Prayer for the Church

This traditional petition asks God to guard, unite, and sanctify His holy Church.

The Prayer

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with favor upon Thy people who cry to Thee; and through the intercession of the glorious and Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her Spouse, of Thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the Saints, in mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of our holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sources: Traditional prayer for the Church; classic English manuals, public domain.

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