Pro Afflictis.
A Plea for the Captive
A prayer for God to show mercy and preserve those suffering in imprisonment and facing death.
O Lord, let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners reach you, and by the greatness of your power, preserve those appointed to die, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read the original Latin
O Let the sorrowful sighing of the Prisoners come before thee, and according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou them that are appointed to die, even for Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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