New Advent on the Litany of the Saints.
The Litany of the Saints
V. Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Christ, have mercy upon us.
V. Lord, have mercy upon us.
V. O Christ, hear us.
R. O Christ, graciously hear us.
V. O God the Father of heaven.
R. Have mercy upon us.
V. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world.
R. Have mercy upon us.
V. O God the Holy Ghost.
R. Have mercy upon us.
V. O Holy Trinity, one God.
R. Have mercy upon us.
V. Holy Mary.
R. Pray for us.
V. Holy Mother of God.
R. Pray for us.
V. Holy Virgin of virgins.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Michael.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Gabriel.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Raphael.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Angels and Archangels.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy orders of blessed Spirits.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint John Baptist.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Joseph.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Peter.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Paul.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Andrew.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint James.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint John.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Thomas.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint James.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Philip.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Bartholomew.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Matthew.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Simon.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Jude.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Matthias.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Barnabas.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Luke.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Mark.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Disciples of the Lord.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye Holy Innocents.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Stephen.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Lawrence.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Vincent.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Fabian and Saint Sebastian.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint John and Saint Paul.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Gervasius and Saint Protasius..
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Martyrs.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Sylvester.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Gregory.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Ambrose.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Augustine.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Jerome.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Martin.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Nicholas.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Bishops and Confessors.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Doctors.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Anthony.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Benedict.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Bernard.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Dominic.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Francis.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Priests and Levites.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Monks and Hermits.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Mary Magdalene.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Agatha.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Lucy.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Agnes.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Cecilia.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Catherine.
R. Pray for us.
V. Saint Anastasia.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye holy Virgins and Widows.
R. Pray for us.
V. All ye Holy, Righteous, and Elect of God.
R. Intercede for us.
V. Be Thou merciful.
R. Spare us, good Lord.
V. Be Thou merciful.
R. Graciously hear us, good Lord.
V. From all evil.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From all deadly sin.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From Thine anger.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From sudden and unrepentant death.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From the crafts and assaults of the devil.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From anger, and hatred, and all uncharitableness.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From the spirit of fornication.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From lightning and tempest.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From the peril of earthquake, fire, and flood.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From pestilence, famine, and battle.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. From everlasting damnation.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thine Advent.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thy Nativity.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thy Baptism and holy Fasting.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thy Cross and Passion.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thy precious Death and Burial.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thy holy Resurrection.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By Thy glorious Ascension.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. By the coming of the Holy Ghost the Comforter.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. In the day of judgment.
R. Good Lord, deliver us.
V. Even though we be sinners.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to spare us.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to pity and pardon us.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to give us true repentance.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to rule and govern Thy holy Church.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to preserve the household of the Apostles, and to keep all orders in the Church in Thy true religion.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to overthrow the enemies of Thy holy Church.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to bestow on all Christian kings and princes true peace and concord.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to give to all Christian nations both peace and unity.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to restore unity to Thy Church, and to lead all unbelievers into the light of Thy holy Gospel.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to strengthen and preserve us in true worshipping of Thee.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to endue our hearts with heavenly desires.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to bestow on all our benefactors Thine everlasting benefits.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to deliver from eternal damnation our souls, and those of our brethren, kindred, and benefactors.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee to bestow upon all Thy faithful departed rest eternal.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. That it may please Thee graciously to hear our prayer.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. O Son of God.
R. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
V. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world.
R. Spare us, good Lord.
V. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world.
R. Graciously hear us, good Lord.
V. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world.
R. Have mercy upon us.
V. O Christ, hear us.
R. O Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father.
Which words are said aloud, and the rest secretly to:
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.
Psalm 70. Deus, in adjutorium.
To the Chief Musician: A Psalm of David. To Bring to Remembrance.
O God, come to my assistance;
O LORD, make haste to help me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded
that seek after my soul;
let them be turned backward and put to confusion
that desire my hurt.
Let them be turned back
as a reward for their shame
that say, "Aha, aha!"
Let all those that seek Thee
rejoice and be glad in Thee;
and let such as love Thy salvation
say continually,
"Let God be magnified!"
But I am poor and needy;
make haste unto me, O God.
Thou art my help and my deliverer;
O LORD, make no tarrying.
(bow) Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; (end bow)
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
V. O God, save Thy servants.
R. That put their trust in Thee.
V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.
R. From the face of the enemy.
V. Let the enemy prevail nothing against us.
R. Nor the son of wickedness approach to afflict us.
V. O Lord, deal not with us after our sins.
R. Neither reward us according to our iniquities.
V. Let us pray for our Pope N.
R. The Lord preserve him and grant him life, and make him blessed upon earth; and deliver him not unto the will of his enemies.
V. Let us pray for our benefactors.
R. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy Name's sake, to reward with eternal life all them that do us good. Amen.
V. Let us pray for the faithful departed.
R. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. Let us pray for our absent brethren.
R. Save Thy servants, O my God, that put their trust in Thee.
V. Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place.
R. And from Zion deliver them.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray.
Collects
O God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive: receive our humble petitions; and though we be tied and bound by the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of Thy great mercy loose us.
We beseech Thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear the prayers of Thy humble servants, and to forgive the sins of them that confess the same unto Thee: that they may obtain of Thy loving-kindness pardon and peace.
O Lord, we pray Thee, show forth upon us Thy servants the abundance of Thy unspeakable mercy: that we may be delivered from the chain of our sins, and from the punishment which for the same we have most righteously deserved.
O God, who art wroth with them that sin against Thee, and sparest them that are penitent: we beseech Thee to hear the prayers of Thy people that call upon Thee; that we, which have most justly deserved the scourges of Thine anger, may by Thy great mercy be delivered from the same.
Almighty and everlasting God, we beseech Thee to have compassion upon N., our Pope, and by Thy mercy govern him in the way of everlasting life: that, being endued with Thy grace, he may ever seek those things that are pleasing unto Thee, and with his whole strength perform the same.
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies may pass our time in rest and quietness.
Grant, O Lord, we pray Thee, that the fire of Thy Holy Spirit may in such wise cleanse our reins and our hearts: that we serving Thee in pureness both of body and soul may be found an acceptable people in Thy sight.
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all them that believe: grant unto the souls of Thy servants and handmaidens the remission of all their sins; that, as they have ever desired Thy merciful pardon, so by the supplications of their brethren they may receive the same.
Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings with Thy most gracious favor, and further us with Thy continual help: that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy holy Name, and finally by Thy mercy obtain everlasting life.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast dominion both of the quick and the dead, who likewise hast mercy upon all men, whom by reason of their faith and works Thou hast foreknown: we commend unto Thee all those for whom we now do offer our prayers, whether in this world they still be held in the bonds of the flesh, or being delivered therefrom have passed into that which is to come; beseeching Thee that at the intercession of all Thy Saints they may of Thy bountiful goodness obtain the remission of all their sins. Through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord: Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
R. Amen.
V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. May the Almighty and Merciful Lord graciously hear us.
R. Amen.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, † through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
R. Amen.
