Old Lutheran Quote of the Day

That Thou wouldst deign to rule and govern thy holy catholic church: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deign to preserve all bishops, pastors, and ministers of the church in sound word and holy life: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deign to remove all sects and all offenses: We beseech Thee to ehar us.

That Thou wouldst deign to lead back the erring and deceived into the way of truth: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deign to trample Satan under our feet: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deign to send faithful laborers into Thy harvest: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deign to grant all hearers increase in the word and in the fruit of the Spirit: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deight to lift up the lapsed and to strengthen those who stand: We beseech Thee to hear us.

That Thou wouldst deign to encourage and assist the timid and the tempted: We beseech Thee to hear us.

—Martin Luther, from The Latin Litany Corrected