PRAYER OF A MINISTER OF THE WORD
(In Preparation)
Lord, invest me with your power
As I prepare to proclaim the marvel of your message.
I have prepared my reading,
I have tried to take within me
the meaning of what I am about to proclaim.
Help me to proclaim, not just with my lips,
but with my whole heart and soul.
Lord, make me a hollow reed
So that your voice will be heard by all who hear me.
Free me of excessive concern over my performance.
Convert my feeling of nervousness and
Turn all my apprehension into an energy
for proclaiming your word with power and authority.
May your Spirit live in me and
fill the holy word that I proclaim.
From the lectors of Our Lady, Star of the Sea Parish, Singapore
The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, That I might know how to answer the weary a word that will waken them. Isaiah 50:4
Lectors help proclaim the Word of God at Mass through the first and second readings. They also share the Prayers of the Faithful (a.k.a. General Intercessions), a very important part of Mass, where the community's needs and prayer intentions are gathered together and presented to God from a unique and special setting, in the celebration of the liturgy.