Prayers • Downloads
Welcome!
Open your hearts and minds
to the mercy of God,
and allow His Love to transform your
life.
Every Tuesday in
Lent, every Parish in the Diocese of Bridgeport
will have priests
waiting for you
to offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Come, and receive the Lord’s unconditional
love.
The Catholic faithful in all 87 parishes of the Diocese of Bridgeport
are invited to begin a one-month
prayer vigil on Sunday, January
25, the Feast Day of the Conversion of Saint Paul, for a specific
intention: the fruitfulness of the forthcoming “Lenten
Confession Campaign.”
The prayer (published below) will be recited at all
Masses and distributed on prayer cards for Catholics to pray
on their own. The prayer observance will end on Ash
Wednesday, February 25, when Lent begins.
Every Lenten Tuesday
As
part of the Lenten Confession Campaign, every one of the 87 churches
in the diocese will be open on Tuesday
evenings during Lent,
starting March 3, from
7:00-9:00 p.m., when priests will be available to offer the Sacrament
of Reconciliation.
Watch this space for more information as Lent approaches!
The Lenten Confession Campaign is part of the diocesan Pastoral
Plan for Evangelization and the diocesan observance of the Year
of Saint Paul.
The campaign’s theme is taken from Saint Paul’s
second letter to the Corinthians: “Be
reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians
5:20), and the painting on the prayer card depicts the parable
of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), by Rembrandt Harmensz
van Rijn.
"He was lost, and
is found." (Luke 15:24)
PRAYER
for
the fruitfulness
of the
Lenten Confession Campaign,
March 3-April 7, 2009
O Father of infinite mercy and compassion,
like the shepherd who searches
for the lost sheep,
and the woman who looks for the lost coin,
You always seek us
out when we sin that, through the grace of the Holy Spirit,
we might be reconciled to You.
In the Holy Season of Lent,
draw Your people to the
Sacrament of Reconciliation
to experience the transforming joy
of Your Divine Mercy.
Let us know the power of
Your unconditional love
and the security of Your providential care.
Bless confessors so that they may be
your instruments in leading us
to true conversion of heart
and holiness of life.
Grant this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
Oración por
los
Frutos de la Campaña de Confesión de Cuaresma
Marzo 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 ye el 7 de Abril, 2009
Oh Padre de infinita misericordia y compasión,
como el pastor que busca a la oveja perdida
y como la mujer que busca la moneda perdida,
Tú siempre sales a nuestro encuentro cuando
pecamos,
para que a través de la gracia del Espíritu Santo, nos puedas
reconciliar a Ti.
En la Cuaresma, tiempo de gracia,
acerca a tu pueblo al Sacramento de la Reconciliación
para que experimenten la alegría transformadora de
tu Divina Misericordia.
Permítenos conocer la fuerza de tu amor
incondicional y la seguridad de tus
providenciales cuidados.
Bendice a los confesores para que ellos puedan
ser
instrumentos tuyos
al guiarnos hacia una conversión
sincera de corazón
y a responder al llamado
a la santidad.
Te lo pedimos por Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
Amén.
Downloads
Prayer cards and posters can be downloaded below or
ordered (free of cost) by contacting
Gina in the Office for Pastoral Services: e-mail gdonnarummo@diobpt.org or
call 416-1440. Thank you.
Lenten
Confession Campaign Prayer Card: English
Lenten
Confession Campaign Prayer Card: Spanish
