July 21, 1944: Colonel Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, one of the central figures of military resistance against national socialism and the main organiser of operation Valkyrie, is executed in the courtyard of the Bendlerblock in Berlin, along with Werner Von Haeften, Albrecht Ritter Mertz Von Quirnheim and Friedrich Olbricht.O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered, accept our prayers on behalf of thy servant Claus Philipp Maria, and grant him an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of thy saints; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
O Thou Who with wisdom profound order all things with love, and Who gives to all what is needful, O only Creator, give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servant Claus Philipp Maria, for on Thee he has set his hope, our Maker and Builder, and our God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. We have thee as a wall and refuge and an intercessor pleasing to God, whom thou didst bear, O Virgin Mother of God, salvation of the faithful.
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