[Litania] #Litany of the Saints Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, 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 Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. _ Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us. St. Michael, pray for us. St. Gabriel, pray for us. St. Raphael, pray for us. All holy Angels and Archangels, pray for us. All holy orders of blessed spirits, pray for us. _ St. John the Baptist, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us. All holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us. St. Peter, pray for us. St. Paul, pray for us. St. Andrew, pray for us. St. James, pray for us. St. John, pray for us. St. Thomas, pray for us. St. James, pray for us. St. Philip, pray for us. St. Bartholomew, pray for us. St. Matthew, pray for us. St. Simon, pray for us. St. Thaddeus, pray for us. St. Matthias, pray for us. St. Barnabas, pray for us. St. Luke, pray for us. St. Mark, pray for us. All holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us. All holy Disciples of the Lord, pray for us. _ All Holy Innocents, pray for us. St. Stephen, pray for us. St. Lawrence, pray for us. St. Vincent, pray for us. SS. Fabian and Sebastian, pray for us. SS. John and Paul, pray for us. SS. Cosmas and Damian, pray for us. SS. Gervase and Protase, pray for us. All holy Martyrs, pray for us. St. Sylvester, pray for us. St. Gregory, pray for us. St. Ambrose, pray for us. St. Augustine, pray for us. St. Jerome, pray for us. St. Martin, pray for us. St. Nicholas, pray for us. All holy Bishops and Confessors, pray for us. All holy Doctors, pray for us. St. Anthony, pray for us. St. Benedict, pray for us. St. Bernard, pray for us. St. Dominic, pray for us. St. Francis, pray for us. All holy Priests and Levites, pray for us. All holy Monks and Hermits, pray for us. _ St. Mary Magdalen, pray for us. St. Agatha, pray for us. St. Lucy, pray for us. St. Agnes, pray for us. St. Cecilia, pray for us. St. Catherine, pray for us. St. Anastasia, pray for us. All holy Virgins and Widows, pray for us. All holy Saints of God, intercede for us. _ Be merciful, Spare us, O Lord. Be merciful, Hear us, O Lord. From all evil, Spare us, O Lord. From all sin, Spare us, O Lord. From thy anger, Spare us, O Lord From a sudden and unprovided death, Spare us, O Lord. From the snares of the devil, Spare us, O Lord. From anger, and hatred, and every evil will, Spare us, O Lord. From the spirit of fornication, Spare us, O Lord. From lightning and storms, Spare us, O Lord. From the scourge of earthquake, Spare us, O Lord. From plague, famine, and war, Spare us, O Lord. From everlasting death, Spare us, O Lord. Through the mystery of thy holy Incarnation, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy Coming, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy Birth, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy Baptism and holy Fasting, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy Cross and Passion, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy Death and Burial, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy holy Resurrection, Spare us, O Lord. Through thy admirable Ascension, Spare us, O Lord. Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, Spare us, O Lord. In the day of Judgment, Spare us, O Lord. _ We sinners, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst spare us, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst pardon us, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly bring us to true penance, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly govern and preserve thy holy Church, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly preserve in holy religion the Pope and all clerics in holy orders, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly humble the enemies of holy Church, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly grant peace and unity to the whole Christian world, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst restore to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from the truth and lead all infidels to the light of the Gospel, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly confirm and preserve us in thy holy service, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly lift up our minds to heavenly desires, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly give eternal blessings to all our benefactors, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations, and benefactors from eternal damnation, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly give and preserve the fruits of the earth, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst kindly grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, We beg of thee, hear us. That thou wouldst be so kind as to answer our prayers Son of God, We beg of 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. Lord, have mercy on us. $Pater noster Et _ &psalm(69) _ V. Save thy servants. R. Who hope in thee, O God. V. Be to us, O Lord, a tower of strength. R. Against the power of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy prevail against us. R. Nor the son of evil have power to hurt us. V. Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. R. Nor requite us according to our evil doings. V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff~ r. N. R. The Lord watch over him and give him life and happiness on earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies. V. Let us pray for our benefactors. R. Be so kind, O Lord, as to give eternal life to all those who do us good, for thy name's sake. Amen. V. Let us pray for the faithful departed. R. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. For our brethren who are not with us. R. Save thy servants who put their trust in thee, O God. V. Send them help, O Lord, from thy holy place. R. And from Sion protect them. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto you. &Dominus_vobiscum1 !Prayer $Oremus v. O God, it is according to thy nature always to show mercy and forgiveness. Receive our petition that we and all thy servants, bound by the chains of sin, may, by thy tender mercy, be pardoned. v. We beg thee, O Lord, hear our prayers as we kneel before thee. Pardon our sins, as we confess them to thee, so that thou mayest, in thy kindness, give us pardon as well as peace. v. In thy kindness show us, O Lord, thy unutterable mercy, and at one and the same time free us from all our sins, and snatch us away from the punishment which we deserve for them. v. O God, thou art offended by sin, and placated by penance. Look with favor upon the prayers of thy people kneeling before thee. Turn away the scourges of thine anger which we have deserved for our sins. v. Almighty, everlasting God, have mercy on thy servant~ r. N., our Sovereign Pontiff. Direct him, according to thy mercy into the path of eternal salvation so that, by thy grace, he may both desire those things that are pleasing to thee, and may perform them with all his strength. v. 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, so that, with our hearts set to obey thy commandments, and freed from the fear of the enemy, we may pass our lives in peace under thy protection. v. Inflame our hearts and our desires, O Lord, with the fire of the Holy Spirit, so that we may serve thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a pure heart. v. O God, thou art the creator and redeemer of all the faithful. Grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins, so that by our faithful prayers they may obtain the pardon they have always desired. v. We beg thee, O Lord, to direct our actions by thy holy inspiration, and carry them forward by thy gracious assistance, so that every prayer and work of ours may always begin with thee, and, begun through thee, be happily ended. v. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead and who art merciful to all whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works, we humbly beg of thee, that they for whom we have intended to pour out our prayers, whether this present world still detains them in the flesh, or whether the world to come has already received them out of their bodies, may, through the prayers of all thy saints, by thy merciful goodness obtain the remission of all their sins. $Per Dominum &Dominus_vobiscum V. May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us. R. Amen. $Fidelium animae [Preces feriales Laudes] V. I said: Lord, be merciful unto me: R. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. V. Turn thee again, O Lord; how long will it be? R. And be gracious unto thy servants. V. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. R. As we have hoped in thee. V. Let thy priests be clothed with justice: R. And may thy saints rejoice. (deinde dicitur) V. Let us pray for our most blessed Pope~ r. N. R. 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. V. Let us pray for our bishop ~ r. N. R. May he stand firm and care for us in the strength of the Lord, in the might of thy name. /:In Rome, the preceding Versicle and its Response are omitted. Elsewhere, the name of the local Ordinary is inserted at the letter N. If the Holy See or the See of the local Bishop is vacant, the appropriate V. and R., either or both as the case may be, is omitted.:/ (sed rubrica tridentina omittitur) V. O Lord, save our leaders. R. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee. V. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: R. Govern them and lift them up for ever. V. Remember thy congregation, R. Which thou hast possessed from the beginning. V. Let peace be in thy strength: R. And abundance in thy towers. (deinde dicitur) V. Let us pray for our benefactors. R. O Lord, for thy name's sake, deign to reward with eternal life all who do us good. Amen. (sed rubrica tridentina omittitur) (deinde dicitur) 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 brothers. R. Save thy servants, O God, who put their trust in thee. V. Let us pray for the afflicted and imprisoned. R. Deliver them, God of Israel, from all their tribulations. V. O Lord, send them help from thy sanctuary. R. And defend them out of Sion. (rubrica tridentina dicuntur) $Domine exaudi _ &psalm(129) _ (deinde dicuntur) V. Turn us again, O Lord, God of Hosts. R. Show us thy face, and we shall be whole. V. Arise, O Christ, and help us. R. And redeem us for thy name's sake. [Preces feriales minora] V. Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts: R. Show us thy face, and we shall be saved. V. Arise, O Christ, and help us R. And deliver us for thy name's sake. V. O Lord, hear my prayer: R. And let my cry come unto thee. [Preces dominicales Completorium] (deinde dicitur) V. Blessed are you, Lord, God of our fathers. R. Worthy of praise, and glorious for ever. V. Let us bless the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. R. Let us praise and exalt him above all for ever. V. Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: R. Worthy of praise, and glorious for ever. V. May the almighty and merciful God bless us and keep us. R. Amen. (sed rubrica ^Monastic omittitur) V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, R. To keep us this night without sin. (deinde dicitur) V. O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Have mercy upon us. V. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us R. As our trust is in you. (sed rubrica ^Monastic omittitur) [Preces dominicales primae] V. But I, O Lord, have cried unto thee: R. And in the morning my prayer shall rise to thee V. Let my mouth be filled with praise R. That I may sing thy glory and thy greatness all the day long. V. O Lord, turn away thy face from my sins R. And blot out all my iniquities. V. Create a clean heart in me, O God R. And renew a right spirit within me. V. Cast me not away from thy presence R. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. V. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation R. And strengthen me with a perfect spirit. [Preces feriales Prima] V. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. R. Rescue me from the unjust man. V. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God. R. And defend me from them that rise up against me. V. Deliver me from them that work iniquity. R. And save me from bloody men. V. So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever. R. That I may pay my vows from day to day. V. Hear us, O God our saviour. R. Who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the sea afar off. V. O God come to my assistance; R. O Lord, make haste to help me. V. O holy God, Oh holy strength, Oh holy and immortal one. R. Have mercy on us. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul. R. And let all that is within me bless his holy name. V. Bless the Lord, O my soul. R. And forget not all his benefits. V. Who forgives all thy iniquities. R. Who heals all thy infirmities. V. Who has redeemed thy life from destruction. R. Who crowns thee with mercy and compassion. V. Who satisfies thy desire with good things. R. Thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. [Preces dominicales secundae] V. Vouchsafe, O Lord, R. To keep us this day without sin. (deinde dicitur) V. O Lord, have mercy upon us. R. Have mercy upon us. V. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us. R. As our trust is in thee. (sed rubrica ^Monastic omittitur)