Blessed Lord, have mercy on all those persecuted and imprisoned for their faith in oppressive regimes; Accept their sufferings in reparation for the sins of all the world;
Enlighten with Thy LOVE the souls of the persecutors that they may see the evil of their ways;
We pray also for the confused, the uncertain; those who compromise; for the false shepherds;
Free us, in the West, from the sins of indifference, selfishness and fear;
That Thy sacrifice on Calvary may become more real for us each day.
Amen.
