Deliver us, Lord, from every evil

Although this prayer was written for the priest to pray at Mass, there is no law against the laity using it in their own private prayer. Lex orandi, lex credendi: The way in which the Church prays reveals what the Church believes. This prayer teaches us that God, not evil, has the final say. God is greater than any evil we can experience in life.

This prayer is called the Embolism (from the Greek word ἐμβολισμός, an interpolation).

Deliver us, Lord, from every evil,
and grant us peace in our day.
In your mercy
keep us free from sin
and protect us from all anxiety
as we wait in joyful hope
for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.