Prayer For The Victims Of 9/11 (By Pope John Paul II)

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 survivors
and 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.