we ask for your blessing on all those who have served our country in the armed forces.
We ask for healing for the veterans who have been wounded,
in body and soul, in conflicts around the globe.
in body and soul, in conflicts around the globe.
We pray especially for the young men and women, in the thousands,
who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with injured bodies and traumatized spirits. Bring solace to them, O Lord. May we pray for them when they cannot pray.
Have mercy on all our veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Bring peace to their hearts and peace to those areas of the world where they fought.
Bless all those who served in the military in non-combative posts.
May their calling to serve continue in their lives in many positive ways for the betterment of our society and our world.
Give all of us here today the creative vision to see a world that, growing weary with international conflicts, moves to affirming the life of every human person and so moves beyond war to lasting peace.
We ask this through Christ the Lord. Amen.
Source: Archdiocese of Detroit; slightly adapted.
who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan with injured bodies and traumatized spirits. Bring solace to them, O Lord. May we pray for them when they cannot pray.
Have mercy on all our veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Bring peace to their hearts and peace to those areas of the world where they fought.
Bless all those who served in the military in non-combative posts.
May their calling to serve continue in their lives in many positive ways for the betterment of our society and our world.
Give all of us here today the creative vision to see a world that, growing weary with international conflicts, moves to affirming the life of every human person and so moves beyond war to lasting peace.
We ask this through Christ the Lord. Amen.
Source: Archdiocese of Detroit; slightly adapted.
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