Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst
command us to love our enemies, and those who defame and injure us, and to pray
for them and forgive them; Who Thyself didst pray for Thine enemies who
crucified thee: grant us, we pray, the spirit of Christian reconciliation and
meekness, that we may heartily forgive every injury and be reconciled with our
enemies. Grant us to overcome the malevolence and offences of people with
Christian meekness and true love of our neighbor. We further beseech Thee, O
Lord, to grant to our enemies true peace and forgiveness of sins; and do not
allow them to leave this life without true faith and sincere conversion. And
help us repay evil with goodness, and to remain safe from the temptations of
the devil and from all the perils which threaten us, in the form of visible and
invisible enemies. Amen.
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