Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek 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;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

For the novena for the Healing of Our Nation, add the following:

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Mary Immaculate, Patroness of the United States and Queen of Peace,
pray for us.

Prayer of St. Francis Before the Cross

Most high, glorious God,
   bring light into the darkness of my heart.
Give me right faith, firm hope, and perfect charity,
   witih wisdom and insight O Lord,
That I might always discern your holy and true will.