The Oremus Prayer of the Faithful generator draws on the day's readings, the liturgical season and current events to propose a text faithful to the Roman Missal. You can customise each intention, add prayers for the week's deceased, include a specific parish event.
Choose the Sunday (or feast) date for which you're preparing the liturgy. Oremus automatically loads the corresponding readings, identifies the liturgical cycle (A, B or C), and proposes a Prayer of the Faithful structured around the four classical intentions.
You can select the style (traditional or charismatic), the generation language, and specify a particular intention to include. The text produced is immediately copyable, printable, shareable.
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM n°70) recommends four intentions: 1) for the needs of the Church — the Pope, the bishop, vocations, Christian unity; 2) for civil authorities and the salvation of the world — peace, justice, human dignity; 3) for those weighed down by difficulties — the sick, the persecuted, victims, the deceased; 4) for the local community — the parish, catechumens, engaged couples.
Oremus builds each proposal around these four pillars, rooted in the day's readings. If the Gospel speaks of mercy, the prayer for those who suffer takes on a particular tone.
Every generated Prayer of the Faithful is fully editable. You can add the name of someone whose funeral you'll celebrate during the week, mention a local event, or adapt the tone according to the assembly.
The text is written for oral proclamation: short sentences, suitable rhythm, accessible vocabulary without being thin.
Readings are retrieved live from the official lectionary feed. The liturgical calendar follows the rubrics of the Catholic Church.
Yes, you can prepare the Prayer of the Faithful several weeks in advance. Oremus automatically computes the correct liturgical cycle (Year A, B or C) for the chosen date.
Yes. Major feasts of the liturgical calendar are supported: Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, Assumption, All Saints, Immaculate Conception, as well as local and patronal feasts. For sacraments (wedding, baptism, funeral), use the Special Intentions page.
If you're logged in, your prayers are saved in your personal space and that of your parish. Without an account, the text is not retained: remember to copy or print it.
Yes. Oremus generates prayers in French, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German and Polish, including for multilingual parishes.