Everyone is welcome and encouraged to write prayer intentions in our Parish Book of Prayers. You will find the Book of Prayers in the Narthex. Here you may list the names of anyone for whom you desire prayer. If for any reason you are unable to write your intentions in the book, you may call the parish office and a staff person will do it for you.
If you have a need for intense prayer for yourself or others, or are experiencing a crisis in your life, our prayer ministers will pray for your special need on a daily basis for one week. Prayer intention slips are available on the stand in the Narthex. After filling out the slip, place it in the locked box on the side of the stand. If you would like your intentions remembered for more than one week, you must fill out and deposit a slip for each week.
You may also submit your request online, just click here for a link. These requests are kept confidential.
When a family member notifies the parish office, we include in the bulletin the names of parishioners and the immediate family members who are seriously ill. By printing these names in the bulletin, we alert all of our parish family so that we may add these people to our daily prayer intentions. When a name is removed from the bulletin list, we do not stop praying for them, but we shorten the list for the most immediate critical needs. If the person’s condition changes, please notify the parish office again. To request prayer for persons who are not immediate family members, please write the names in the Parish Book of Prayers, or place the names in the Prayer Ministry box in the Narthex. Prayer Ministry will pray for these intentions for one week at a time.
When notified that a parishioner or member of a parishioner’s immediate family is in serious or critical condition, we add that name to the Sunday prayer list for two weeks. After that, the name is moved to the Parish Bulletin List of Sick. If there is a more serious change in that person’s condition, family members are encouraged to contact the parish office so that we can remember them again in our Sunday worship.
Praying the Bible - The Bible is a good resource for daily prayer, a place to go again and again, "that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. (Eph 4:17)
Mass Readings for the Day - Reflect on the Mass readings for each day at the United States Bishops' website, with Scripture passages taken from the New American Bible.
Sacred Space -You can also prayerfully reflect on the church’s daily Scripture readings in front of your computer by visiting the Irish Jesuits’ website, Sacred Space.
Pray-As-You-Go - Pray-as-You Go provides daily prayer through your MP3 player. Lasting between ten and twelve minutes, each day's prayer combines music, scripture and some questions for reflection.
Prayers for Children and Their Families - Children Learn to Pray offers help to families and godparents as they support children in their prayers and thus in the beginnings of their relationship with God.
Holy Rosary - How to pray the Rosary is explained on The Mary Page.