Catholic Prayer for Peace: For World Peace, Peace of Mind and Peace Among Nations

Give peace, O Lord, in our days; for there is none other that fighteth for us, but only Thou, our God.

V. Let there be peace in Thy strength, O Lord.

R. And plenty in Thy strong places.

Let us pray

O God, from Whom proceed all holy desires, all right counsels and just works; grant unto us Thy servants that peace which the world can not give, that our hearts may be devoted to Thy service, and that, being delivered from the fear of our enemies, we may pass our time in peace under Thy protection. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, may I put love.
Where there is offense, may I put forgiveness.
Where there is discord, may I put unity.
Where there is error, may I put truth.
Where there is doubt, may I put faith.
Where there is despair, may I put hope.
Where there is darkness, may I put your light.
Where there is sadness, may I put joy.
O Lord, may I seek not so much
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love,
for it is in giving that we receive,
in forgetting ourselves that we find,
in forgiving that we are forgiven,
in dying that we rise to eternal life.

God of peace, look upon our wounded world.
Where there is war, bring an end to the fighting;
where there is hatred, soften hearts;
where there is injustice, raise up people who work for what is right.
Protect the innocent, comfort refugees and all who mourn,
and give wisdom to leaders, that they may choose the way of peace.
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us. Amen.

Lord Jesus, you were born in Bethlehem, you walked the roads of Galilee
and you wept over Jerusalem.
Look with mercy on all the peoples of the land you loved.
Stop the violence, free the hostages and prisoners, feed the hungry,
heal the wounded and console the bereaved.
Give Jews, Christians and Muslims the courage to live together in justice and peace. Amen.

Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.
Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.
For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.

Lord, my thoughts are restless and my heart is troubled.
Quiet the noise within me and give me your peace,
the peace the world cannot give.
Help me to trust you with what I cannot control
and to do today, calmly, what you ask of me. Amen.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid.

O God, the lover and preserver of peace and charity: grant unto all our enemies peace and true charity; give them remission of all their sins, and by Thy power deliver us from their snares. Amen.

Lord, bring peace to our home.
Where we have hurt one another, give us the grace to say sorry and to forgive.
Make us patient, gentle and kind,
and let our family be a place where everyone feels loved. Amen.

And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many people: and they shall turn their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they be exercised any more to war.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God.