A rosary (Anglican prayer beads) for the victims of gun violence

Cross:              Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us.

Invitatory:       Most holy God, our hope and our consolation, hear our prayers:

Week 1           for the children;
  for victims of domestic abuse;
for victims of crime; 
for victims of hatred;
for those lost to suicide;
for victims of a violent justice system;
for innocent bystanders;

Cruciform:      Lord, have mercy

Week 2           for survivors of intimate partner violence;
for those with life-altering injuries;
for those who live in fear;
 for witnesses of trauma;
for those who can never tell;
for survivors of war;
for survivors of self-harm;

Cruciform:      Christ, have mercy

Week 3           for those who pulled the trigger;
 for those in despair;
for those too young to bear responsibility;
for those who should have protected them;
for those who hate, and for our enemies;
for those who cannot take it back;
for the unrepentant;

Cruciform:      Lord, have mercy

Week 4           for the names we know;
 for those in the papers or on the news;
for those we have forgotten;
for the unidentified;
for the celebrated;
for the unnoticed;
for all are your children;

Cruciform:      Holy and Immortal One, have mercy

Closing invitatory: The Lord’s Prayer

Cross:              Almighty God, look with pity upon the sorrows of your children for whom we pray. Remember them, Lord, in mercy; nourish them with patience; comfort them with a sense of your goodness; lift up your countenance upon them; and give them peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.  (BCP 467)