Prayers

The Collect for Sunday Next before Lent

Merciful Lord, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace: that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
 

Prayers for this week:

Church

• Give thanks for the faithfulness to Scripture in our Province, Diocese and Deaneries. Pray that the Lord will continue to unite the bishops, clergy and church leaders in their love for God’s Word and for his people.
• Strengthen ABp Titus and his family. May they find rest over CNY and the joy of being united in the Lord.

World

• Continue to pray for peace in the troubled areas in the world. May the Lord grant peace to Israel and her neighbours and watch over the fragile situation in Gaza. May all hideous attack and unnecessary provocation cease.
• Pray for peace in Ukraine and Russia and stability and justice in Thailand and Cambodia and in Myanmar.
• Pray for God’s mercy to be upon those who have lost loved-ones in shootings in Canada the US. May the Lord comfort the bereaved and bring back peace and love to these communities.

Singapore

• Give thanks for peace and prosperity in our nation. Continue to pray for our security agencies, even our police force that they will always act with alertness, discernment, and a good sense of judgment.
• Pray that the Lord will continue to bless our nation with peace and joy as we slow down over the CNY holidays. May he grant journey mercies to those who are travelling to visit family, even overseas.

St Hilda’s Church

• Give thanks to the Lord for a good start into 2026 for our church community, even for renewed joy in serving the Lord together. Pray for more to step up to serve in the areas of need, e.g. in the children’s ministries and ushering for the 10.15 service.
• Pray for opportunities to share the love of God and invitations for the Alpha Intro Dinner during this CNY season. May the Lord rekindle the zeal for evangelism in St Hilda’s.
• ⁠Pray for our families as they come together for reunions. May the Lord increase the joy of celebrating in unity. May he be the perfect companion for those who suffer in body, mind, and spirit in this season, especially for the lonely and the bereaved and those who are anxious over critically ill family members.