Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar that the song of the angels be again heard on
the earth “Glory to God in heaven on Peace on earth.”
Glory….
Praise and
thanksgiving be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar for all those who work for peace in the
world, for all peacemakers, that they may be strengthened to stand
against the powers that push us toward war.
Glory….
Praise and thanksgiving
be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar for those people labeled as enemy, especially
the Iraqi people, that they may be transformed into friends through the
reconciling love of Jesus’ blood.
Glory….
Praise and thanksgiving
be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar for the conversion of the United States of
America and her allies from war, for the dissolving of all fear and
paranoia, and for the coming of your Reign of Peace.
Glory….
Praise and thanksgiving
be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar for all those who have been and will die in
war, that their blood be united with the blood of Jesus for the
reconciliation of all people.
Glory….
Praise and thanksgiving
be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar for peace in the hearts of all people, that
we learn to receive and to give freely your forgiveness and to resist
with all our strength all violence and hatred.
Glory….
Praise and thanksgiving
be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Loving God, we
offer you the precious blood of Jesus, poured out on the cross and
offered daily on the altar for the final victory of Jesus over evil, for
the destruction of all arms and for the ultimate defeat of all powers of
war, violence and destruction.
Glory….
Praise and thanksgiving
be evermore to Jesus.
Who with his blood
has saved us.
Praised
be the blood of Jesus. Now
and forever. Amen
*composed by Sr. Terry Walter, CPPS