Nov 22, 2023
O successor to Peter,
Shepherd of God’s Church,
Father of all the churches
in the Body of Christ,
these you instructed well;
these you gave a shepherd’s care…
for these and for the Lord
you shed your blood –
pray for God’s Church even this day,
that she shall remain united
under her one Lord and Savior,
each member serving the good of all
as wholly as you have done.
Pray we all work together in Jesus’ name
and in His blood
to do the Father’s will
and so become as holy as He,
as holy as you were blessed to become.
Pray the teaching of the apostles
ever ring in our ears
that we shall never forget
the way the Christ marks out for us,
the way of truth that leads to life.