USCCB - (FLWY) - Petition Suggestions for Prayer of the Faithful

Petition Suggestions for Prayer of the Faithful

Leader: In thanksgiving for the presence and gifts a of women in families, religious communities, our Church, and society, we pray

Response: Lord, hear our prayer. Leader:

For women who are married
For women religious
For women who are single
For women who are widows
For women who are mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, or foster mothers
For young adult women
For older women
For women who are praying to conceive a child
For women who have experienced abortion
For women who have been verbally, mentally, and physically abused
For women who have experienced divorce or separation
For women who are single parents
For women who are incarcerated
For women who are displaced from their homes or refugees from their homeland
For immigrant women
For women who are dependent on alcohol or drugs
For women living with long-term illness
For women in nursing homes and extended care facilities and for those who care for them
For women experiencing depression
For women suffering loss

Additional petitions may be added to reflect local needs and current situations.

(Courtesy of the National Council of Catholic Women)