Litanies
Litany | # |
Litany of Humility | 01 |
Litany of St. Louis | 03 |
Litany of Supplication | 02 |
R1: Hear me.
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart R1
R2: Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being esteemed R2.
From the desire of being loved R2.
From the desire of being extolled R2.
From the desire of being honored R2.
From the desire of being praised R2.
From the desire of being preferred to others R2.
From the desire of being consulted R2.
From the desire of being approved R2.
From the fear of being humiliated R2.
From the fear of being despised R2.
From the fear of suffering rebukes R2.
From the fear of being calumniated R2.
From the fear of being forgotten R2.
From the fear of being ridiculed R2.
From the fear of being wronged R2.
From the fear of being suspected R2.
R3: Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be loved more than I, R3.
That others may be esteemed more than I R3.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease R3.
That others may be chosen and I set aside R3.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed R3.
That others may be preferred to me in everything. R3.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should R3.
R. We adore you, O Lord
True God and true man, truly present in this holy Sacrament. R.
Our Savior, God with us, faithful and rich in mercy R.
King and Lord of creation and of history R.
Conqueror of sin and death R.
Friend of humankind, the Risen One, the Living One who sits at the right hand of the Father. R.
R. We believe in you, O Lord
Only begotten Son of the Father, descended from heaven for our salvation R.
Heavenly physician, who bows down over our misery R.
Lamb who was slain, who offer yourself to rescue us from evil R.
Good Shepherd, who give your life for the flock which you love R.
Living bread and medicine for immortality, who give us eternal life R.
R. Deliver us, O Lord
From the power of Satan and the seductions of the world R.
From the pride and presumption of being able to do anything without you R.
From the deceptions of fear and anxiety R.
From unbelief and desperation R.
From hardness of heart and the incapacity to love R.
R. Save us, O Lord
From every evil that afflicts humanity R.
From hunger, from famine and from egoism R.
From illnesses, epidemics and the fear of our brothers and sisters R.
From devastating madness, from ruthless interests and from violence R.
From being deceived, from false information and the manipulation of consciences R.
R. Comfort us, O Lord
Protect your Church which crosses the desert R.
Protect humanity terrified by fear and anguish R.
Protect the sick & the dying, oppressed by loneliness R.
Protect doctors and healthcare providers exhausted by the difficulties they are facing R.
Protect politicians and decision makers who bear the weight of having to make decisions R.
R. Grant us your Spirit, O Lord
In the hour of trial and from confusion R.
In temptation and in our fragility R.
In the battle against evil and sin R.
In the search for what is truly good and true joy R.
in the decision to remain in you & in your friendship R.
R. Open us to hope, O Lord
Should sin oppress us R.
Should hatred close our hearts R.
Should sorrow visit us R.
Should indifference cause us anguish R.
Should death overwhelm us R.
LITANY IN HONOR OF SAINT LOUIS, KING OF FRANCE.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
R1. = Have mercy on us
God the Father of Heaven, R1.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R1.
God the Holy Ghost, R1.
Holy Trinity, One God, R1.
R2. = Pray for Us
Holy Mary, R2.
Holy Mother of God, R2.
Holy Virgin of virgins, R2.
Saint Louis of France, R2.
St. Louis, scion of devout parents, R2.
St. Louis, constant protector of the children of God, R2.
St. Louis, steadfast teacher of piety, R2.
St. Louis, true model of Christian virtue, R2.
St. Louis, faithful confessor of the living Christ, R2.
St. Louis, kingly bearer of humiliations, R2.
St. Louis, staunch defender of the glorified Christ, R2.
St. Louis, true martyr of the flesh by mortification, R2.
St. Louis, detester of worldly pride and honor, R2.
St. Louis, savior of souls, R2.
St. Louis, ardent lover of God, R2.
St. Louis, kind friend of enemies, R2.
St. Louis, rapt in prayer to God, R2.
St. Louis, hope of sinners, R2.
St. Louis, giver of gifts, R2.
St. Louis, founder of charitable institutions for the afflicted, R2.
St. Louis, generous giver of alms, R2.
St. Louis, lavish dispenser of riches, R2.
St. Louis, guard of the holy places of pilgrimage, R2.
St. Louis, detester of immoderation, R2.
St. Louis, protector of widows and orphans, R2. St. Louis, defender of the sepulcher of Our Lord Jesus Christ, R2.
St. Louis, victor over the Saracens, R2.
St. Louis, protector of those in pagan slavery, R2.
St. Louis, converter of unbelievers to the Christian Faith, R2.
St. Louis, visitor of hospitals and dispenser of favors to the infirm, R2.
St. Louis, healer of the sick, R2.
St. Louis, intercessor and patron of the French kings, R2.
St. Louis, from whom those who flee to thee obtain the infallible help of God, R2.
St. Louis, at whose request various diseases are miraculously cured, R2.
R3. = Spare Us, O Lord
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, R3.
R4. = Graciously hear us
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, R4.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, R1.
Christ, hear us. R4.
Lord, have mercy on us. R1.
Christ have mercy, R1.
Lord, have mercy on us. R1.
Say the Our Father.
Say the Hail Mary.
V. Pray for us, Saint Louis,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray;
O Lord, King of kings, Jesus Christ, who didst love Saint Louis and didst lead him into the heavenly kingdom, grant that by his intercession and good works we may participate in his glory for all eternity, who lives and reigns, world without end. Amen.