The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations/The Litany of Our Blessed Lady of Loretto (1)
THE LITANY OF
Our Blessed Lady of Loretto
ANTHEM.
WE fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God! despise not our prayers in our necessities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever glorious and blessed Virgin.
THE LITANY.
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.
Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother undefiled,
Mother inviolate,
Mother most amiable.
Mother most admirable,
Mother of our Creator.
Mother of our Redeemer,
Virgin most prudent, Pray for us.
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honour,
Vessel of singular devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the weak,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,Pray for us.
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
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, etc.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
LET US PRAY.
POUR forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may, by his passion and cross, be brought to the glory of his resurrection: through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
V. May the divine assistance always remain with us. R. Amen.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
O GLORIOUS Virgin Mary, I commit my soul and body to thy blessed trust this night and for ever, but more especially at the hour of my death. I recommend to thy merciful charity all my hopes, my consolation, my distress, and misery: my life and the end thereof: that through thy most holy intercession, all my works may be directed according to the will of thy blessed Son. Amen.
PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH.
O BLESSED Joseph, father and guide of Jesus Christ in his childhood and youth, who didst lead him safely in his flight through the desert, and in all the ways of his childhood, be also my companion and guide in this pilgrimage of life, and never permit me to turn aside from the way of God's commandments; be my refuge in adversity, my support in temptation, my solace in affliction, until at length I arrive at the land of the living, where with thee and Mary, thy most holy Spouse, and all the Saints, I may rejoice for ever in Jesus my Lord. Amen.
A PRAYER TO YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL.
O ANGEL of God, to whose holy care I am committed by the supreme clemency, enlighten, defend, and protect me this night, from all sin and danger. Amen.
THE BLESSING.
O GOD the Father, bless me; Jesus Christ, defend and keep me: the virtue of the Holy Ghost enlighten and sanctify me this night and forever. Amen. Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Lord Jesus, receive my soul.