6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your prosperity.
Everyone who waits for the Lord finds joy. Now we pray to him:
Look on us with favor, Lord, and hear us.
Faithful witness first born of the dead, you washed away our sins in your blood,
make us always remember your wonderful works.
Look on us with favor, Lord, and hear us.
You called men to be heralds of your good news,
make them strong and faithful messengers of your kingdom.
Look on us with favor, Lord, and hear us.
King of peace, send your Spirit on the leaders of the world,
turn their eyes toward the suffering and the poor!
Look on us with favor, Lord, and hear us.
Protect and defend those who are discriminated against because of race, color, class, language, or religion,
that they may be accorded the rights and dignity which are theirs.
Look on us with favor, Lord, and hear us.
May all who died in your love share in your happiness
with Mary the mother and all your holy ones.
Look on us with favor, Lord, and hear us.
Now,,,
gathering our prayers and praises into one,
let us together offer the prayer Christ himself has taught us…
Our Father…