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Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy.
 

Christ, hear us Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously 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.
 

Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, obedient to death, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins have mercy on us.
 

Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee, have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, have mercy on us.
 

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.
 

V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
R. Make our hearts like to Thine.
 

Let us pray;
Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who livest and reignest with Thee forever and ever. Amen.

Kyrie, eleison Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison Kyrie, eleison.
 

Christe, audi nos Christe, audi nos.
Christe, exaudi nos. Christe, exaudi nos.
 


Pater de caelis, Deus, miserere nobis.
Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis.
Spiritus Sancte, Deus, miserere nobis.
Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, Filii Patris aeterni, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, in sinu Virginis Matris a Spiritu Sancto formatum miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, Verbo Dei substantialiter unitum, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, maiestatis inifinitae, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, templum Dei sanctum, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, tabernaculum Altissimi, miserere nobis.
 




Cor Iesu, domus Dei et porta caeli, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, fornax ardens caritatis, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, iustitiae et amoris receptaculum, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, bonitate et amore plenum, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, virtutem omnium abyssus, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, omni laude dignissimum, miserere nobis.
 

Cor Iesu, rex et centrum omnium cordium, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, in quo sunt omnes thesauri sapientiae et scientiae, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, in quo habitat omnis plenitudo divinitatis, miserere nobis.
 

Cor Iesu, in quo Pater sibi bene complacuit, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, de cuius plenitudine omnes nos accepimus, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, desiderium collium aeternorum, miserere nobis.
 

Cor Iesu, patiens et multae misericordiae, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, dives in omnes qui invocant te, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, fons vitae et sanctitatis, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, propitiatio pro peccatis nostris, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, saturatum opprobriis, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, attritum propter scelera nostra, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, usque ad mortem obediens factum, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, lancea perforatum, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, fons totius consolationis, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, vita et resurrectio nostra, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, pax et reconciliatio nostra, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, victima peccatorum, miserere nobis.
 


Cor Iesu, salus in te sperantium, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, spes in te morientium, miserere nobis.
Cor Iesu, deliciae Sanctorum omnium, miserere nobis.



Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis, Domine.

V. Iesu, mitis et humilis Corde,
R. Fac cor nostrum secundum Cor tuum.

Oremus:
Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, respice in Cor dilectissimi Filii tui et in laudes et satisfactiones, quas in nomine peccatorum tibi persolvit, iisque misericordiam tuam petentibus, tu veniam concede placatus in nomine eiusdem Filii tui Iesu Christi: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
 

 

 

Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 

Lord have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord 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 Ghost, 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
Mother of Christ, pray for us
Mother of divine grace, pray for us
Mother most pure, pray for us
Mother most chaste, pray for us
Mother inviolate, pray for us
Mother undefiled, pray for us
Mother most amiable, pray for us
Mother most admirable, pray for us
Mother of good counsel, pray for us
Mother of our Creator, pray for us
Mother of our Redeemer, pray for us
Virgin most prudent, pray for us
Virgin most venerable, pray for us
Virgin most renowned, pray for us
Virgin most powerful, pray for us
Virgin most merciful, pray for us
Virgin most faithful, pray for us
Mirror of justice, pray for us
Seat of wisdom, pray for us
Cause of our joy, pray for us
Spritual vessel, pray for us
Vessel of honor, pray for us
Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us
Mystical rose, pray for us
Tower of David, pray for us
Tower of ivory, pray for us
House of gold, pray for us
Ark of the covenant, pray for us
Gate of Heaven, pray for us
Morning Star, pray for us
Health of the sick, pray for us
Refuge of sinners, pray for us
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us
Help of Christians, pray for us
Queen of Angels, pray for us
Queen of Patriarchs, pray for us
Queen of Prophets, pray for us
Queen of Apostles, pray for us
Queen of Martyrs, pray for us
Queen of Confessors, pray for us
Queen of Virgins, pray for us
Queen of all Saints, pray for us
Queen conceived without original sin, pray for us
Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us
Queen of peace, pray for 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.
 

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Almighty and eternal God, Who by the cooperation of the Holy Ghost, didst prepare the body and soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary that she might become a worthy dwelling for Thy Son; grant that, as with joy we celebrate her memory, so, by her pious intercession, we may be delivered from present evils and eternal death. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
 

Christe, audi nos.
Christe, exaudi nos.
 

Pater de caelis Deus, miserere nobis.
Fili redemptor mundi Deus, miserere nobis.
Spiritus Sancte Deus, miserere nobis.
Sancta Trinitas unus Deus, miserere nobis.




Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis.
Sancta Dei Genitrix, ora pro nobis.
Sancta Virgo virginum, ora pro nobis.
Mater Christi, ora pro nobis.
Mater divinae gratiae, ora pro nobis.
Mater purissima, ora pro nobis.
Mater castissima, ora pro nobis.
Mater inviolata, ora pro nobis.
Mater intemerata, ora pro nobis.
Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis.
Mater admirabilis, ora pro nobis.
Mater boni consilii, ora pro nobis.
Mater Creatoris, ora pro nobis.
Mater Salvatoris, ora pro nobis.
Virgo prudentissima, ora pro nobis.
Virgo veneranda, ora pro nobis.
Virgo praedicanda, ora pro nobis.
Virgo potens, ora pro nobis.
Virgo clemens, ora pro nobis.
Virgo fidelis, ora pro nobis.
Speculum justitiae, ora pro nobis.
Sedes sapientiae, ora pro nobis.
Causa nostrae laetitiae, ora pro nobis.
Vas spirituale, ora pro nobis.
Vas honorabile, ora pro nobis.
Vas insigne devotionis, ora pro nobis.
Rosa mystica, ora pro nobis.
Turris Davidica, ora pro nobis.
Turris eburnea, ora pro nobis.
Domus aurea, ora pro nobis.
Foederis arca, ora pro nobis.
Janua caeli, ora pro nobis.
Stella matutina, ora pro nobis.
Salus infirmorum, ora pro nobis.
Refugium peccatorum, ora pro nobis.
Consolatrix afflictionem, ora pro nobis.
Auxilium Christianorum, ora pro nobis.
Regina angelorum, ora pro nobis.
Regina patriarcharum, ora pro nobis.
Regina prophetarum, ora pro nobis.
Regina apostolorum, ora pro nobis.
Regina martyrum, ora pro nobis.
Regina confessorum, ora pro nobis.
Regina virginum, ora pro nobis.
Regina sanctorum omnium, ora pro nobis.
Regina sine labe originali concepta, ora pro nobis.
Regina sacratissimi Rosarii, ora pro nobis.
Regina pacis, ora pro nobis.
 

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Parce nobis, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Exaudi nos, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi: Miserere nobis.
 

Ora pro nobis, sancta Dei Genetrix,
Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

 

Oremus.

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui gloriosae Virginis Matris Mariae corpus et animam, ut dignum Filii tui habitaculum effici mereretur, Spiritu Sancto cooperante, praeparasti: da, ut cujus commemoratione laetamur, ejus pia intercessione ab instantibus malis, et a morte perpetua liberemur. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

 
Litany Of Humility  (FOR PERSONAL DEVOTION ONLY)
 

(Accustomed to be said after celebration of Holy Mass by Merry Cardinal del Val, Secretary of State to Pope St. Pius X. For private use only)
 

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honoured, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, O Jesus.

From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, O Jesus.

That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

 

 

 

 

LITANY FOR THE CHURCH IN OUR TIME


Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, Divine Founder of the Church, hear us.
Christ, Who warned of false prophets, 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, Mother of the Church, pray for us.
St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, pray for us.
St. Michael, Defender in the Day of Battle, pray for us.
St. Peter, the Rock upon which Christ built His Church, pray for us.
St. Paul, Protector of the Faithful Remnant, pray for us.
St. Francis of Assisi, Re-Builder of the Church, pray for us.
St. Anthony, Hammer of heretics, pray for us.
St. Pius V, Champion of the Tridentine Mass, pray for us.
St. Pius X, Foe of Modernism, pray for us.
All you Holy Angels and Archangels, pray that we may resist the the snares
of the devil.
St. Catherine of Siena, pray that Christ's Vicar may oppose the spirit of
the world.
St. John Fisher, pray that bishops may have the courage to combat heresy
and irreverence.
St. Francis Xavier, pray that zeal for souls may be re-enkindled in the
clergy.
St. Charles Borromeo, pray that seminaries may be protected from false
teachings.
St. Vincent de Paul, pray that seminarians may return to a life of prayer
and meditation.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus pray that religious may re-discover their
vocation of love and sacrifice.
St. Thomas More, pray that the laity may not succumb to the Great Apostasy.
St. Francis de Sales, pray that the Catholic Press may again become a
vehicle of Truth.
St. John Bosco, pray that our children may be protected from immoral and
heretical instruction.
St. Pascal, pray that profound reverence for the Most Blessed Sacrament may
be restored.
St. Dominic, pray that we may ever treasure the Holy Rosary.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O
Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
That we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY

Jesus our God, in these dark hours when Your Mystical Body is undergoing
its own Crucifixion, and when it would almost seem to be abandoned by God
the Father, have mercy, we beg of You, on Your suffering Church. Send
down upon us the Divine Consoler, to enlighten our minds and strengthen
our wills.

You, O Second Person of the Most Blessed Trinity, Who can neither deceive,
nor be deceived, have promised to be with Your Church until the end of
time. Give us a mighty faith that we may not falter, help us to do Your
Holy Will always, especially during these hours of grief and uncertainty.
May Your Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate and Sorrowful heart of Your
Holy Mother, be our sure refuge in time and in eternity, Amen.
 

LITANY FOR SUNDAY (FOR PERSONAL DEVOTION ONLY)



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.

This is the day which the Lord hath made.
Let us rejoice, and be glad therein.

Jesus, Who on this day of the week didst arise from the dead, have mercy on
us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst put on a life immortal, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst appear to Mary Magdalen and to the Apostles,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst open the eyes of the two disciples going to
Emmaus, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst comfort Thine Apostles, and give them
peace, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst confirm Thine Apostles in the faith of the
Resurrection by showing them Thy hands and Thy feet, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst breathe on the Apostles and give them the
Holy
Ghost, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst open their understanding to know the
Scriptures, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst give them power to remit sins, have mercy on
us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst send the Apostles on their mission, and
didst
command them to go and teach all nations, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Who on a Sunday didst condescend to the weakness of St. Thomas, have
mercy on us.
and by the evidence of Thy sacred Wounds didst heal his unbelief, have mercy
on
us.
Jesus, Who on a Sunday didst send down the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, have
mercy on us.
And thus prepared them for laying the foundation of Thy Church, have mercy on
us.
Jesus, Who on the same day didst move Thy Apostle Peter to preach the first
Christian sermon to the Jews, to the conversion of three thousand, have mercy
on
us.

Be merciful, O Jesus, and spare us.
Be merciful, O Jesus, and hear us.

From the abuse of this day which we are commanded to keep holy, preserve us,
O
Lord.
From sloth and indevotion, preserve us, O Lord.
From neglect of prayer, and of Thy Sacred Word, preserve us, O Lord.
From all occasions of misspending this day, preserve us, O Lord.
From whatever is an offense to God, or a scandal to the weak, preserve us, O
Lord.

We sinners,
Beseech Thee to hear us.

That we may have Thy grace to sanctify this day as Thou hast commanded,
We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may this day labor to arise to a new life, We beseech Thee, hear
us.
That we may this day examine into the state of our souls, and resolve to
amend whatever is displeasing to Thee, hear us.
That we may this day be so strengthened in our faith as to bend our
whole endeavors upon seeking those eternal goods which faith has taught
us to obtain, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thy Holy Spirit would this day take possession of our hearts, and
so confirm us in every duty that no earthly considerations may be able
to prevail against us to the transgression of Thy law, We beseech Thee, hear
us.
That we may this day join with the Church Triumphant in praising, adoring,
and
praying to Thee, and preparing our souls to celebrate with them an eternal
Sabbath, We beseech Thee, hear us.
That we may not give this day to earth or to self-love, but may offer it
to Thee, Who art our only everlasting Good, Son of God, Who has forever
hallowed
this day, 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, 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.

Let us pray.
O God, the Protector of all who hope in Thee and without Whom nothing can
have
either strength or holiness, multiply Thy mercy, we beseech Thee, upon us,
that
Thou being our Ruler and our Guide, we may so pass through the goods of this
life as not to lose those which are eternal.  Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. 
Amen.