Merciful Father,
protector of all who hope in you:
you sent your Only Son
to rescue us from sin and death,
and through his Cross have joined us
to the wonder of your mercy.
May this, our Diocesan Jubilee,
move sinners to repentance,
heal the broken and ashamed,
and restore the lost to your embrace.
Bless us on our pilgrim way,
preserve us in your love.
Defend us from all evil,
that freed from sin,
we may rejoice
in the immeasurable depth
of your forgiving love.
We ask this through Christ, your Son,
for whom we wait in joyful hope
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.