St. Maurice Parish Prayer
Intentions for January 2024

1. Lord, we thank You for this new year and all the potential that it holds. Fill the months ahead with peace and hope beyond all measure, and fill our souls with Your amazing love.
2. Lord, grant unity to the Body of Christ. Draw all Christians together, and grant that we may love the Lord our God … and our neighbour … as ourselves. May all be one who, in you, live and move and have their being.
3. Lord, we pray for those in our RCIA program, sacramental preparation classes and other faith formation. May they be filled with the Holy Spirit and may their witness inspire others to follow the same path.
4. Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on all those making their First Reconciliation this month. Kindle in their hearts a great love for this healing sacrament, and give them an ever-deepening desire to be close to You.
5. Lord, free our world from conflict. Transform hearts and give wisdom to world leaders. Bring peace to troubled nations and bring comfort and hope to all who suffer the effects of violence and war.
6. Lord, bring conversion to all who do not yet know your saving grace. Inspire us to proclaim Your Word with confidence and to evangelize all those we meet in our everyday lives.
7. Lord, shower your blessings upon all families at St. Maurice. Keep us mindful of the sacredness of the family, and its beauty in God's plan. Bless, especially, the Hockey Day in Canada at St. Maurice event. Fill the day with laughter, and the hearts of all who participate with Your joy.

St. Maurice Parish Prayer
Intentions for December 2023

1. Lord, help us to prepare the way of the Lord this Advent season. Awaken in us a deep longing to spread Your message of salvation to everyone we meet, and empower us to do it with boldness.
2. Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit upon our Advent Mission. Ignite a passion in the hearts of all who attend. Enlighten their minds and refresh their souls. Help them to remain watchful and alert.
3. Lord, shower Your peace and hope upon our parish community this Christmas. Amid the hustle and bustle of the season, help us to keep our focus on You. Give comfort to all those who struggle at this time of year.
4. Lord, we pray for everyone involved in this year’s Christmas pageant. May it stir in the hearts of all who participate, and all who watch, a deep gratitude for the precious gift of Your Son Jesus.
5. Lord, inspire many to take part in the all-night vigil honouring the Immaculate Conception. Mother Mary, enkindle in our hearts an ever-deepening commitment to adoring your Son in the Blessed Sacrament.
6. Lord, we pray for all those who You have called to the RCIA program. Touch them with Your deep-abiding love. Nourish and inspire them, and fill them with zeal for Your word and Your church.
7. Lord, guide many people to this month’s Surge. Reveal Your Holy Spirit to each one through encounters that are both profound and transformative.

St. Maurice Parish Prayer
Intentions for November

1. Lord, we pray for all friends and family who have died in the past year, and for all those mentioned in our Book of Remembrance. May they enjoy the fullness of peace and joy with You in paradise, and may those who mourn experience Your comfort and healing touch.
2. Lord, we pray for all those taking part in the Alpha retreat. Pour out Your Holy Spirit upon them. May their encounter with the living Christ be profound, and may their hearts be set ablaze with a burning desire for You and Your kingdom.
3. Lord, bless all children enrolling for first communion and first reconciliation this month. Shower them and their families with Your abundant blessings. Fill them with Your Holy Spirit and draw them into deeper relationship with You.
4. Lord, bless our pastoral care ministry as Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion is renewed in long term care and retirement homes. May our ministers see You in the faces of the sick and the elderly, and may they always reflect Your love and compassion to those they serve.
5. Lord, bless the Ministry Leaders' Workshop. Guide and inspire all who participate. Nourish and refresh them, and send them forth to serve Your parish with renewed vigor.
6. Lord, grant success to the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund in both the raising and the use of funds. Bless each project selected with local First Nations, Metis and Inuit partners so they will advance healing and reconciliation in meaningful ways.
7. Lord, King of Peace, free our world from conflict. Give wisdom to world leaders. Soften hearts of stone. Bring unity to troubled nations. Shelter us in Your peace, and bring comfort and hope to all who suffer the effects of violence and war.

St. Maurice Parish Prayer Intentions for October 2023

1. Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit upon the children in our Sacramental Preparation and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd programs. During this time of preparation shower them, their leaders, their families and our whole community with an abundance of grace.
   
   
2. Lord, we pray for our Alpha program, for this month’s Surge, for the Living Water Women’s Retreat, and all ministries starting this month. May they be truly led by Your Holy Spirit and bring about a multitude of personal encounters with Jesus.
   
   
3. Lord, we thank You for all volunteers, especially those who stepped forward at the Get Involved! event. Bless and guide them on their journeys, and help them to grow ever closer to You through their service.
   
   
4. Lord, enlighten the minds of all those attending the Synodal Assembly this month. May the proceedings reflect the direction of the Holy Spirit, and bring increased clarity and greater unity within the church.
   
   
5. Lord, we pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood. May our parish and our diocese be fruitful ground for generous response to this call to serve the people of God.
   
   
6. Lord, we thank you for the blessing of our guardian angels. Grant that we may experience the assistance of our holy protectors in all our needs. Loving angels and guides: keep us always on the path that leads to heaven.
   
   
7. Lord, inspire many youth and young adults to support The Ottawa Project through our parish outreach event. Ignite a fire in their hearts for spreading God’s love throughout the community. Fill them with Your Holy Spirit as they praise and worship You at the JON (Jesus of Nazareth) Festival concert.
   
   
   

St. Maurice Parish Prayer Intentions for September 2023

1. Lord, we pray for families at the start of a new school year. Guide activities and routines, and help them run smoothly. Enrich family life, and bless and strengthen relationships that they may grow in holiness.

2. Lord, bless all students and teachers returning to classes at this time. Strengthen them for the year ahead. Give them patience and perseverance, and draw them ever closer to You.

3. Lord, we pray for all the parish activities re-starting this month, especially Surge, and the fall Alpha program. Enlighten leaders with Your wisdom, workers with Your counsel, and set the hearts of all who take part ablaze with Your love.

4. Lord, shine on our Get Involved! appeal. Embolden all those You want to take a more active role in the parish. Awaken in them a desire to serve or to participate, and strengthen the community through their action.

5. Lord, shower Your blessings upon the Permanent Deacons being ordained in our diocese this month, especially the two Deacons from our parish. Pour out Your grace that they may serve You with joy, courage, and compassion.

6. Lord, we pray for the whole parish as we celebrate the feast day of our patron, St. Maurice. Inspired by his example may we always stand firm in our faith and devotion to You, and may our witness inspire others to do the same.

7. Lord, send many people to the all-night vigil in honour of the Nativity of Mary. Mother Mary, give them your heart, so that they may adore your Son more and more profoundly in the Blessed Sacrament.

8. Lord, draw many faithful to the celebration of the Triumph of the Cross. On this feast day of the Companions of the Cross, nourish, strengthen and uplift them, and enkindle our hearts to share the good news of Your Triumph with everyone we meet.

St. Maurice Parish Prayer Intentions for March/April 2024

1. Lord, stir in us a deep longing for Your presence this Easter. Transform us through authentic encounter with You throughout the Triduum and Easter season. Fill our hearts with gratitude for Your gift of salvation.
2. Lord, shower your graces on all those continuing their sacramental preparation. Pour out Your Holy Spirit upon them and ignite a flame in their hearts for more of You.
3. Lord, enkindle a hunger for Your sacraments in all our RCIA and RCIC candidates. Give them a deep desire to grow ever closer to You through full communion with Your church.
4. Lord, draw into greater intimacy with You everyone taking part in the Consecration to Jesus through Mary, and Way of the Lord faith formation programs. Enlighten their minds and empower them to live out Your great commission.
5. Lord, instill a thirst for souls and a passion for sharing Your word in all those joining this season’s Alpha team. Guide them in their preparations. Flood their hearts with a holy joy that will inspire and move all those You bring to the program.
6. Lord, call many in our parish to leadership in Small Groups. Fill them with zeal for Your word, empower them with Your wisdom, and reveal to them Your heart for Your people.
7. Lord, embrace the members of our community not able to join us in church this Easter, especially the homebound and those living in care and retirement homes. Awaken in them a sense of connection to Your church and to St. Maurice parish.