The Names*
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“It is enough simply to name the persons for whom we pray…”
[Margaret Guenther in Toward Holy Ground: Spiritual Direction for the Second Half of Life (Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 1995)]
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The Names (Updated November 30, 2024)
We remember those on our prayer list for health concerns: Joey M., Doris, Dotty, Winnie, Georgia, Raye, Joanie, Jerry, Marsha, Dee, Sara-Elizabeth, Marcus, Br. Mark, Fr. Michael, Bishop Skyler, and Bishop Stephen; as well as any who are on your heart today ...
For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those on our prayer lists for other needs: Sue K. and family; David, Lee, Bishop Bernard and his people in Kenya; Laurie, Annette, Richard, Rosalie, Todd, Kelly, Terry, Peggy & Shelley; Souers Family; Sathish & Deepa; Lauren & Josh and family, Kathryn & Beau and family; Diane, Scott, Peg, Mark, Sr. Monica, Julie, Rachel, and Charlie, as well as those who are on our hearts today ... For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those impacted by this year’s hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those experiencing any number of emotions due to current events and the holiday season. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Jesus told us to “love our enemies” and to “do good to those who hate us.” And so, for these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember the departed and the bereaved, the dead who have no one to pray for them, and all those whose anniversaries we mark during the month of December. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We especially remember the recently departed Father Michael Moss as well as his surviving family members, friends, and parishioners. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Finally, we remember our own needs, especially the ones we now name in the silence of our hearts … For ourselves, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those on our prayer list for health concerns: Joey M., Doris, Dotty, Winnie, Georgia, Raye, Joanie, Jerry, Marsha, Dee, Sara-Elizabeth, Marcus, Br. Mark, Fr. Michael, Bishop Skyler, and Bishop Stephen; as well as any who are on your heart today ...
For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those on our prayer lists for other needs: Sue K. and family; David, Lee, Bishop Bernard and his people in Kenya; Laurie, Annette, Richard, Rosalie, Todd, Kelly, Terry, Peggy & Shelley; Souers Family; Sathish & Deepa; Lauren & Josh and family, Kathryn & Beau and family; Diane, Scott, Peg, Mark, Sr. Monica, Julie, Rachel, and Charlie, as well as those who are on our hearts today ... For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those impacted by this year’s hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember those experiencing any number of emotions due to current events and the holiday season. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Jesus told us to “love our enemies” and to “do good to those who hate us.” And so, for these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We remember the departed and the bereaved, the dead who have no one to pray for them, and all those whose anniversaries we mark during the month of December. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
We especially remember the recently departed Father Michael Moss as well as his surviving family members, friends, and parishioners. For these, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Finally, we remember our own needs, especially the ones we now name in the silence of our hearts … For ourselves, we pray to the LORD.
LORD, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
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Prayer after a Reading of the Names
O God, by the power of your Holy Spirit
you have filled the hearts of your faithful people
with gifts of love for one another.
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends
and all those we remember this day.
Give them health of mind and body
that they may do your will with perfect love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
you have filled the hearts of your faithful people
with gifts of love for one another.
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends
and all those we remember this day.
Give them health of mind and body
that they may do your will with perfect love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Above prayer found among supplemental prayers in the older version of the Roman Sacramentary (Novus Ordo, 1970).
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Remembering those on the Parish Necrology for December ...
DECEMBER
Ethan H. Lamphier (RIP 12/01/2014)
Mary J. Noyes (RIP 12/01/2006)
Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, Chicago, IL (12/01/1958)
Dr. Joseph Cremone (RIP 12/02/1993)
Archbishop Roland Louis Salvador (RIP 12/03/2020)
Walter Amorin (RIP 12/03/2013)
Victor Embree (RIP 12/03/2005)
Firefighter Paul Brotherton
Fire Lieutenant Timothy Jackson
Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey
Fire Lieutenant James Lyons III
Firefighter Joseph McGuirk
Fire Lieutenant Thomas Spencer
Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire, Worcester, MA (12/03/1999)
Grace Sullivan (RIP 12/03/1969)
Muriel Martel (RIP 12/04/2021)
John “Jack” Gartside (RIP 12/05/2009)
Loren W. Copp, Jr. (RIP 12/07/2012)
Berwyn “BJ” Miller (RIP 12/07/2011)
Rev. Peter Bortolazzo, CS (12/08/2012)
Christopher J. Troville (RIP 12/09/2021)
Sebastian Sommer (RIP 12/10/2022)
Mary Ella Hare (RIP 12/12/2006)
Winona Maurine (Williams) Swalla (RIP 12/13/2001)
Laura L. (Latorella) Damiano (RIP 12/14/2012)
Dorothy Blaisdell (RIP 12/15/2008)
Ruth Kierstead (RIP 12/16/2009)
Dorothy Scott (RIP 12/16/2006)
Jerry A. Masnyj (RIP 12/18/2015)
Paul E. Clayton (RIP 12/19/2016)
Alfonso Paglilunga (Buried 12/20/2006)
Richard D. Wallace (RIP 12/23/2018)
William Merrithew, Jr. (RIP 12/23/2017)
Nicholas “Nick” Parisi (RIP 12/23/2005)
Fire Lieutenant William Lehman, Jr., WFD, ret. (RIP 12/23/2004)
Firefighter Arthur Gilfoyle, CFD, ret. (RIP 12/23/2004)
Roger DiPesa (RIP 12/24/2009)
Michael Vale (RIP 12/24/2005)
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu (RIP 12/26/2021)
Sr. Wendy Mary Becket (RIP 12/26/2018)
Doctor Bernhard W. Anderson (RIP 12/26/2007)
Fr. Antonio A. Cintolo (RIP 12/26/1998)
Ernest DeLuca (RIP 12/27/1977)
Anna Ruth (Lombard) Seymour (RIP 12/28/2018)
Paul Garfield Canon (RIP 12/29/2022)
Rev. Dr. Robert Watts Thornburg (RIP 12/29/2013)
Harold A. Layton (RIP 12/30/2015)
Ruth Elisabeth (Caines) Chandler (RIP 12/30/2013)
Sr. Agnes Theodore Casey, SP (RIP 12/30/1970)
Robert E. Jenney (RIP 12/31/1980)
Ethan H. Lamphier (RIP 12/01/2014)
Mary J. Noyes (RIP 12/01/2006)
Our Lady of the Angels School Fire, Chicago, IL (12/01/1958)
Dr. Joseph Cremone (RIP 12/02/1993)
Archbishop Roland Louis Salvador (RIP 12/03/2020)
Walter Amorin (RIP 12/03/2013)
Victor Embree (RIP 12/03/2005)
Firefighter Paul Brotherton
Fire Lieutenant Timothy Jackson
Firefighter Jeremiah Lucey
Fire Lieutenant James Lyons III
Firefighter Joseph McGuirk
Fire Lieutenant Thomas Spencer
Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire, Worcester, MA (12/03/1999)
Grace Sullivan (RIP 12/03/1969)
Muriel Martel (RIP 12/04/2021)
John “Jack” Gartside (RIP 12/05/2009)
Loren W. Copp, Jr. (RIP 12/07/2012)
Berwyn “BJ” Miller (RIP 12/07/2011)
Rev. Peter Bortolazzo, CS (12/08/2012)
Christopher J. Troville (RIP 12/09/2021)
Sebastian Sommer (RIP 12/10/2022)
Mary Ella Hare (RIP 12/12/2006)
Winona Maurine (Williams) Swalla (RIP 12/13/2001)
Laura L. (Latorella) Damiano (RIP 12/14/2012)
Dorothy Blaisdell (RIP 12/15/2008)
Ruth Kierstead (RIP 12/16/2009)
Dorothy Scott (RIP 12/16/2006)
Jerry A. Masnyj (RIP 12/18/2015)
Paul E. Clayton (RIP 12/19/2016)
Alfonso Paglilunga (Buried 12/20/2006)
Richard D. Wallace (RIP 12/23/2018)
William Merrithew, Jr. (RIP 12/23/2017)
Nicholas “Nick” Parisi (RIP 12/23/2005)
Fire Lieutenant William Lehman, Jr., WFD, ret. (RIP 12/23/2004)
Firefighter Arthur Gilfoyle, CFD, ret. (RIP 12/23/2004)
Roger DiPesa (RIP 12/24/2009)
Michael Vale (RIP 12/24/2005)
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu (RIP 12/26/2021)
Sr. Wendy Mary Becket (RIP 12/26/2018)
Doctor Bernhard W. Anderson (RIP 12/26/2007)
Fr. Antonio A. Cintolo (RIP 12/26/1998)
Ernest DeLuca (RIP 12/27/1977)
Anna Ruth (Lombard) Seymour (RIP 12/28/2018)
Paul Garfield Canon (RIP 12/29/2022)
Rev. Dr. Robert Watts Thornburg (RIP 12/29/2013)
Harold A. Layton (RIP 12/30/2015)
Ruth Elisabeth (Caines) Chandler (RIP 12/30/2013)
Sr. Agnes Theodore Casey, SP (RIP 12/30/1970)
Robert E. Jenney (RIP 12/31/1980)
For these, and for all the departed, we pray to the LORD.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls, and the souls of all the departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen.
May their souls, and the souls of all the departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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Christ is risen from the dead,
by death he conquered death
and to those in the graves he granted life!
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*In our Gallican Rite, as well as in most Orthodox worship, "The Names" of those being remembered during the Eucharistic Liturgy are read aloud at some point before or during the Anaphora [Eucharistic Prayer]. This page lists the Names we are currently remembering during worship. Names may be added; please send any names you would like to add to us via email with "The Names" in the subject line.
