O blessed Lord, who thyself didst undergo the pain and suffering of
the Cross; Uphold, we beseech thee, with thy promised gift of
strength all those of our brethren who are suffering for their faith
in thee. Grant that in the midst of all persecutions they may hold
fast by this faith, and that from their stedfastness thy Church may
grow in grace and we ourselves in perseverance, to the honour of thy
Name, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost art one God, world
without end. _Amen._