Litany of the Exiles
Litany of the Exiles Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their fruits. Take wives and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters. Increase there; do not decrease. Seek the welfare of the city to which I have exiled you; pray for it to the Lord, for upon its welfare your own depends …When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me and I will change your lot; I will gather you together from all the nations and all the places to which I have banished you and bring you back to the place from which I have exiled you. -Jer 14: 4-7, 13-14 Lord have mercy on us Christ, have mercy on us Lord, have mercy on us Jesus, hear us Jesus, graciously hear us God the Father of Heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world,