The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Litany of the Saints

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Litany of the Saints.


Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven,
Have mercy on us!
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us!
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us!
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us!
Holy Mary,
Pray for us!
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael,
All ye holy angels and archangels,
All ye holy orders of blessed spirits,
St. John Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All ye holy patriarchs and prophets,
St. Peter,
Pray for us!
St. Paul,
St. Andrew,
St. James,
St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon,
St. Thaddeus,
St. Matthias,
St. Barnabas,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,
All ye holy apostles and evangelists,
All ye holy disciples of our Lord,
All ye holy Innocents,
St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
St. Vincent,
SS. Fabian and Sebastian,
SS. John and Paul,
SS. Cosmas and Damian,
SS. Gervase and Protase,
All ye holy martyrs,
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
Pray for us!
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,
All ye holy bishops and confessors,
All ye holy doctors,
St. Anthony,
St. Benedict,
St. Bernard,
St. Dominic,
St. Francis,
All ye holy priests and levites,
All ye holy monks and hermits,
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Agatha,
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
St. Cecilia,
St. Catharina,
St. Anastasia,
All ye holy virgins and widows,
All ye holy men and women, saints of God,
Make intercession for us.
Be merciful,
Spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
From all evil, O Lord, deliver us!
From all sin, O Lord, deliver us!
From Thy wrath, O Lord, deliver us!
From sudden and unprovided death,
O Lord, deliver us!
From the snares of the devil,
From anger and hatred, and all ill-will,
From the spirit of fornication,
From lightning and tempest,
From the scourge of earthquake,
From pestilence, famine and war,
From everlasting death,
Through the mystery of Thy holy incarnation,
Through Thy coming,
Through Thy nativity,
Through Thy baptism and holy fasting,
Through Thy cross and passion,
Through Thy death and burial,
Through Thy holy resurrection,
Through Thy admirable ascension,
Through the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete,
In the day of judgment,
 
We sinners,
Beseech Thee, hear us!
That Thou wouldst spare us,
We beseech Thee, hear us!
That Thou wouldst pardon us,
We beseech Thee, hear us!
That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance,
We beseech Thee, hear us!
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy Holy Church,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate and all orders of the Church in holy religion,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of the holy Church,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian rulers,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian people,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service,
That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires,
That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors,
That Thou wouldst deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations and benefactors, from eternal damnation,
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, We beseech Thee, hear us!
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, We beseech Thee, hear us!
That Thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us, We beseech Thee, hear us!
Son of God, We beseech Thee, hear us!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us!
Christ, hear us!
Christ, graciously hear us!
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Our Father, etc.

Psalm 69.

O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me.

Let them that seek my life be confounded and put to shame.

Let them that desire evil to me be turned backward and blush for shame.

Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame, that say to me: Aha! Aha!

Let them that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; and let such as love Thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.

But I am needy and poor: O God, help me.

Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, make no delay.

Glory be, etc.

Save Thy servants.

Who hope in Thee, O my God.

Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.

From the face of the enemy.

Let not the enemy prevail against us.

Nor the son of iniquity approach to hurt us.

O Lord, deal not with us, according to our sins.

Neither requite us according to our iniquities.

Let us pray for our sovereign Pontiff N.

The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth; and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

Let us pray for our benefactors.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy name's sake, to reward with eternal life all them that do us good. Amen.

Let us pray for the faithful departed.

Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Let them rest in peace. Amen.

For our absent brethren.

Save Thy servants, who hope in Thee, O my God.

Send them help, O Lord, from Thy holy place.

And defend them out of Sion.

O Lord, hear my prayer.

And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray.

O God, whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, receive our humble petition; that we, and all Thy servants who are bound by the chain of sins, may, by the compassion of Thy goodness, mercifully be absolved.

Graciously hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy suppliants, and forgive the sins of them that confess to Thee: that in Thy bounty Thou mayest grant us both pardon and peace.

Show forth upon us, O Lord, in Thy mercy, Thy unspeakable loving kindness; that Thou mayest both loose us from all our sins, and deliver us from the punishment which we deserve from them.

O God, who by sin art offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication to Thee, and turn away the scourges of Thine anger, which we deserve for our sins.

Almighty, everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant N., our sovereign Pontiff, and direct him, according to Thy clemency, into the way of everlasting salvation; that by Thy grace he may both desire the things that are pleasing to Thee, and perform them with all his strength.

O God, from whom all holy desires, all right counsels and all just works do come, give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts being devoted to the keeping of Thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being taken away, the times may, by Thy protection, be peaceful.

Inflame, O Lord, our veins and hearts with the fire of the Holy Ghost; that we may serve Thee with a chaste body, and please Thee with a clean heart.

O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins; that through pious supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired.

Model, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy inspirations, and further them with Thy continual help; that every prayer and work of ours may always begin from Thee, and through Thee be likewise ended.

Almighty, everlasting God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all, who Thou foreknowest will be Thine by faith and works; we humbly beseech Thee, that they for whom we intend to pour forth our prayers, whether this present world still detain them, or the world to come hath already received them, may, by the graces of Thy loving kindness, and by the intercession of all the saints, obtain the remission of all their sins. Amen.

O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto Thee.

May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen.

And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.