The prayer was composed by Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples.
Forgive us for the war, Lord.
Lord Jesus, son of God, have mercy on us sinners.
Lord Jesus, born under the bombs of Kyiv, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, dead in the arms of a mother in Kharkiv, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, in the 20-year-olds sent to the frontline, have mercy on us.
Lord Jesus, who continues to see hands armed with weapons under the shadow of the cross, forgive us, Lord.
Forgive us if, not content with the nails with which we pierced your hand, we continue to drink from the blood of the dead torn apart by weapons.
Forgive us if these hands that you had created to protect have been turned into instruments of death.
Forgive us, Lord, if we continue to kill our brother. Forgive us, Lord, if we continue to kill our brother, if we continue like Cain to take the stones from our field to kill Abel.
Forgive us if we go out of our way to justify cruelty, if, in our pain, we legitimize the cruelty of our actions. Forgive us the war, Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, we implore you to stop the hand of Cain, enlighten our conscience, let not our will be done, do not abandon us to our own doing. Stop us, Lord, stop us, and when you have stopped the hand of Cain, take care of him also. He is our brother.
O Lord, stop the violence. Stop us, Lord. Amen.
Adapted from Pope Francis | ||||
"Let us ask God to grant that the country may grow in the spirit of kinship, and that all hurts, fears and divisions will be overcome. We have spoken about the Holocaust. But let us think too that [in Ukraine] millions of people were killed. They are a people who have suffered; they have suffered from hunger, suffered from much brutality and they deserve peace. "May the prayers and supplications that today rise up to heaven touch the minds and hearts of world leaders, so that dialogue may prevail and the common good be placed ahead of partisan interests. "Please, no more war." (Pax Christi, USA) |
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VISION 2020: Liturgy Resources / Evangelization Resources
The new translation of the Order of Penance has been approved, and may be used beginning on Ash Wednesday (February 22, 2023). The new Order must be used as of the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday; April 16).
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Pope Francis' will lead an The Act of Consecration (Acto de Consagración) (Hành Động Thánh Hiến) of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Individuals and families can pray the Rosary for Peace, invoking the intercession of the Queen of Peace.
A Stations of the Cross for Ukraine may be found here.
Additional prayers may be found here.
GIA Music, Inc. has posted a free downloadable prayer service by John Bell -- https://giamusic.com/store/words-for-worship-in-a-time-of-war
Resources are available from Pax Christi USA, the Catholic Health Association, and the Ignatian Solidarity Network.
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From St. Josaphat Eparchy - Ukrainian Catholic Church
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Mass Texts
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