| The Litany | ||
| Sections I and VII must always be used, but a selection of appropriate suffrages may be made from Sections II, III, IV, V and VI. | ||
| I | ||
| Let us pray. | ||
| God the Father, | ||
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have mercy upon us. | |
| God the Son, | ||
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have mercy upon us. | |
| God the Holy Spirit, | ||
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have mercy upon us. | |
| Holy, blessed and glorious Trinity, | ||
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have mercy upon us. | |
| II | ||
| From all evil and mischief; | ||
| from pride, vanity and hypocrisy; | ||
| from envy, hatred and malice; | ||
| and from all evil intent, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| From sloth, worldliness and love of money; | ||
| from hardness of heart | ||
| and contempt for your word and your laws, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| From sins of body and mind; | ||
| from the deceits of the world, the flesh and the devil, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| From famine and disaster; | ||
| from violence, murder and dying unprepared, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| In all times of sorrow; | ||
| in all times of joy; | ||
| in the hour of death, | ||
| and at the day of judgement, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| III | ||
| By the mystery of your holy incarnation; | ||
| by your birth, childhood and obedience; | ||
| by your baptism, fasting and temptation, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| By your ministry in word and work; | ||
| by your mighty acts of power; | ||
| and by your preaching of the kingdom, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| By your agony and trial; | ||
| by your cross and passion; | ||
| and by your precious death and burial, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| By your mighty resurrection; | ||
| by your glorious ascension; | ||
| and by your sending of the Holy Spirit, | ||
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good Lord, deliver us. | |
| IV | ||
| Hear our prayers, O Lord our God. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Govern and direct your holy Church; | ||
| fill it with love and truth; | ||
| and grant it that unity which is your will. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Give us boldness to preach the gospel in all the world, | ||
| and to make disciples of all the nations. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Enlighten N our Bishop and all who minister | ||
| with knowledge and understanding, | ||
| that by their teaching and their lives they may proclaim your word. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Give your people grace to hear and receive your word, | ||
| and to bring forth the fruit of the Spirit. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Bring into the way of truth all who have erred | ||
| and are deceived. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Strengthen those who stand; | ||
| comfort and help the faint-hearted; | ||
| raise up the fallen; | ||
| and finally beat down Satan under our feet. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| V | ||
| Guide the leaders of the nations | ||
| into the ways of peace and justice. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Guard and strengthen your servant Elizabeth our Queen, | ||
| that she may put her trust in you, | ||
| and seek your honour and glory. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Endue the High Court of Parliament | ||
| and all the Ministers of the Crown | ||
| with wisdom and understanding. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Bless those who administer the law, | ||
| that they may uphold justice, honesty and truth. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Give us the will to use the resources of the earth to your glory, | ||
| and for the good of all creation. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Bless and keep all your people. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| Bring your joy into all families; | ||
| strengthen and deliver those in childbirth, | ||
| watch over children and guide the young, | ||
| bring reconciliation to those in discord | ||
| and peace to those in stress. | ||
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Hear us, good Lord. | |
| VI | ||
| Help and comfort the lonely, the bereaved and the oppressed. | ||
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Lord, have mercy. | |
| Keep in safety those who travel, and all who are in danger. | ||
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Lord, have mercy. | |
| Heal the sick in body and mind, | ||
| and provide for the homeless, the hungry and the destitute. | ||
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Lord, have mercy. | |
| Show your pity on prisoners and refugees, | ||
| and all who are in trouble. | ||
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Lord, have mercy. | |
| Forgive our enemies, persecutors and slanderers, | ||
| and turn their hearts. | ||
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Lord, have mercy. | |
| Hear us as we remember | ||
| those who have died in the peace of Christ, | ||
| both those who have confessed the faith | ||
| and those whose faith is known to you alone, | ||
| and grant us with them a share in your eternal kingdom. | ||
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Lord, have mercy. | |
| VII | ||
| Give us true repentance; | ||
| forgive us our sins of negligence and ignorance | ||
| and our deliberate sins; | ||
| and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit | ||
| to amend our lives according to your holy word. | ||
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Holy God, | |
| holy and strong, | ||
| holy and immortal, | ||
| have mercy upon us. | ||
| When the Litany is said instead of the Prayers at Morning or Evening Prayer, the Collect of the Day, the Lord's Prayer and the Grace are added here. | ||