From today’s Liturgy of the Hours:
Prayers and Intercessions
Let us bless Christ the Lord, whose compassion wipes away the tears of those who weep. In loving supplication let us call on him:
- Lord, take pity on your people.
Christ and Lord, consoler of the lowly,
take notice of the tears of the poor.
Compassionate God, hear the sighs of the dying:
send your angel to comfort them.
May all exiles receive your loving care, and return to their earthly homes;
and may they one day gain admittance to their eternal home in heaven.
May those sunk in the misery of sin be conquered by your love,
and reconciled to you and your Church.
Give salvation to our deceased brethren,
and give them a full share in the blessings of your redemption.
Our Father, who art in Heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those that trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
O God, the horror of the Cross mysteriously reveals your inexhaustible wisdom.
Grant that we may contemplate your Son’s glorious Passion
and always believe and glory in his Cross.
He lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.