And now, my dear friends, I address you. †: Your own sponsors—in union with this assembly— have spoken in your favor. The Church, in the name of Christ, accepts their testimony and sends you to Bishop Hubbard, who will exhort you to live in deeper conformity to the life of Christ. Intercessions for the Catechumens and Candidates: †: Brothers and sisters, as we journey together to the Easter sacraments, these catechumens and candidates will look to us for examples of Christian renewal. Let us then pray to the Lord, that we may be renewed by one another’s efforts and together come to share the joys of Easter. [Intercessions appropriate to the community and RCIA are shared] [following the intercessions, with hands outstretched:] Prayer Over the Catechumens and Candidates: Father of love and power, †: it is your will to establish everything in Christ and to draw us into his all-embracing love. Guide these catechumens and candidates in the days and weeks ahead: strengthen them in their vocation, build them into the kingdom of your Son, and seal them with the Spirit of your promise. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. ‡
†: And now, my dear friends, I address you. Your own sponsors—in union with this assembly— have spoken in your favor. The Church, in the name of Christ, accepts their testimony and sends you to Bishop Hubbard, who will exhort you to live in deeper conformity to the life of Christ. Intercessions for the Catechumens and Candidates: †: Brothers and sisters, as we journey together to the Easter sacraments, these catechumens and candidates will look to us for examples of Christian renewal. Let us then pray to the Lord, that we may be renewed by one another’s efforts and together come to share the joys of Easter. [Intercessions appropriate to the community and RCIA are shared] [following the intercessions, with hands outstretched:] Prayer Over the Catechumens and Candidates: †: Father of love and power, it is your will to establish everything in Christ and to draw us into his all-embracing love. Guide these catechumens and candidates in the days and weeks ahead: strengthen them in their vocation, build them into the kingdom of your Son, and seal them with the Spirit of your promise. We ask this through Christ our Lord. ‡ Amen.
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