Prayer for the Reconciliation of Hostile People

Mother of God, through Your protection and on our behalf, imperfect and sinful, intercession—and in answer to our prayers—may the Lord, by His gracious power and mercy, soften our evil hearts and turn away from us the hostile attacks of those who hate us, and replace every hardness of my soul with God's love and goodness.

Because when we look upon the image of Your divine Son and our Savior, and upon Your holy image, we are amazed by His incredible suffering for us, His mercy and forgiveness toward us. And when we kiss His wounds, we are horrified by the arrows that wound Christ. May You, Merciful Mother, not allow all of us—with our hard‑stone hearts and the cruel hearts of our neighbors—to perish. For You truly are the Lord's softening for evil hearts. Amen.

Source: kyrios.org.ua