Prayers

Against Persecutors and Evil-Doers:

Hostium nostrorum, quaesumus, Domine, elide superbiam: et eorum contumaciam dexterae tuae virtute prosterne. Per Dominum.

Crush, O Lord, we beseech Thee, the pride of our enemies: and prostrate their arrogance by the might of Thy right hand. Through our Lord.

(credit: Fr. Z's Blog)

Psalm 101

My song is of mercy and justice;

I sing to you, O Lord.

I will walk in the way of perfection.

O when, Lord, will you come?

I will walk with blameless heart

within my house;

I will not set before my eyes

whatever is base.

I will hate the ways of the crooked;

they shall not be my friends.

The false-hearted must keep far away;

the wicked I disown.

The man who slanders his neighbor in secret

I will bring to silence.

The man of proud looks and haughty heart

I will never endure.

I look to the faithful in the land

that they may dwell with me.

He who walks in the way of perfection

shall be my friend.

No man who practices deceit

shall live within my house.

No man who utters lies shall stand

before my eyes.

Morning by morning I will silence

all the wicked in the land,

uprooting from the city of the Lord

all who do evil.