ORATIO IMPERATA
MANDATORY PRAYER FOR
DELIVERANCE FROM CALAMITIES (FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MANILA)
Almighty Father, we raise
our hearts to You
in gratitude for the
wonders of creation of which we are part,
for Your providence in
sustaining us in our needs,
and for Your wisdom that
guides the course of the universe.
We acknowledge our sins
against You and the rest of creation.
We have not been good
stewards of Nature.
We have confused Your
command to subdue the earth.
The environment is made to
suffer our wrongdoing,
and now we reap the harvest
of our abuse and indifference.
Typhoons, heavy rains and
floods occur in increasing number and intensity.
We turn to You, our loving
Father, and beg forgiveness for our sins.
We ask that we, our loved
ones and our hard earned possessions
be spared from the threat
of calamities, natural and man-made.
We beseech You to inspire
us all to grow
into responsible stewards
of Your creation,
and generous neighbors to
those in need.
Amen.
TAKDANG PANALANGIN PARA SA
PAGHINTO NG ULAN AT BAHA
Panginoon, sa hudyat ng iyong salita
sumusunod
ang hangin at dagat.
Iunat mo ang iyong mapagpalang kamay
upang huminto na ang
ulan at pagbaha.
Lingapin mo ang aming mga kapatid
na ngayo’y giniginaw,
nagugutom at lubog sa baha.
Pawiin mo ang lahat ng aming mga takot at pangamba.
Imulat mo ang aming mga mata
at buksan ang aming mga puso
upang makatugon
kami sa pangangailangan ng bawa’t isa.
Amen.
Mahal na Birhen ng Guadalupe, ipanalangin mo kami.
San Roque, ipanalangin mo kami.
