For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and
degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
We pray for the protection and rescue of:
Judith Tebbutt, kidnapped in Somalia
37 construction workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
8 Danes, including 3 children, kidnapped in the Indian Ocean
The 23 crewmembers of the MV Dover
Colin Rutherford, kidnapped in Afghanistan
The 25 crewmembers of the MV Irene SL
The 43 crewmembers of the MV Savina Caylyn
The 27 crewmembers of the MV Blida
The 26 crewmembers of the FV Shiuh Fu No 1
The 8 crewmembers of the MV EMS River
9 security guards kidnapped in Afghanistan
The 27 crewmembers of the Thor Nexus
Bruno Pelizzari and Deborah Calitz, kidnapped in Somalia
The crewmembers of the Orna
The 24 crewmembers of the Renuar
The 23 crewmembers of the Panama
The 26 crewmembers of the Jaban Moni
The 23 crewmembers of the Albedo
The 29 crewmembers of the Yuan Xiang
The 9 crewmembers and 20 passengers of the Aly Zulfacar
The 24 crewmembers of the Polar
The crewmembers of the al-Nassar
The 2 crewmembers of the Choizil
The 17 crewmembers of the York
The 43 crewmembers of the Golden Wave
The 15 crewmembers of the Asphalt Venture
The 22 crewmembers of the MV Suez
2 UN peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
Said Moalim Bashir, kidnapped in Somalia
The 18 crewmembers of the Olib G
The 18 crewmembers of the MT Motivator
The 9 crewmembers of a Yemeni ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden
A French tourist kidnapped in Niger
3 Thai fishing ships with 77 crewmembers hijacked in in the Indian Ocean
5 UN workers missing in Afghanistan
8 aid workers kidnapped in the Congo
The 7 crewmembers of the al-Dhafari
The 24 crewmembers of the Tai Yuan 227
The 23 crewmembers of the Rak Afrikana
The 14 crewmembers of the Jin-Chun Tsai
5 fishing ships with about 75 crewmembers hijacked in the Indian Ocean
The 24 crewmembers of the MV Iceburg 1
The 9 crewmembers of the MSV Abdul Razak
The 6 crewmembers of the Socotra 1
9 aid truck drivers kidnapped in Somalia
40 Central African Republic villagers kidnapped by Ugandan rebels
7 employees of Radio Farsi charged with espionage in Iran
The 13 crewmembers of the Nesaya
The crewmembers of the Laxmi Sagar
The crewmembers of the Al Hilal
Christians under attack in Nigeria
5 crewmembers kidnapped from a Lithuanian ship in Nigeria
A French security advisor kidnapped in Somalia
Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, kidnapped in Afghanistan
The British and French Embassy workers on trial in Iran
Anthony S., Johannes and Sabine Hentschel, and their infant son Simon, kidnapped in Yemen
Laura Archer, Raphael Meonier, and Mauro D’ascanio, kidnapped in Sudan
4 crewmembers of a ship hijacked in Nigeria
Felix Batista, kidnapped in Mexico
5 musicians and an election worker kidnapped in Afghanistan
Awale Jama and Muktar Said, kidnapped in Somalia
The 644 hostages being held captive by pirates in Somalia
The estimated 700 remaining hostages in Columbia
Abderahman Yusuf Arale
Dr. Abdul Rab
Abdul Hafiz
Murray Watson
Patrick Amukhuma
Alan McMenemy, kidnapped in Baghdad
Sinan Krause
Robert Levinson
Andre Durant
Callie Scheepers
Johan Enslin
Hardus Greef
Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie
All hostages known only to God
We give thanks for the release of:
Gilad Shalit
Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattel, charged with espionage in Iran
Stephane Tapponier, Herve Ghesquire, and 3 Afghan assistants kidnapped in Afghanistan
The 31 crewmembers of the Hannibal II
The 20 crewmembers of the Izumi
Marcos Baquero, kidnapped in Columbia
The 22 crewmembers of the Marida Marguerite
The 23 crewmembers of the Eleni P
Peter Oosterhaus, kidnapped in Afghanistan
The 24 crewmembers of the Samho Dream
The crewmembers of the MT Nisir Al Saudi
Paul and Rachel Chandler, kidnapped in Somalia
Frans Barnard, kidnapped in Somalia
The 11 crewmembers of the Al-Barari
The 19 crewmembers of the Golden Blessing
The 21 crewmembers of the Voc Daisy
The 24 crewmembers of the Pramoni
Sarah Shourd, charged with espionage in Iran
Albert Vilalta and Roque Pascual, kidnapped in Mauritania
The 15 crewmembers of the Al-Mahmoudia 2
Bowie Attamah, kidnapped in Nigeria
The 25 crewmembers of the MV Talca
The 25 crewmembers of the MV Yasin C
The 24 crewmembers of the QSM Dubai
The 24 crewmembers of the MV Syria Star
The 21 crewmembers of the MV Frigia
2 German aid workers kidnapped in Darfur
The 16 crewmembers of the MV Sakoba
The 21 crewmembers of the UBT Ocean
A Swiss aid worker kidnapped in Chad
The 25 crewmembers of the Asian Glory
The crewmembers of the MV Rim
Lydia and Anna H., kidnapped in Yemen
The 23 crewmembers of the St. James Park
The 23 crewmembers of the MV Moscow University
The driver for the French tourist kidnapped in Niger
4 peacekeepers missing in Darfur
Sergio Cicala,kidnapped in Mauritania
3 fishing ships hijacked in the Indian Ocean
Issa Salomi, kidnapped in Iraq
Gauthier Lefevre, kidnapped in Darfur
The 28 crewmembers of the MV Theresa VIII
2 French aid workers kidnapped in the Central African Republic
Alicia Gamez
Philomene Kabouree
Alexander Effong and Nick Greyling
The 25 crewmembers of the Thai Union 3
The 19 crewmembers of the Navios Apollon
Pierre Kamat, kidnapped in Mali
The 29 crewmembers of the Win Far 161
The 26 crewmembers of the Al Kahliq
Laurent Maurice, kidnapped in Chad
The 22 crewmembers of the Filitsa
The 28 crewmembers of the Maran Centarurus
The 29 crewmembers of the MV Shahbaig
Peter Moore
The 21 crewmembers of the Kota Wajar
The 25 crewmembers of the De Xin Hai
The 11 crewmembers of the Bosphorus Prodigy
The passengers and crew of a yacht hijacked in the Gulf of Aden
Crew members of a Thai fishing ship
3 crewmembers of an Indian fishing ship
The crewmembers of the Delvina
2 UN peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
The 9 crewmembers of the Charelle
5 British sailors detained by Iran
The 18 crewmembers of the Al Mizan
Amanda Lindhout
Nigel Brennan
The 24 crewmembers of the Ariana
A Japanese aid worker kidnapped in Yemen
The 36 crewmembers of the Alakrana
Fr. Michael Sinnott, kidnapped in the Philippines
2 aid workers kidnapped in Darfur
23 crewmembers of the Horizon-1
3 aid workers kidnapped in Kenya
Crew members of a Chinese cargo ship
The 23 crewmembers of the MV Irene
Gilbert Victor and Andre Conrad, hijacked in the Seychelles
1 of the French security advisors kidnapped in Somalia
A French tourist kidnapped in Pakistan
The crewmembers of the Arctic Sea
The crewmembers of a Yemeni tugboat
The 13 crewmembers of the Shugaa-al-Mahdi
The 18 crewmembers of the Momtaz 1
Danka Panchova and the other 5 aid workers from Action Against Hunger who were kidnapped in Somalia
The 16 crewmembers of the Buccaneer
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, sentenced to 12 years hard labor in N. Korea
The 24 crewmembers of the Hansa Stavanger
The crewmembers of the Masindra 7
The 19 crew members of the MV Capt. Stephanos
The 10 crewmembers of the Victoria
11 crewmembers of an Indian cargo ship
A Scottish oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria
Werner Burco-Greiner, kidnapped in Niger
Eugenio Vagni, kidnapped in the Philippines
12 landmine removers kidnapped in Afghanistan
The crewmembers of the Pompei
The 18 crewmembers of the Marathon
David Rohde
The 7 crewmembers of the Indian Ocean Explorer
Matthew Maguire, kidnapped in Nigeria
400 students and teachers kidnapped by the Taliban in Pakistan
Rafael Mayonada, Quizon Freirez and Jeannette delos Reyes, kidnapped in the Philippines
The 17 crewmembers of the MV Patriot
Robin Hughes, kidnapped in Nigeria
Roxana Saberi, convicted of espionage in Iran
The 19 crewmembers of the Nipaya
The 24 crewmembers of the Malaspina Castle
Claire Dubois and Stéphanie Jodoin, kidnapped in Sudan
2 aid workers from Doctors Without Borders, kidnapped in Somalia
22 crewmembers of the Saldanha
Robert Fowler and Louis Guay, kidnapped in Niger
Gabriella Burco Greiner
Marianne Petzold
Andreas Notter
17 crewmembers of 2 Yemeni fishing ships
The crew members of the Sea Horse
24 crewmembers of the Titan
24 crew members of the Tanyo No. 8
A Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen
Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama
Chloe and Colin Lemacon and the 2 passengers of the Tanit
The 28 crewmembers of the Bow Asir
The 20 crewmembers of the Maersk Alabama
John Solecki, kidnapped in Pakistan
Mary-Jean Lacaba
5 Kenyan teachers kidnapped in Somalia
13 crewmembers of the MV Longchamp
4 UN workers kidnapped in Somalia
Sr. Caterina Giraudo and Sr. Maria Teresa Oliviero, kidnapped in Kenya
The 28 crew members of the Blue Star
A 9 year old boy kidnapped in Nigeria
A Chinese engineer kidnapped in Pakistan
Crew members of a Japanese cargo ship
21 crew members of the Faina
4 hostages released in Colombia
30 crewmembers of the Biscaglia
A sailor kidnapped from a fuel tanker in Nigeria
The crew of an oil tanker hijacked in Nigeria
A German engineer and two Yemeni gas workers kidnapped in Yemen
2 aid workers kidnapped in Somalia
14 crew members of the Karagol
21 crew members of the African Sanderling
Peter French, James Grady and the other 23 crew members of the Sirius Star
The 9 crew members of a French cargo ship
Jose Cendon and Colin Freeman
Dany Egreteau, the French aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan
3 members of a German family kidnapped in Yemen
Crew members of a Yemeni freighter
The 25 kidnapped crew members of the Santauri
The hostages rescued in Mumbai
33 crew members of the MT Stolt Valour
10 oil workers kidnapped in Cameroon
Lebanese engineer kidnapped in Nigeria
Andrea Kloiber
Wolfgang Ebner
Tour group and guides kidnapped in Egypt
Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani
Bernadette Delanne
Jean-Yves Delanne
Hassan Mohamed Ali
Juergan Kantiner
Sabine Merck
Iolanda Occhipinti
Giuliano Paganini
2 French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
8 Colombian hostages
Keith Stansell
Marc Gonsalves
Thomas Howes
Ingrid Betancourt
Crew of the MV Lehmann Timber
Two Swedish aid workers kidnapped in Somalia
Richard Butler
CBS Iraqi interpreter
Fr. Mazen Ishoa
Fr. Pius Affas
Rudolf Blechschmidt and his 4 Afghan co-workers
An Italian soldier kidnapped in Afghanistan
Ali Shakeri
Parnez Azima
Kian Tajbahksh
Haleh Esfandiari
Christina Meier and her unborn baby
Hannelore Krause
Kim Kyung-ja
Kim Yun-yeong
Lee Sun-young
Seo Myung-hwa
Cha Hye-jin
Seo Kyung-seok
Ko Se-hun
Kim Ji-na
Yoo Jung-hwa
Je Chang-hee
Lee Joo-yeon
Yoo Kyung-sik
Song Byung-woo
Lee Young-kyung
Han Ji-young
Kim Yun-young
An Hye-jin
Lee Sung-eun
Unidentified Korean hostages
Alan Johnston
Eric Damfreville
Celine Cordelier
15 British sailors and Marines
Daniele Mastrogiacomo
8 Ethiopians kidnapped with the Embassy workers
5 British Embassy workers kidnapped in Ethiopia
Jaime Razuri
Fr. Doglas al-Bazy
Fr. Samy al-Raiys
Gianmarco Oronato
Claudio Moroni
Roberto Vila
Emilio Morenatti
Gabriele Torsello
We mourn the loss of:
35 construction workers killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan
Jean and Scott Adam,Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, killed by pirates on the Quest
2 French tourists kidnapped in Niger
Linda Norgrove, kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan
10 aid workers kidnapped and killed in Afghanistan
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerod Newlove, kidnapped in Afghanistan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNealey, kidnapped in Afghanistan
The captain of the QSM Dubai
Michel Germaneau, kidnapped in Niger
3 crewmembers of the Win Far 161
The captain of the MV Theresa VIII
Alec Maclachlan
Serhiy Vartenkov
Jason Creswell
Jason Swindlehurst
The 7 aid workers killed in Yemen
Edwin Dyer
Florent Lemacon
An 11 year old girl killed trying to save her brother from kidnapping in Nigeria
5 hostages killed in Mumbai
Ehud Goldwasser
Eldad Regev
Byron Fouty
Alex Jimenez
Jonathon Cote
Matt Maupin
Bert Nussbaumer
Joshua Munns
Paul Reuben
John Young
Ronald Withrow
Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho
Cyd Mizell
Abdul Hadi
John Granville
Italian soldier kidnappped in Afghanistan
Ruediger Diedrich
Shim Sung-min
Bae Hyung-kyu
Joseph Anzack
Adjmal Nakshbandi
Sayad Agha
Johnathon Millican
Shawn Falter
Jacob Fritz
Brian Freeman
Bryan Chism
Arthur Laguna and 4 other Blackwater employees
2 interpreters killed in Basra
Defend them, deliver them, and in thy compassion protect them, O Lord, by thy grace.
Lord, have mercy.
