Litany for Haiti

Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragedy in Haiti. We gathered at our Church to pray for the people of Haiti at 4:53 PM, the time when the first quake struck last year.
 Here's a prayer for our Haitian brothers and sisters that we prayed.

Heavenly Father,

We know you love all of us and have given your only son Jesus for our salvation. The Haitian people have suffered greatly yet despite such suffering, never cease to praise your name and call on you for their salvation.

We pray first for the souls of those who died as a result of the earthquake. We pray that you bring their purification in purgatory to its completion and we offer our prayers and daily sufferings for them, so they may soon see you face to face.

Let us pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

We pray for those survivors who continue to suffer from poverty, homelessness, malnutrition and the ravages of cholera.

Let us Pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

Lord Jesus, give them strength to carry on, and bring peace and justice to their country.

Let us Pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

Strengthen their hearts so they do not become bitter and give in to despair, and give them the grace to unite their suffering to yours.

Let us Pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

Comfort the mothers of the dying children, and comfort the fathers who can't provide for their families,

Let us Pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

Comfort the children and bring peace to those orphaned by the earthquake.

Let us Pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

We ask that you provide daily bread to the Haitian people and move the hearts of men to continue to be generous and caring for Haiti.

Let us Pray to the Lord… Lord Have Mercy

Through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel we ask for spiritual bondage to be broken and to cast into hell the demons that attempt to thwart your purposes for the people of Haiti.

We ask these things…. in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen