Praying from today’s Liturgy of the Hours:
Prayers and Intercessions
Full of gratitude, let us lift up our souls to our Lord and Saviour, who has blessed his people with every spiritual blessing. Let us ask him for his help:
– Lord, bless your people.
O God, look with compassion on our Pope N. and our bishop N.,
and keep them safe in your church.
– Lord, bless your people.
Lord, in your kindness protect this land we live in,
and keep us free from all evil.
– Lord, bless your people.
Call your children to join you at your table:
make them follow you more closely, poor, chaste and obedient.
– Lord, bless your people.
Care for your maidservants who have embraced the vocation of virginity:
let them follow you, Lamb of God, wherever you may go.
– Lord, bless your people.
Give the dead rest in your eternal peace,
by the sharing of spiritual blessings, keep our bonds with them secure.
– Lord, bless your people.
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 who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
As we offer our evening praises we ask you, gentle Lord:
do not let our hearts fall away from contemplation of your Law;
and give us, at the end, the bright reward of eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever.
Amen.