Litany of Saints

PETITIONS TO GOD

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

God our Father in heaven, have mercy on us.

God the Son, our redeemer, have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us

PETITIONS TO THE SAINTS

Holy Mary, pray for us

Mother of God,

Most honored of all virgins,

Michael, Gabriel and Raphael,

Angels of God,

PROPHETS AND FATHERS OF OUR FAITH

Abraham, Moses and Elijah, pray for us

[Isaac, Jacob and Joseph

Aaron and Joshua

Samuel and David

Isaiah and Jeremiah

Ezekiel and Daniel

Three Holy Children

Hosea, Joel and Amos

Obadiah, Jonah and Micah

Nahum, Habakuk and Zephaniah

Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi]

St. John the Baptist

St. Joseph

Holy patriarchs and prophets

APOSTLES AND DISCPLES OF CHRIST

St. Peter and St. Paul,

St. Andrew,

St. John and St. James,

St. Thomas,

[St. Philip and St. James,

St. Bartholomew]

St. Matthew,

[St. Simon and St. Jude

St. Matthias]

All holy apostles,

St. Luke,

St. Mark,

St. Barnabas,

[St. Lazarus

St. Joseph and St. Nicodemus

St. Simon and St. Cleopas

St. Ananias]

St. Mary Magdalen,

[St. Mary and St. Martha

St. Mary Cleopas and St. Salome]

All disciples of the Lord,

MARTYRS

St. Stephen,

[Holy First Martyrs of Rome]

St. Ignatius (of Antioch),

St. Polycarp,

[St. Hippolytus]

St. Justin [and St. Appolonius],

St. Lawrence,

[St. Tarcisus]

St. Cyprian,

[St. Sebastian]

St. Boniface,

[St. Stanislaus]

St. Thomas (Becket),

St. John (Fisher) and St. Thomas (More),

St. Paul Miki,

St. Isaac (Jogues) and St. (John de Brebeuf),

St. Peter (Chanel),

St. Charles (Lwanga),

[St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe]

St. Perpetua and St. Felicity,

[St. Agatha

St. Lucy]

St. Agnes,

[St. Cecilia

St. Anasthasia

St. Eugenia]

St. Maria Goretti,

All holy martyrs for Christ,

[In litanies said in relation to a Pope or Papal event, the names of the Roman Pontiffs may be invoked separately as follows. The names are then omitted where they occur in other lists:

St. Clement

St. Callixtus

St. Fabian

St. Cornelius

St. Sixtus

St. John

St. Martin

St. Damasus

St. Leo the Great

St. Gregory (the Great)

St. Leo IX

St. Pius X

All holy Popes]

BISHOPS AND DOCTORS

St. Leo and St. Gregory,

St. Ambrose,

St. Jerome,

St. Augustine,

St. Athanasius,

St. Basil and St. Gregory,

St. John Chrysostom,

[St. Polycarpe

St. Anselm

St. Isidore (of Seville)

St. Peter (Chrysoslogus)

St. Cyril (of Alexandria)

St. Cyril (of Jerusalem)

St. John (Damascene)

St. Hilary

St. Albert]

St. Martin (of Tours),

St. Patrick,

[St. Boniface]

St. Cyril and St. Methodius,

[St. Gregory (the Illuminator)

St. Remigus

St. Willibrord

St. Denis

St. Saturninus

St. Adalbert

St. Ninian

St. Otto

St. Columba]

St. Charles Borromeo,

St. Francis de Sales,

[St. Alphonsus (Liguori)

St. Thuribo]

St. Pius,

PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS

St. Anthony,

St. Benedict,

St. Bernard,

St. Francis and St. Dominic,

St. Thomas Aquinas,

[Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

St. Philip Benzini

St. Raymond Nonantus

St. John de Matha

St. Bonaventure

St. Lawrence of Brindisi

St. Anthony (of Padua)

St. Bernardine (of Sienna)]

St. Ignatius Loyola,

St. Francis Xavier,

[St. Peter (Canisius)]

St. Vincent de Paul,

St. John Vianney,

St. John Bosco,

[St. Bede

St. Ephrem

St. Vincent Ferrer

St. John Baptist de la Salle

St. Louis Marie de Monfort

St. Charbel (Makluf)

St. Anthony Mary Claret]

St. Catherine (of Sienna),

St. Theresa (of Avila),

[St. Therese (of Liesieux)

St. Scholastica

St. Frances (of Rome)

St. Bridget]

St. Rose (of Lima),

LAITY

[St. Louis

St. Wenceslaus

St. Prosper (of Aquitaine)

St. Isidore

St. Juan Diego

St. Dominic Savio]

St. Lucy,

St. Monica,

St. Elizabeth,

[St. Helena

St. Catherine of Genoa

St. Gemma Galgani]

All holy men and women,

PETITIONS TO CHRIST

Lord be merciful. Lord, save your people.

From all evil,

From every sin,

From the snares of the devil,

From anger and hatred,

From every evil intention,

From everlasting death,

By your coming as man,

By your birth,

By your baptism,

By your suffering,

By your death and burial,

By your rising to new life,

By your return in glory to the Father,

By your gift of the Holy Spirit,

By your coming again in glory,

Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.

You came into this world,

You suffered for us on the cross,

You died to save us,

You lay in the tomb,

You rose from the dead,

You returned in glory to the Father,

You sent the Holy Spirit upon Your apostles,

You are seated at the right hand of the Father,

You will come again to judge the living and the dead.

PETITIONS FOR VARIOUS NEEDS

Lord, be merciful to us. Lord, hear our prayer.

Give us repentance,

Strengthen us in your service,

Reward with eternal life all who do good to us,

Bless the fruits of the earth and of man's labor.

Lord, show us your kindness. Lord, hear our prayer.

Raise our thoughts and desires to you,

Save us from final damnation,

Save our friends and all who have helped us,

Grant eternal rest to all who have died in the faith,

Spare us from disease, hunger, and war,

Bring all peoples together in trust and peace.

C- always used

Guide and protect you holy Church. Lord, hear our prayer.

Keep the pope and all the clergy in faithful service to your church,

Bring all Christians together in unity,

Lead all men to the light of Gospel.

CONCLUSION

Christ, hear us.

Christ hear us.

Lord Jesus, hear our prayer.

Lord Jesus, hear our prayer

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

PRAYER

God of love,

our strength and protection,

hear the prayers of your Church.

Grant that when we come to you in faith,

our prayers may be answered

through Christ our Lord.

R. Amen.

Or:

Lord God,

you know our weakness.

In your mercy

grant that the example of your Saints

may bring us back to love and serve you

through Christ our Lord.

R. Amen.