Almighty Father,
we commend the victims of this shocking tragedy to Your
eternal love.
We implore Your comfort upon the injured, the families and
friends involved, and all who are doing their utmost to rescue survivorsand
help those affected.
We ask You, Father, to grant the American people the
strength and courage they need at this time of sorrow and trial.
We beg you, Jesus, to send Your legions of heavenly Angels, led
by Saint Michael the Archangel, to protect the United States from additional
attempts of destruction.
If supernatural means are required to foil these plots, we
humbly implore you to suspend natural laws to save innocent lives and souls.
Holy Spirit, we are a sinful nation, and we beg you to send
us Your authentic spirit of repentance.
We are also a nation capable of great charity and justice, so
look not on our sins, Heavenly Spirit of Mercy, but upon our sorrow and resolve
to turn from evil, to fight evil, and procure victory over evil.
Illuminate the minds and souls of our citizens and especially
our leaders so we can see the error of our ways, and give us the sweet grace
required to turn to God with pure hearts.
Immaculate Mary, Humble Virgin, Mother of our Church, and
protectress of our nation,
we ask you to go before the Throne of the Holy Trinity and
intercede for the United States at this critical juncture in our history. Gently
place your mantle upon our land, upon our people, upon our allies, upon our
fighting men and women, as you once wrapped our Savior in swaddling clothes in
a manger.
We have no words that rightly express what we on earth cannot
understand or ever truly fathom, the Love of God, so we turn with childlike
faith to the words that Jesus Himself taught us to pray:
"Our Father, Who art in heaven,
hallowed by 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.
Amen!"
Saint Michael the Archangel,
protect us!
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas,
pray for us.
Saint Katharine Drexel and Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton,
pray for us.
Saint Thomas More, Patron of Politicians,
pray for us.
Saint Joseph, Patron Saint of Canada,
pray for us.
Immaculate Mary, Patroness of the United States,
pray for us.
Jesus Christ, King of Kings,
have mercy on us!
Amen.
~Prayer of Pope John Paul II for the victims of 9/11/01
