O Lord and Father of the household of

O Lord and Father of the household of faith,

we thank you for the gift of faith

worked within us by your Holy Spirit.

We thank you for having called us to yourself,

for consecrating us to your service,

for having set us apart to the sacred ministry of prayer.

O Lord and Father of the household of faith,

we pray for the church

in all her breadth and variety,

gathered out of every nation, family, people, and tongue,

to be a kingdom of priests serving you.

We pray for the church in all the world,

for churches in North…