Litany to the Lamb of God - with special intention for peace in Ukraine

 

A Litany to the Lamb of God in the Time of War

with special intention for Peace in Ukraine and all places presently torn by strife

 

 V.  May the Lord give us peace    R.  Peace and good will.

  Lord Jesus Christ, who didst say to Thy Apostles, Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you; look not upon our sins, but upon the faith of Thy Church and vouchsafe to us that peace and unity which is agreeable to Thy will,  Who livest and reignest, God forever and ever.  Amen

Lord, have mercy.  Christ, have mercy.   Lord, have mercy. 

 Jesus, hear us.  Jesus, graciously hear us.

By the hymn of the angels at thy birth,   We plead for Thy Peace. 

By thy salutation to the Apostles, We plead for Thy Peace.

By thy voice to the waves of Galilee, We plead for Thy Peace.

By thy blessing to the sinner, We plead for Thy Peace.

By thy prayers for unity among Thy disciples,  We plead for Thy Peace.

By the love that was to mark thy followers, We plead for Thy Peace.

By the great peace offering of the Cross, We plead for Thy Peace.

By thy parting promise, My peace I leave you,  We plead for Thy Peace.

 

From the ambition of empire,  Deliver us, O Lord!

From the greed for territory, Deliver us, O Lord!

For the blindness that is injustice, Deliver us, O Lord!

From the selfishness that is theft, Deliver us, O Lord!

From the liberty which is license, Deliver us, O Lord!

From the love of money which is idolatry, Deliver us, O Lord!

From the hate that is murder, Deliver us, O Lord!

From the hardness that will not pardon, Deliver us, O Lord!

From the pride which will not ask for pardon, Deliver us, O Lord!

 

By the helpless cry of orphans,   We beseech Thee to hear us.

By the fierce grief of parents, We beseech Thee to hear us.

By the anguished tears of widows and widowers,    We beseech Thee to hear us.

By the groans of the dying, We beseech Thee to hear us.

By the dead in unblessed graves or left unburied, We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst protect and give courage to all just leaders, We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst pour out thy wisdom upon all nations,  We beseech Thee to hear us.   

 That Thou wouldst make all nations to dwell as one, We beseech Thee to hear us.

That having learned in affliction, we may turn to Thee,  We beseech Thee to hear us. 

By thy name, Prince of Peace,  We beseech Thee to hear us.     

 

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,   Have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,  Have mercy upon us.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,  Grant us thy peace.

O Christ, hear us.   O Christ, hear us.

 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.

 V.  O Lord, let thy mercy be upon us and all who cry to you for help.  R.  As we do put our trust in thee.

Let us pray.  O God, from Whom doth proceed all holy desires, all right counsels and just works:  grant unto us, Thy servants that peace which the world cannot  give, that our hearts may be devoted to Thy service, and being delivered from the fear of our enemies, we may pass our time in peace under Thy protections.  Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 

The sources for this litany include, primarily, the Litany to the Lamb of God written by or under the auspices of Pope Benedict XV in 1915, and The Great Litany – Book of Common Prayer. Minor Adaptations by the Rev. JCO. 3.12.22