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In the General Intercessions or the Prayers of the Faithful, the people respond in a certain way to the word of God which they have welcomed in faith and, exercising the office of their baptismal priesthood, offer prayers to God for the salvation of all.
According to the General Instruction to the Roman Missal, in the Prayer of the Faithful, “the people respond in some sense to the Word of God which they have received in faith and, exercising the office of their baptismal Priesthood, offer prayers to God for the salvation of all” (GIRM #69).
6 paź 2024 · May we be faithful in our relationships with spouses, siblings, parents, children, relatives, neighbors and friends. We ask: Lord, hear your people’s prayer. Heal the divisions and ease the tensions that pull us apart from each other.
From the General Instruction of the Roman Missal: 69. In the Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful, the people respond in some sense to the Word of God which they have received in faith and, exercising the office of their baptismal Priesthood, offer prayers to God for the salvation of all.
This text for the Universal Prayer (or Prayer of the Faithful) is taken from the Order of Confirmation and included in rites within and without Mass (30, 47). It is intended as a model and may be replaced by a locally prepared text.
Due to a number of complex and unfortunate liturgical changes, these prayers disappeared from the Roman Mass till restored by the post-Vatican II revision of the liturgy. This part of the Mass is known by several names. It is called the "Prayers of the Faithful" since in the early Church.
The 1966 booklet by the Congregation for Divine Worship, “The Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful” (UP) states that just as communion is the climax of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, so the Prayer of the Faithful is the climax of the entire Liturgy of the Word.
