A litany
Holy, blessed and glorious Trinity,
have mercy upon us.
From all evil and vanity; from pride and hypocrisy envy and hatred;
have mercy upon us.
From famine, disease and disaster and from dying unprepared,
have mercy upon us.
In all times of sorrow; in all times of joy; in the hour of death,
have mercy upon us.
By the mystery of your holy incarnation; by your birth, childhood and obedience; by your baptism, fasting and temptation,
have mercy upon us.
By your ministry in word and works; by your mighty acts of power;and by your preaching of the kingdom,
good Lord, deliver us.
By your agony and trial; by your cross and passion; and by your precious death and burial,
good Lord, deliver us.
By your mighty resurrection; by your glorious ascension; and by your sending of the Holy Spirit,
good Lord, deliver us.
Help and comfort the lonely, the bereaved and the oppressed.
good Lord, deliver us.
Keep in safety those who travel, and all who are in danger.
good Lord, deliver us.
Heal the sick in body and mind, and provide for the homeless, the hungry and the destitute.
good Lord, deliver us.
Show your pity on prisoners and refugees, and all who are in trouble.
good Lord, deliver us.
Hear us as we remember those who have died in the peace of Christ, and grant us with them a share in your eternal kingdom.
Lord, have mercy.
Give us true repentance; forgive us our sins and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to your holy word.
Holy God,
holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.