The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/The Litany of Our Blessed Lady of Loretto (2)

The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations (1883)
by Patrick Francis Moran
The Litany of Our Blessed Lady of Loretto
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THE LITANY OF

Our Blessed Lady of Loretto

So called, because it Is sung In the sacred church of Loretto on all Saturdays in the year, and Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

WE fly to thy patronage,O holy Mother of God, despise not our petitions in our necessities; but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the Father of heaven, have mercy upon us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us.

God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy upon us.

Holy Mary,

Holy Mother of God,

Holy Virgin of Virgins,

Mother of Christ,

Mother of divine grace,

Mother most pure,

Mother most chaste,

Mother undefiled,

Mother inviolate,

Mother most amiable,

Mother most admirable, Pray for us.

Mother of our Creator,

Mother of our Redeemer

Virgin most prudent,

Virgin most venerable,

Virgin most renowned,

Virgin most powerful,

Virgin most merciful,

Virgin most faithful,

Mirror of justice,

Seat of wisdom,

Cause of our joy,

Spiritual vessel,

Vessel of honour,

Vessel of singular devotion.

Mystical rose,

Tower of David,

Tower of ivory

House of gold,

Ark of the covenant, Pray for us.

Gate of heaven,

Morning star,

Health of the weak,

Refuge of sinners,

Comfortress of the afflicted.

Help of Christians,

Queen of angels.

Queen of patriarchs,

Queen of prophets,

Queen of apostles,

Queen of martyrs,

Queen of confessors,

Queen of virgins,

Queen of all saints,

Queen conceived without original sin,

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, hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY.

POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy divine grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by his passion and cross be brought to the glory of his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.