Suggested prayers for Sundays in June 2023, the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

• Sunday, June 4, 2023 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: For this parish community, that we might strive to imitate the love and unity of God, repairing divisions in our relationships, refusing to participate in gossip, and extending mercy to all who suffer, we pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• Sunday, June 11, 2023 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: For this parish community, that in imitation of Christ and as the visible sign of His body in the world, we may become like bread and wine, broken and poured, freely offered to all in love, we pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• Sunday, June 18, 2023 - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time: For this parish community, that through the Holy Spirit we may become agents of communion and unity, extending to everyone Christ’s invitation to live as his brothers and sisters, with God our Father and Mary, our Mother, we pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• Sunday, June 25 - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time: For this parish community, that through our words and actions God’s boundless love and mercy will be shown to the world, and all people will recognize their inherent value and dignity, we pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  

Suggested prayers for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 16, 2023) or for use throughout the year

• May our devotion to the Sacred Heart help us, day by day, to see, love, and follow Jesus. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• May we continue to focus on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to lead us to the very heart of who Jesus is, the divine person who took on our humanity, who journeys with us, who meets us on the road, as he did with the discouraged disciples on the road to Emmaus. May He guide us on a path to love and peace. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• May we nurture relationships of generous love, modelled on the Trinity, and made present in our world in the life of Jesus, especially in his generous love symbolized by the Sacred Heart. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• We pray that we may be called to a sacrificial and generous love for others, represented in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• May the symbol of the Sacred Heart, the compassionate love of Jesus, remind us of our need to have a thoughtful and humane personal warmth at the center of who we are, a sensitivity which shapes how we relate to ourselves, and to God, and to those around us. That we may foster a culture of compassion each day, we pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  

Suggested Prayers of the Faithful For school Masses throughout the month of June

• As the school year draws quickly to a close, may our devotion to the Sacred Heart help us, day by day, to see, love, and follow Jesus. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• During the month of June, let us all draw focus on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to lead us to the very heart of who Jesus is, the divine person who took on our humanity, who journeys with us, who meets us where we are, as he did with the discouraged disciples on the road to Emmaus. May He guide us on a path to love and peace. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)
  
  
• We pray that we may be called to a sacrificial and generous love for others, represented in the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We pray to the Lord. (Lord, hear our prayer.)