Collect:
Grant, we pray, O Lord our God, that we may be
sustained by the intercession of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul,
that, as through them you gave your Church the foundations of her
heavenly office, so through them you may help her to eternal salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.Amen.
Prayer For The Pope Composed By Pope Leo X111:
O Lord, we are the millions of believers, humbly kneeling at Thy feet
and begging Thee to preserve, defend and save the Sovereign Pontiff for
many years. He is the Father of the great fellowship of souls and our
Father as well. On this day, as on every other day, he is praying for
us also, and is offering unto Thee with holy fervor the sacred Victim of
love and peace.
Wherefore, O Lord, turn Thyself toward us with eyes of pity; for we
are now, as it were, forgetful of ourselves, and are praying above all
for him. Do Thou unite our prayers with his and receive them into the
bosom of Thine infinite mercy, as a sweet savor of active and fruitful
charity, whereby the children are united in the Church to their Father.
All that he asks of Thee this day, we too ask it of Thee in unison with
him.
Whether he weeps or rejoices, whether he hopes or offers himself as a
victim of charity for his people, we desire to be united with him; nay
more, we desire that the cry of our hearts should be made one with his.
Of Thy great mercy grant, O Lord, that not one of us may be far from
his mind and his heart in the hour that he prays and offers unto Thee
the Sacrifice of Thy blessed Son. At the moment when our venerable High
Priest, holding in His hands the very Body of Jesus Christ, shall say
to the people over the Chalice of benediction these words: "The peace of
the Lord be with you always," grant, O Lord, that Thy sweet peace may
come down upon our hearts and upon all the nations with new and manifest
power. Amen.
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