FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING
ON THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING
He shall be called the peacemaker and His throne shall stand firm forever!
Praise the Lord all ye Nations, and glorify Him all ye peoples. His Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and all kings shall serve Him and obey Him. Behold the Man, I AM WHO AM, is His Name. He shall sit upon His throne and rule, and He shall speak peace to the Gentiles. The Lord, our judge, the Lord our lawgiver, the Lord our King, He it is who will save us.
Behold, I have made You a light unto the Nations, that You may be My salvation to the ends of the earth.
We render thanks to God the Father, who has made us worthy to share the lot of the Saints in light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.
We acknowledge You, Christ, to be Lord of the ages, King of the nations, and only master of men's soul and heart.
The wicked mob screams out, " We don't want Christ as King, " while we, with shouts of joy, hail You as the world's supreme King !
Christ, peace bringing Prince, subject rebellious souls to Your Rule, and in Your love lead back to the one fold those who have strayed from it.
For this, with arms outstretched, You hung, bleeding, on the cross of Salvation, and the cruel spear that pierced You, showed man a heart burning with love.
For this, You are hidden on our altars under the form of bread and wine, and pour out on Your children from Your pierced side the grace of salvation.
May the rulers of the world publicly honor and extol You; may teachers and judges reverence You, may the laws express Your order and the arts reflect Your beauty.
May kings find renown in their submission and dedication to You.
Bring under You gentle rule our country and our homes. Glory be to You, Jesus, supreme over all secular authorities; and glory be to the Father and loving Spirit, through endless ages.
All power has been given unto Thee our Savior, in Heaven and on Earth. Your dominion is vast and forever peaceful.
He has on His garment and on His thigh a name written, " King of kings and Lord of lords! " To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever!
All powerful , eternal God You willed the restoration of all things in Christ our King. grant that the family of the nations, torn apart by the wound of sin, may submit to the soothing action of His supreme authority.
Christ triumphantly unfurls His glorious banners everywhere; come, nations of the world, and on bended knee acclaim the King of kings.
Not by bloodshed did He bring the peoples under His rule, not by force or fear; but by love, as He hung aloft on the Cross, did He draw all things unto Himself.
How great is the happiness of the country that rightly owns the rule of Christ and zealously carries out the commands God gave to men.
No wicked wars rage in that country, but peace is the strength of all its treaties, the happiness of concord is there and its civic life stands secure.
The plighted word keeps marriage unbroken, the children grow up with virtue intact and homes where purity is found, abound also in the other virtues of home life.
Beloved King, may the light from You that we desire, shine on us in all its glory; may the world receive the gift of peace, be subject to You and adore You. The first born of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth has made us to be a kingdom to God His Father!
Glory be to You God our Father, supreme over all secular authorities and glory be to You, Jesus Christ our King, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, in the Blessed Trinity, forever and ever!
Amen.