# The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/The Litany of the Saints

The Litany of the Saints.
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, 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 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, Pray for us.
All ye holy orders of blessed spirits.
St. John Baptist,
St. Joseph,
All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets,
St. Peter,
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. Barnaby,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists,
All ye holy Disciples of our Lord. Pray for us.
All ye holy Innocents,
St. Stephen,
St. Laurence,
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,
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, Pray for us.
All ye holy Monks and Hermits,
St. Mary Magdalene,
St. Agatha,
St. Lucy,
St. Agnes,
St. Cecily,
St. Catharine,
St. Anastasia,
All ye holy Virgins and Widows.
All ye men and women, saints of God, Make intercession for us.
Be merciful unto us, Spare us, O Lord .
Be merciful unto us, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
From all evil, O Lord deliver us.
From all sin,
From thy wrath,O Lord, deliver us.
From sudden and unprovided death,
From the deceits of the devil,
From anger, hatred,
and all ill-will, ​From the spirit of fornication,
From lightning and tempest,
From everlasting death,
Through the mystery of thy holy incarnation,
Through thy coming,
Through thy nativity,
Through thy baptism and holy fasting,O Lord, deliver us.
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 Comforter,
In the day of Judgment,
We sinners, Beseech thee to hear us.
That thou spare us, We beseech thee to, etc.
That thou pardon us,
That thou vouchsafe to bring us to true penance,
That thou vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy Church, ​That thou vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Lord, and all Ecclesiastical Orders in holy religion,
That thou vouchsafe to humble the enemies of the holy Church,
That thou vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes,
That thou vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian people,
That thou vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in thy holy service,
That thou lift up our minds to heavenly desires,
That thou render eternal good things to all our benefactors,
That thou deliver our souls, and those of our brethren, kinsfolk, and benefactors, from eternal damnation,
That thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, ​That thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to
all the faithful departed,
That thou vouchsafe graciously to hear us.
Son of God,
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.
Our Father, in secret.
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Psalm LXIX.
Incline unto my aid O God; O Lord, make haste to help me. Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul. Let them be turned ​backward, and blush for shame, that desire evils to me. Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame, that say to me, ’Tis well, ’tis well. Let all 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 to the Father, etc.
V. Save thy servants. R. Trusting in thee, O my God. V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength. R. From the face of the enemy. V. Let not the enemy prevail against us at all. R. Nor the son of iniquity have any power to hurt us. V. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. R. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff N. R. Our Lord ​preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies. Let us pray for our benefactors. R. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy name’s sake, to reward with eternal life all them who have done us good. V. Let us pray for the faithful departed. R. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. V. May they rest in peace. R. Amen. V. For our absent brethren. R, O my God, save thy servants trusting in thee. 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 thee.
LET US PRAY.
O GOD, whose attribute it is always to have mercy and to spare, receive our petition, that we, and all thy servants who are bound by the chains of sin, may, by the compassion of thy goodness, mercifully be absolved.
Hear, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy ​suppliants, and pardon the sins of them that confess to thee; that, in thy bounty, thou mayst give us pardon and peace.
Out of thy clemency, O Lord, show thy unspeakable mercy to us, that so thou mayst both acquit us of our sins, and deliver us from the punishment we deserve for 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 thy anger, which we deserve for our sins.
O Almighty and Eternal God, have mercy on thy servant N., our Sovereign Pontiff, and direct him according to thy clemency, in the way of everlasting salvation; that by thy grace he may desire those things that are agreeable to thee, and perform them with all his strength.
O God, from whom are all holy desires, right counsels, and just works, give to thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts being disposed to keep thy commandments, and the fear of enemies being removed, the times, by thy protection, may be peaceable.
Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of thy - holy Spirit, 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.
Prevent, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gracious assistance; that every prayer and work of ours ​may always begin from thee, and by thee be happily ended.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee that they for whom we have determined to offer up our prayers, whether this world still detains them in the flesh, or the world to come has already received them out of their bodies, may, by the clemency of thy goodness, all thy saints interceding for them, obtain pardon and full remission of all their sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son, who liveth and reigneth, etc. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. May the Almighty and most merciful Lord graciously hear us. R. Amen.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed t through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.