that we turn to the Father for mercy and extend the mercy we receive, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

February 2022

February 6, 2022 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Catholics during this "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we hear the call of Jesus to be his disciples and leave everything to follow him, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

February 13, 2022 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we lift up the poor, the hungry, the mourning, and the rejected through works of mercy, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

February 20, 2022 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that through our radical love of all, we show the world an alternative to discord and division, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

February 27, 2022 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that our actions align with our words as we strive to love the Gospel faithfully, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

January 2022

January 9, 2022 The Baptism of the Lord
For all members of the family of God during this "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we live our baptismal identity as beloved children of God and share his love with the world, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

January 15, 2022 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we always seek to do whatever Jesus tells us, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

January 23, 2022 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we live the mission of Jesus to announce good news to the poor, liberty to captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and freedom to the oppressed, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

January 31, 2022 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we proclaim with joy the good news that the kingdom of God has come near in the person of Jesus, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

December 2021

December 5, 2021 Second Sunday of Advent
For the Church, that following the example of St. John the Baptist, we prepare hearts to receive Christ again or for the first time during this "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

December 12, 2021 Third Sunday of Advent
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that empowered by the Spirit, we live our baptismal call to be prophets in word and deed, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

December 19, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Advent
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that following the example of the Virgin Mary, we go in haste to proclaim the Gospel of her Son, Jesus, to the people of our time, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

December 26, 2021 Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
For all Christians, that we grow in communion with God our Father and our brothers and sisters in the family of God, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

November 2021

November 7, 2021 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Catholics during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we hold nothing back in offering Jesus our whole life, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

November 14, 2021 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we always stand firm upon the words of Jesus that last forever, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

November 21, 2021 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we join Jesus Christ our King in building his kingdom on earth as in heaven, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

November 28, 2021 First Sunday of Advent
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we announce with confidence and joy that redemption, let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

October 2021

October 3, 2021 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we proclaim the truth that we are not meant to be alone but created to belong to the family of God. Let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

October 10, 2021 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we raise our eyes to see the loving gaze of Jesus and give our life to him as his disciples. Let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

October 17, 2021 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Christians during the "Forward in Mission" Jubilee Year, that we offer our life in the service of others, following the example of Jesus, who came not to be served but to serve. Let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

September 2021

September 12, 2021 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee, that this celebration may be a time of grace bringing revival of faith in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles through a fresh proclamation of the Gospel and the raising up of a new generation of missionary disciples for our time.  Let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

September 19, 2021
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For the Church in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, that during the “Forward in Mission” Jubilee Year, we may embrace the summons of Jesus to serve the needs of the world in this time of crisis.  Let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.

September 26, 2021
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
For all Christians, that bounded by one baptism and one faith, we may strive for unity in order to live our common mission to proclaim Jesus Christ to all peoples.  Let us pray to the Lord. R./ Lord, hear our prayer.