The Litany
Litanies
The Litany
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us. In mercy hear us.
God the Father in heaven, Have mercy upon us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon us. Be gracious unto us. Spare us, good Lord. Be gracious unto us. Help us, good Lord.
From all sin, from all error, from all evil; From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death; From pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and from rebellion; From lightning and tempest; from all calamity by fire and water; and from everlasting death: Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation; by Thy holy nativity; By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation; by Thine agony and bloody sweat; by Thy cross and passion; by Thy precious death and burial; By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: Help us, good Lord.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment: Help us, good Lord.
We poor sinners do beseech Thee To hear us, O Lord God;
And to rule and govern Thy holy catholic Church; to preserve all pastors and ministers of Thy Church in the true knowledge and understanding of Thy wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living; To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived; To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Thy harvest; and to accompany Thy Word with Thy grace and Spirit: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted and the distressed: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
To give to all peoples concord and peace; to preserve our land from discord and strife; to give our country Thy protection in every time of need; To direct and defend our President and all in authority; to bless and protect our magistrates and all our people; To watch over and help all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel; To grant all women with child, and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings; to defend all orphans and widows and provide for them; To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy on us all: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts; to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, We beseech Thee to hear us.
Christ, the Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us. Christ, the Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us. Christ, the Lamb of God, who takest away the sin of the world, Grant us Thy peace.
O Christ, hear us. In mercy hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.