Let us pray Let us pray that we will turn to God with confident hope. (pause) God of compassion, nourish us with your word of life and make us one in love and prayer. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. The word of God A reading from the book of the prophet Hosea (2:16-17, 21-22) The Lord says this: I will lead my people into the desert and speak gently to them. They will turn back to me, as they did when they came out of Egypt. I will make you my people forever, and we will be joined together by fairness and justice, and by love and mercy. I will make you faithful, and you will accept me as your Lord. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. RESPONSE One of the prayers we say to profess our faith to God is the Our Father. Join in this Guided Prayer to pray the Our Father together. Go forth May God’s tender hand support us. Amen. May God bless us in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. MONDAY WEEK 12 ORDINARY TIME 23 JUNE 2025 104
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