Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
Agnus Dei,
quitollis peccáta mundi: miserére nobis.
Agnus Dei,
quitollis peccáta mundi: miserére nobis.
Agnus Dei,
quitollis peccáta mundi: dona nobis pacem.
From the desire to control … Deliver me, Lord Jesus
From the desire to give my opinion … Deliver me, Lord Jesus
From the desire to project myself as the victim …
From the desire to impress others …
From the desire to please everyone …
From the tendency to complain …
From all my irrational fears …
From all violent speech …
From failing to accept uncertainty …
From comparing myself to others …
From not accepting my limitations …
From an unhealthy desire for perfection …
From an unhealthy attachment to others …
From excessive self-blame …
From holding on to grudges …
From holding on to the past …
From wanting more than I need …
From the impulse to justify myself …
From worrying about the future …
From thinking only about myself …
From losing perspective on life …
From not being able to laugh at myself …
From not being able to forgive myself …
From over analyzing the intentions of others …
From the desire to change others …
From thoughts that this world is all there is …
From failing to trust in God …
From failing to see God in all things …
Peace Prayer:
God of peace, calm me and heal me.
Let Your peace reign in my heart at this very moment and for all eternity.
We make our prayer in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
– by Fr. Matthew Guckin
God the Father, have mercy on us.
God the Son, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy and blessed Trinity, one God, have mercy on us
Have mercy on us:
In these days of trouble, fear and sorrow,
In our despair at the violence that seems to fill the world,
In the pain of lost life and shattered hopes,
In our grieving for those who have died,
In our compassion for all who are bereaved,
O Lord, deliver us:
From the history of violence that corrupts every society and our own.
From the greed and injustice that divide the world into rich and poor.
From the urge for revenge that adds to the cycle of violence.
From the fear that grows into hatred for people who are different.
From being too quick to attribute blame and demand retribution.
From believing ourselves safe through anything other than your grace.
From dying suddenly and unprepared.
Lord, hear our prayer:
For those who plan and carry out acts of violence.
For all who seek justice and ensure the rule of law.
For the victims of war and terrorism everywhere on earth.
For all who live in fear, and for refugees from violent regimes.
For courage to resist demonizing and dehumanizing others.
For wisdom in choosing the paths of peace.
For solidarity with the suffering of the dispossessed.
For generosity in sharing fairly, the world’s resources.
For respect in conversation with people of other faiths, and none.
For honesty in knowing and confessing the sin in our own hearts.
For grace to change and be changed as you forgive us.
For rescue workers and medical teams treating those injured in conflict zones.
For aid agencies and their workers, responding with practical care in dangerous places.
For the leaders of all the nations, looking for ways to work together beyond fear and suspicion.
For people of goodwill, responding generously to the needs of suffering communities.
For all who have friends and family involved in areas of conflict and disaster.
For communities that are terrified by missiles, snipers, vigilantes or death squads.
For the vulnerable and defenseless in conflict zones,
For the children, the elderly, the disabled, the sick.
We pray to you, O God:
For Christ to bring all the peoples of the world into one flock with one shepherd.
For Christ to bring healing and comfort for those we love who are sick or in mourning.
For Christ to lead us into the paths of peace, writing the law of love on our hearts.
For Christ to bring us, with all who have died in faith, to a joyful resurrection.
God of all peace, have mercy on our broken and divided world, and on your people who cry out to you for healing, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God! O our master!
You are eternal life and everlasting peace by Your essence and attributes. The everlasting peace is from You and it returns to you.
O our Sustainer! Grant us the life of true peace and usher us into the abode of peace.
O Glorious and Bounteous One! You are blessed and sublime.
– Author Unknown
Finally, sisters and brothers,
whatever is true, whatever is honorable,
whatever is just, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious,
if there is any excellence and if there is anything worth of praise,
think about these things.
Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard
and seen. Then the God of peace will be with you.
– Paul’s Letter to the Phillipians 4:8-9
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly, do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil; but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If possible, on your part, live at peace with all.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Rather, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
– Romans 12:9-21
God, so many people are in pain.
Teach us the way to peace.
When people around us don’t agree and think differently,
Teach us to listen and try to understand.
When we see people getting hurt,
Teach us to speak up.
When we see people treated poorly because of their skin color, or language, or religious belief,
Teach us to be an example of love and acceptance.
When we see war and conflict,
Teach us how to make a difference and seek peace.
When we see pain,
Teach us to bring healing,
When we feel confused and afraid,
Remind us to talk to our friends, our family and to you.
In our lives, our neighborhoods and the world,
Teach us to pray and teach us the way of peace.
– Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Eternal Father, You created us in Your own image and likeness, but sin has warped the minds of men and throughout the world there is much injustice and much carelessness of the rights of other people and personal responsibility.
Lord, when You are excluded from the hearts and consciences of men, the inevitable result is that people suffer and Lord, there is much injustice and corruption taking place in our world today, not only in the lives of individuals but also in the corridors of power and the council rooms of many nations.
We pray to the Lord that You will right all the wrongs that are taking place in our world and vindicate those that are being treated unjustly. Keep us Father from trying to take matters into our own hands for vengeance is your and You will repay – but Lord in your grace and mercy we pray that you would give justice and peace to all those that have been cruelly and unfairly treated by their fellow man and may injustice and carelessness that they have had to endure be the means to draw them into Your saving arms of grace – we ask this in the precious name of the Lord, Jesus.
– Author Unknown
O God, Creator of the universe, who extends your paternal concern over every creature and guides the events of history to goals of salvation, we acknowledge your Fatherly love when you break the resistance of mankind and, in a world torn by strife and discord, you make us ready for reconciliation. Renew for us the wonders of your MERCY; send forth your Spirit that He may work in the intimacy of our hearts, that enemies may begin to dialogue, that adversaries may shake hands and peoples may encounter one another in harmony. May all commit themselves to the sincere search for true peace which will extinguish all arguments, for charity which overcomes hatred, for pardon which disarms revenge.
– Pope John Paul II
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, harmony;
Where there is error, truth;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born into eternal life.
– Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi
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