Prayer For The Salvation Of The World

Heavenly Father, we beseech You for the salvation of the world. Extend Your mercy to all those who have turned away from You. Illuminate their hearts and minds with Your divine light. Gather Your children from every corner — the east and the west, the north and the south. Have compassion, O God, on those who do not know You. Lead them from darkness into Your glorious light. You are our Redeemer, guiding us on the path of salvation. Shield us from all evil. We bless and praise You, O Lord; heed our prayers and respond to our needs. You, our Savior, are the hope for everyone across the Earth and the farthest seas. May Your ways be revealed on Earth; let all nations witness Your salvation. We entrust the world to Your care; fill our hearts with Your love. Grant us peace through Christ, our Lord. Amen [NIHIL OBSTAT: September 10, 1998; Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver]