London
The Night Litany for London was published by the Church Literature Association with an introduction by the late Mgr Graham Leonard, then Anglican Bishop of London. It is believed to have been written by Fr H A Wilson of St Augustine, Haggerston. This is an amended and updated form and its use is by no means restricted to London: it is a litany for all of us who live in our great urban areas, across the world, with all their joys and sorrows.
God our Father, hear us. We plead before you the Sacred Heart of Jesus for all in this great city of London who tonight need your merciful love and protection.
On all who work tonight have mercy
On the police, fire and ambulance services
On hospitals, doctors and nurses
On clergy and chaplains called out tonight
On all night nurses and social workers
On the homeless and destitute
On all young people
On the elderly
On abused children and battered parents
On loveless marriages and broken homes
On the sick and suffering
On the mentally ill
On those undergoing operations
On those with HIV and AIDS
On those who cannot sleep tonight
On the depressed and lonely
On the anxious and distressed
On those tempted to violence and crime
On all prisoners and prison staff
On those who are driving tonight
On all prostitutes and their clients
On those addicted to alcohol or drugs
On all who live in fear
On the victims of rape
On the victims of racial attacks
On all victims of crime
On all involved in accidents
On those who are bereaved tonight have mercy
On those for whom tonight will be their last on earth
On those dying without the knowledge of your love for them
On those who are afraid to die
On those tempted to suicide
On the terminally ill
On all dying priests, religious and lay people
On ourselves at our last hour
On behalf of all Londoners who today have said no prayers, let us say
Our Father ….
Hail Mary …
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us
About Scott Anderson
Formerly an Anglican priest (ordained 1975) received into the Catholic Church in February 2012, and ordained to the Diaconate on 27th July 2013. I took early retirement, and divide my time between London and northern France. I am deeply committed to the Ordinariate as a gift of the Holy Spirit in the search for unity. Like many Ordinariate members I feel a personal gratitude to Pope Emeritus Benedict, together with loyalty to our Holy Father, Pope Francis. My blog tries to make a small contribution to the growth of the Ordinariate by asking questions (and proposing some answers) about the 'Anglican Patrimony'.
I have always been fascinated by the whole issue of growth and decline, and therefore concerned for appropriate means of evangelisation in western Europe. I believe that the Holy Spirit is constantly renewing the People of God and that we must be open to him.
On Saturday 19th October 2013, I was ordained to the Priesthood at Most Precious Blood, Borough, by the Most Revd Peter Smith, Archbishop of Southwark, for the service of the Ordinariate of our Lady of Walsingham. I continued to serve the Ordinariate group and Parish at Most Precious Blood until the end of 2014. Subsequently, I helped in the care of the Ordinariate Groups at Hemel Hempstead and Croydon, and in the Archdiocese of Southwark, until the beginning of September 2015. With the agreement of my Ordinary, , the Bishop of Amiens appointed me Administrator of the Parish of Notre Dame des Etangs (Pont Remy) in Picardie, France.
After nine years as parish priest, with wonderful and supportive parishioners, I decided that the time had come to retire and return to the UK. A nasty accident four years ago and contracting COVID has left me physically rather feeble! I shall be ever grateful for the years in France, a wonderful ending to the years of parish ministry. So here I am back in the UK, taking a long rest, setting up home, coping with all the new Safeguarding procedures - and wondering what next.
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