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Please pray for the safe release of a Roman Catholic priest and about 20 of his parishioners who have been abducted by jihadist rebels in north-western Syria.
Father Hanna Jallouf was taken from the convent in the village of Knayeh by members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front on Sunday, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land said.
Nuns who were inside the convent at the time have taken refuge in nearby homes.
A number of nuns, monks and priests have been kidnapped or killed in Syria since the uprising began in 2011.
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us,
so that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent, but with great confidence,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will,
which is love and mercy itself.
Amen
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle,
be thou our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil,
may God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do thou, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host,
by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan
and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen


Father Hanna Jallouf was taken from the convent in the village of Knayeh by members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front on Sunday, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land said.
Nuns who were inside the convent at the time have taken refuge in nearby homes.
A number of nuns, monks and priests have been kidnapped or killed in Syria since the uprising began in 2011.
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible,
look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us,
so that in difficult moments we might not despair
nor become despondent, but with great confidence,
submit ourselves to Your Holy Will,
which is love and mercy itself.
Amen
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle,
be thou our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil,
may God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do thou, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host,
by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan
and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen


