may always begin from thee, and by thee be happily ended.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee that they for whom we have determined to offer up our prayers, whether this world still detains them in the flesh, or the world to come has already received them out of their bodies, may, by the clemency of thy goodness, all thy saints interceding for them, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth, etc. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. May the Almighty and most merciful Lord graciously hear us. R. Amen.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed t through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
Old Irish Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
O GREAT Mary,
O Mary, the greatest of Marys,
O Most exalted among women,
Queen of the Angels, pray for us[1]
Empress of the Heavens,
Woman replete and overflowing with the grace of the Holy Spirit,
Blessed and thrice Blessed,
- ↑ Not in the original text.
