A DEVOUT EXERCISE FOR THE UNITY OF THE
CHURCH – Raccolta #622
Ant. That they all may be one, as Thou, Father, in me and
I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world
may believe that thou hast sent me.
V. I say to thee, that thou art Peter,
R. And upon this rock I will build my Church.
Let us Pray.
Lord Jesus Christ, Who didst say to Thine Apostles: peace
I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, look not upon
my sins, but upon the faith of Thy Church; and vouchsafe
unto her that peace and unity which is agreeable to Thy
will: Who livest and reignest God forever and ever. Amen.
An indulgence of 300 days during the octave of prayers for the unity of
the Church from the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter in Rome (Jan 18) to
the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul (Jan. 25). A plenary indulgence
on the usual conditions at the end of the devout exercise.
Raccolta #623
O God, who guidest that which is gone astray, and
gatherest that which is scattered, and keepest that which is
gathered together; we beseech Thee, mercifully pour forth
upon the Christian people the grace of Thy unity; that they
may reject the spirit of dissension and unite themselves to
the true Shepherd of Thy Church, and may thus be enabled
to serve Thee worthily, Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions if
this prayer is said with devotion every day for a month.
Raccolta #624
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is that all
men should be saved and that none should perish, look
upon the souls that are deceived by the guile of Satan, in
order that the hearts of them that have gone astray may put
aside all the perverseness of heresy, and, being truly
repentant, may return to the unity of Thy truth. Through
Christ our Lord. Amen. An indulgence of 3 years. A plenary
indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer has been devoutly
recited every day for a month.