Thursday, December 28, 2006

Nuns and Christmas Season Feasts

Litany for the Feast
of the
Holy Innocents
For the children of Somalia, many of whom die by
the age of five from malnutrition,
Lord have mercy on us.
For the many innocent children maimed
by landmines that will never be removed because
they are too expensive to remove and too
dangerous to those who planted them,
Lord have mercy on us.
For the innocent who have been
killed in the womb,
Lord have mercy on us.
For those who have been deprived of the
innocenceof childhood by abuse,
Lord have mercy on us.
For children who have been forced to work
in gold mines and other on other dangerous
jobs because of the poverty of their families,
Lord have mercy on us.
For children who are enticed to be soldiers
because of the desire adults have for
dominion and power,
Lord have mercy on us.
For the children in our own country
who suffer from poverty, illness and crime,
Lord have mercy on us.
For the orphans and dispossessed children
throughout the world who suffer in
inhumane environments,
Lord have mercy on us.
For the forgotten children in so many homes,
deprived of love because of addictions,
Lord have mercy on us.
Adapted from original written by Rev. George Keaveney, CSsR

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