# The Catholic's pocket prayer-book/Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
approved by decree of June 28th, 1898, of the Sacred Congregation of Rites.
| 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 Ghost, have mercy on us. |
| Holy Trinity one God, have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the Son of the eternal Father, have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Ghost 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, God's holy Temple, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, House of God and Door of heaven, ​ | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, burning Furnace of divine love, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, full of kindness 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 centre of all hearts, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, in which all the treasures of wisdom and science are contained, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, wherein dwelleth the very fulness of the divinity, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, in which the Father was well pleased, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, of whose fulness we all have received, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the desire of the everlasting hills, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, ​ | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, bountiful towards all who implore Thee, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, Fountain of life and holiness, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the propitiation for our sins, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, saturated with revilings, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, bruised for our evildoings, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, which became obedient unto death, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, pierced with a spear, | 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 atonement, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the victim for sins, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the Salvation of those who hope in Thee, | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the hope of those who die in Thee, ​ | have mercy on us. |
| Heart of Jesus, the delight of all the Saints, have mercy on 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. |
V. Jesus meek and humble of heart,
R. Make my heart like unto Thine.
Let us pray.
O Almighty and eternal God, look down upon the heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfactions which He offers to Thee in the place of all sinners, and do Thou, appeased by these appeals to Thy mercy, grant us pardon, in the name of the same Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen.