Ask for mercy to protect the Church and lead its people toward salvation.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
For the Protection of Christ’s Church
KEEP, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy Church with Thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without Thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by Thy help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.