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A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY TO BEG FOR A SPECIAL GRACE FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT

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O Mary! Most humble Daughter of the Father, most pure Mother of the Son, most faithful Spouse of the Holy Ghost, I venerate thee with profound humility.

Mother most merciful, secure refuge and sweet Advocate of sinners! I bow before thine Immaculate Heart, Tabernacle of the Most Holy Trinity, Seat of Wisdom and Goodness; by thy hands I offer my heart to God, the Holy Ghost, and with all humility, and all confidence,

I implore that He grant me, through thy merits, that which I hope to obtain from His infinite goodness. Amen.

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PRAYER OF POPE PIUS XII Vergine Benedicta

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Blessed Virgin who, under the title of Repose, reminds us of the succoring pity with which your maternal heart is open to your children, hear our prayer! Through your powerful intercession,

O Mary, may minds and hearts find repose in abandoning themselves to the Will of the Heavenly Father, in the consciousness of their frailty, in faith in divine promises, in the hope of eternal blessings, and in adhering lovingly to your Crucified Jesus who has made our crosses his own. If we are protected by you,

O Mary, calm amid earthly perturbation will not be an empty word. It will be repose for the strong, watchful against hostile forces; repose for the pure, away from worldly corruption. And as through you we shall have had peace in this life, so, at the end of our pilgrimage in time, we shall enjoy peace for ever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER OF POPE PAUL VI You Are Our Mother

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O Mary, look upon the church, look upon the most responsible members of the Mystical Body of Christ gathered about you to thank you and to celebrate you as their Mystical Mother. O Mary, bless the great assembly of the hierarchical church, which also gives birth to brothers and sisters of Christ, the firstborn among redeemed humankind.

O Mary, grant that this church of Christ, in defining itself, will acknowledge you as its most chosen mother, daughter, and sister, as well as its incomparable model, its glory, its joy, and its hope. We ask you now that we may be made worthy of honouring you because of who you are and because of what you do in the wondrous and loving plan of salvation.

Grant that we may praise you, O holy Virgin! O Mary, look upon us who are your children, look upon us who are brothers and sisters, disciples and apostles and continuation of Jesus. Make us aware of our vocation and our mission; may we not be unworthy to take on, in our priesthood, in our word, in the offering of our life for the faithful entrusted to us, the representation and personification of Christ. O you who are full of grace, grant that the priesthood that honours you may itself also be holy and immaculate.

O Mary, we pray to you for our Christian brothers and sisters who are still separated from our Catholic family. See how a glorious group of them celebrate your cult with fidelity and love. See also how among another group, who are so intent on calling themselves Christians, there now dawns the remembrance and the veneration of you, O most holy Lady. Call these children of yours to the one unity under your motherly and heavenly aid. O Mary, look upon all mankind, this modern world in which the Divine Will calls us to live and work. It is a world that has turned its back on the light of Christ; then it fears and bemoans the frightening shadows that its actions have created on all sides.

May your most human voice, O most beautiful of virgins, O most worthy of mothers, O blessed among women, invited the world to turn its eyes toward the life that is the light of man, toward you who are the precursor-lamp of Christ, Who is the sole and the highest Light of the world. Implore for the world the true understanding of its own existence; implore for the world the joy of living as the creation of God and hence the desire and the capacity to converse, by prayer, with its Maker, whose mysterious and blesses image it reflects within itself. Implore for the world the grace to esteem everything as the gift of God and hence the virtue to work with generosity and to make use of such gifts wisely and providently. Implore peace for the world. Fashion brothers and sisters out of persons who are so divided. Guide us to a more ordered and peaceful society. For those who are suffering, today there are so many and ever new ones, afflicted by current misfortunes, obtain solace; and for the dead, obtain eternal rest. Show yourself a mother to us; this is our prayer, O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.

THE PRAYER, WE FLY TO THY PATRONAGE

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We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen. May the Divine assistance remain always with us! Amen.

PRAYER OF POPE PIUS XII To Mary, Queen

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From the depths of this vale of tears where sorrowing humanity makes weary progress, through the surges of this sea of ours, endlessly buffeted by the winds of passion, we raise our eyes to you, O most beloved Mother Mary, to be comforted by the contemplation of your glory and to hail you as Queen of heaven and earth, Queen of mankind.

With legitimate filial pride, we wish to exalt your queenship and to recognize it as due to the sovereign excellence of your whole being, O dearest one, truly mother of him who is King by right, by inheritance and by conquest. Reign, O Mother and Queen, by showing us the path of holiness and by guiding and assisting us that we may never stray from it.

In the heights of heaven you exercise your primacy over the choirs of angels who acclaim you as their sovereign, and over the legions of saints who delight in beholding your dazzling beauty. So, too, reign over the entire human race, above all by opening the path of faith to those who do not yet know your Divine Son. Reign over the Church, which acknowledges and extols your gentle dominion and has recourse to you as a safe refuge amid the calamities of our day.

Reign especially over that part of the Church which is persecuted and oppressed; give it strength to bear adversity, constancy never to yield under unjust compulsion, light to avoid falling into the snares of the enemy, firmness to resist overt attack, and at every moment unwavering faithfulness to your kingdom. Reign over men's minds, that they may seek only what is true; over their wills, that they may follow solely what is good; over their hearts, that they may love nothing but what you yourself love. Reign over individuals and over families, as well as over societies and nations; over the assemblies of the powerful, the counsels of the wise, as over the simple aspirations of the humble.

Reign in the streets and in the squares, in the cities and the villages, in the valleys and in the mountains, in the air, on land and on the sea; and hear the pious prayers of all those who recognize that yours is a reign of mercy, in which every petition is heard, every sorrow comforted, every misfortune relieved, every infirmity healed, and in which, at a gesture from your gentle hands, from death itself there arises smiling life. Obtain for us that all who now in every corner of the world acclaim and hail you Queen and Lady may one day in heaven enjoy the fullness of your kingdom in the vision of your Divine Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, live and reign forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER TO MARY

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Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial affection. Into thy Heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor soul.

Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities which it shall please Our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory of thy sorrows, so that: every thought of my mind and every beat of my heart may be an act of compassion and of love for thee.

And do thou, sweet Mother, have pity on me, reconcile me to thy Divine Son, Jesus; keep me in His grace and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in Heaven and sing thy glories. Most holy Virgin and Mother, whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the Passion of thy Divine Son, and who in His glorious Resurrection wast filled with never ending joy at His triumph, obtain for us who call upon thee, so to be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church and the Sorrows of the Sovereign Pontiff, as to be found worthy to rejoice with them in the consolations for which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE PRAYER, QUEEN OF THE ROSARY

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O Queen of the most holy Rosary, in these times of brazen impiety, show again thy power, with the signs which accompanied thy victories of old, and from the throne where thou art seated, dispensing pardon and grace, in pity watch over the Church of thy Son, His Vicar, and every order of the clergy and laity, suffering in grievous warfare. Hasten.

O most powerful destroyer of heresy, hasten the hour of mercy seeing that the hour of judgment is daily challenged by innumberable offences.

Obtain for me, the lowest of men, kneeling suppliant in thy presence, the grace which may enable me to live a just life on earth, and reign with the just in Heaven, whilst with the faithful throughout the world, O Queen of the most holy Rosary, I salute thee and cry out: Queen of the most holy Rosary, pray for us! Amen.

Regina Coeli

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Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia.
For He whom thou didst deserve to bear, Alleluia.
Hath risen as He said, Alleluia.
Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia.
R. Because Our Lord is truly risen, Alleluia.

Let us pray O God, who by the resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world, great, we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

SALUTATIONS TO MARY

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Hail Mary Daughter of God the Father. Hail Mary! Mother of God the Son. Hail Mary! Spouse of God the Holy Ghost. Hail Mary! Temple of the Most Blessed Trinity. Hail Mary! Pure Lily of the Effulgent Trinity, God. Hail Mary! Celestial Rose of the ineffable Love o God.

Hail Mary! Virgin pure and humble, of whom the King of Heaven willed to be born and with thy milk to be nourished. Hail Mary! Virgin of virgins. Hail Mary! Queen of Martyrs, whose soul as sword transfixed. Hail Mary! Lady most blessed, unto whom all power in Heaven and earth is given. Hail Mary! My Queen and my Mother! My life, my sweetness and my hope.

Hail Mary! Mother most amiable. Hail Mary! Mother most admirable. Hail Mary! Mother of Divine Love. Hail Mary, Immaculate! Conceived without sin! Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee! Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus! Blessed be thy spouse, Saint Joseph. Blessed be thy father, Saint Joachim.

Blessed be thy mother, Saint Anne. Blessed be thy guardian, Saint John. Blessed be thy holy angel, Saint Gabriel. Glory be to God the Father, Who chose thee. Glory be to God the Son, Who loved thee. Glory be to God the Holy Spirit, Who espoused thee. O Glorious Virgin Mary, May all men love and praise thee. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us and bless us, Now and at death, in the Name of Jesus, thy Divine Son. (Composed by St. John Eudes - 1601 to 1680.)

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

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Mother of Perpetual Help,
To Thee we come imploring help.
Behold us here from far and near,
To ask of Thee our help to be.

Perpetual Help we beg Thee;
Our souls from sin and sorrow free;
Direct our wand'ring feet a - right,
And be Thy self our own true light.

And when this life is o'er for me,
This last request I ask of Thee;
Obtain for me in Heaven this grace,
To see my God there face to face.

O IMMACULATE VIRGIN

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O immaculate virgin,
Mother of God,
full of grace,
the One whom you brought forth, Emmanuel, 
is the fruit of your womb. 
In your Motherhood 
you have nurtured all human beings. 
You surpass all praise and all glory.
I salute you, Mother of God, 
joy of the Angels, 
because you surpass in fullness 
what the Prophets have said about you. 
The Lord is with you: 
you gave life to the Saviour of the world.

THE PRAYER MOTHER OF SWEETNESS

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Mother of Sweetness, 
the faith and love with which thou giveth thy Divine Son 
urges me to open my heart to the love of thy heart 
so that the sweetness of thy Mother's love may touch me deeply. 
May the sweetness of thy heart cause me 
to share with others thy love for Jesus. 

When I meditate on the mysteries of Jesus Christ 
in the most Holy Rosary, 
ever-Virgin Mother Mary, 
reveal to me the sweetness of thine own Immaculate Heart.

Amen.

PRAYER TO MARY, QUEEN IN THE HOME

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O Blessed Virgin Mary, you are the mother
and queen of every Christian family.
When you conceived and gave birth to Jesus,
human motherhood reached its greatest achievement.
From the time of the Annunciation
you were the living chalice of the Son of God made man.
You are the queen of the home.
As a woman of faith, you inspire all mothers 
to transmit faith to their children.
Watch over our families.
Let children learn free and loving obedience 
inspired by your obedience to God.
Let parents learn dedication
and selflessness based on your unselfish attitude.
Let all families honor you and remain devoted to you 
so that they may be held together by your example
and your intercession.

Amen.

CONSECRATION TO MARY DAILY PRAYER

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O Maria, transform my heart unto thine. 
Place around it a wreath of purity, 
adorned in virtue.

Take my heart, dear Mother, 
consecrated as your own. 
Present it to God the Father 
as an offering from me to you.

Help me O Maria in each day 
to make your heart more known.

Amen.

PRAYER TO MARY, QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES (By Saint Vincent Pallotti.)

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Immaculate Mother of God, 
Queen of the Apostles, 
we know that God's commandment of love 
and our vocation to follow Jesus Christ 
impels us to cooperate in the mission of the Church. 
Realizing our own weakness, 
we entrust the renewal of our personal lives 
and our apostolate to your intercession. 
We are confident that through God's mercy 
and the infinite merits of Jesus Christ, 
you, who are our Mother, 
will obtain the strength of the Holy Spirit 
as you obtained it for the community of the apostles 
gathered in the upper room. 
Therefore, relying on your maternal intercession, 
we resolve from this moment to devote our talents, 
learning, material resources, 
our health, sickness and trials, 
and every gift of nature and grace, 
for the greater glory of God 
and the salvation of all. 
We wish to carry on those activities 
which especially promote the catholic apostolate 
for the revival of fatih 
and love of the people of God 
and so bring all men and women 
into the faith of Jesus Christ. 
And if a time should come 
when we have nothing more to offer serviceable to this end, 
we will never cease to pray 
that there will be one fold 
and one shepherd Jesus Christ. 
In this way, we hope to enjoy the results 
of the apostolate of Jesus Christ 
for all eternity. 

Amen.

PRAYER OF POPE PIUS XII Mary Our Strength

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Blessed are You, Lord our God,
Maker of Heaven and earth:
You show Your love for young people
through the love, example, and prayer of their parents.
Have mercy on this (these) mother(s) and father(s),
bless + them with Your joy and peace,
deepen their love for each other,
and help them to raise their children in Your love.

Blessed are You, heavenly Father,
now and always and for ever.

Amen.

Immaculate Conception Litany

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Litany of the Blessed Virgin
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 Spirit, ...
Holy Trinity, one God, ...

Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, ...
Mother of Christ, ...
Mother of Divine Grace, ...
Mother most pure, ...
Mother most chaste, ...
Mother inviolate, ...
Mother undefiled, ...
Mother most amiable, ...
Mother most admirable, ...
Mother of good counsel, ...
Mother of our Creator, ...
Mother of our Saviour, ...
Virgin most prudent, ...
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, ...
Singular vessel of devotion, ...
Mystical rose, ...
Tower of David, ...
Tower of ivory, ...
House of gold, ...
Ark of the covenant, ...
Gate of heaven, ...
Morning star, ...
Health of the sick, ...
Refuge of sinners, ...
Comforter of the afflicted, ...
Help of Christians, ...
Queen of Angels, ...
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, ...
Queen assumed into heaven, ...
Queen of the most holy Rosary, ...
Queen of Peace, ...

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Grant we beseech Thee, O Lord God,
that we, Thy servants, may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body: and, by the glorious intercession of the blessed Mary, ever Virgin, be delivered from present sorrow and enjoy eternal gladness.
Through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Our Lady Of Good Counsel

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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 Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.

Beloved Daughter of the Eternal Father, pray for us.
August Mother of God the Son, pray for us.
Blessed Spouse of God the Holy Ghost, pray for us.
Living temple of the Holy Trinity, pray for us.
Queen of Heaven and earth, pray for us.
Seat of Divine wisdom, pray for us.
Depositary of the secrets of the Most High, pray for us.
Virgin most prudent, pray for us.
In our doubts and difficulties, pray for us.
In our tribulations and anguish, pray for us.
In our discouragements, pray for us.
In perils and temptations, pray for us.
In all our undertakings, pray for us.
In all our needs, pray for us.
At the hour of death, pray for us.
By thine Immaculate Conception, pray for us.
By thy happy nativity, pray for us.
By thine admirable presentation, pray for us.
By thy glorious Annunciation, pray for us.
By thy charitable Visitation, pray for us.
By thy Divine Maternity, pray for us.
By thy holy Purification, pray for us.
By the sorrows and anguish of thy maternal heart, pray for us.
By thy precious death, pray for us.
By thy triumphant Assumption, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, And obtain for us the gift of good counsel.

Let Us Pray

Lord Jesus, Author and Dispenser of all good, Who in becoming incarnate in the womb of the Blessed Virgin has communicated to her lights above those of all the heavenly intelligences, grant that in honoring her under the title of Our Lady of Good Counsel, we may merit always to receive from her goodness, counsels of wisdom and salvation, which will conduct us to the port of a blessed eternity.

Amen.

Our Lady Of Fatima Litany

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Our Lady of Fatima, pray for our dear country.
Our Lady of Fatima, sanctify our clergy.
Our Lady of Fatima, make our Catholics more fervent.
Our Lady of Fatima, guide and inspire those who govern us.
Our Lady of Fatima, cure the sick who confide in thee.
Our Lady of Fatima, console the sorrowful who trust in thee.
Our Lady of Fatima, help those who invoke your aid.
Our Lady of Fatima, deliver us from all dangers.
Our Lady of Fatima, help us to resist temptation.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain for us all that we lovingly ask of thee.
Our Lady of Fatima, help those who are dear to us.
Our Lady of Fatima, bring back to the right road our erring brothers.
Our Lady of Fatima, give us back our ancient fervor.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain for us pardon of our manifold sins and offenses.
Our Lady of Fatima, bring all men to the feet of thy Divine Child.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain peace for the world.

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Let Us Pray:
O God of infinite goodness and mercy, fill our hearts with a great confidence in Thy dear Mother, whom we invoke under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary and our Lady of Fatima, and grant us by her powerful intercession all the graces, spiritual and temporal, which we need.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Prayer To Our Lady, Help Of Christians

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Most Holy Virgin Mary, Help of Christian,
how sweet it is to come to your feet
imploring your perpetual help.
If earthly mothers cease not to remember their children,
how can you, the most loving of all mothers forget me?
Grant then to me, I implore you,
your perpetual help in all my necessities,
in every sorrow, and especially in all my temptations.
I ask for your unceasing help for all who are now suffering.
Help the weak, cure the sick, convert sinners.
Grant through your intercessions many vocations to the religious life.
Obtain for us, O Mary, Help of Christians,
that having invoked you on earth we may love and eternally thank you in heaven.

LITANY OF THE HOLY ANGELS

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Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

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, Queen of Angels,
pray for us. 

Holy Mother of God,
pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins,
pray for us.


Saint Michael, 
who wast ever the defender of the people of God,
pray for us.

St. Michael, 
who didst drive from Heaven Lucifer 
and his rebel crew,
pray for us.

St. Michael, 
who didst cast down to Hell 
the accuser of our brethren,
pray for us.


Saint Gabriel,
who didst expound to Daniel 
the heavenly vision,
pray for us.

St. Gabriel, 
who didst foretell to Zachary 
the birth and ministry of John the Baptist,
pray for us.

St. Gabriel, 
who didst announce to Blessed Mary 
the Incarnation of the Divine Word,
pray for us.


Saint Raphael, 
who didst lead Tobias safely 
through his journey to his home again,
pray for us.

St. Raphael, 
who didst deliver Sara from the devil,
pray for us.

St. Raphael, 
who didst restore his sight to Tobias the elder,
pray for us.


All ye holy Angels, 
who stand around the high and lofty throne of God,
pray for us.

Who cry to Him continually: Holy, Holy, Holy, 
pray for us.

Who dispel the darkness of our minds and give us light,
pray for us.

Who are the messengers of heavenly things to men,
pray for us.

Who have been appointed by God to be our guardians '
pray for us.

Who always behold the Face of our Father Who is in Heaven,
pray for us.

Who rejoice over one sinner doing penance,
pray for us.

Who struck the Sodomites with blindness,
pray for us.

Who led Lot out of the midst of the ungodly,
pray for us.

Who ascended and descended on the ladder of Jacob,
pray for us.

Who delivered the Divine Law to Moses on Mount Sinai,
pray for us.

Who brought good tidings when Christ was born, 
pray for us.

Who ministered to Him in the desert,
pray for us.

Who comforted Him in His agony,
pray for us.

Who sat in white garments at His sepulcher,
pray for us.

Who appeared to the disciples as He went up into Heaven,
pray for us.

Who shall go before Him 
bearing the standard of the Cross 
when He comes to judgment,
pray for us.

Who shall gather together the elect at the End of the World,
pray for us.

Who shall separate the wicked from among the just,
pray for us.

Who offer to God the prayers of those who pray,
pray for us.

Who assist us at the hour of death,
pray for us.

Who carried Lazarus into Abraham's bosom,
pray for us.

Who conduct to Heaven the souls of the just, 
pray for us.

Who perform signs and wonders by the power of God,
pray for us.

Who are sent to minister 
for those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation,
pray for us.

Who are set over kingdoms and provinces, 
pray for us.

Who have often put to flight armies of enemies, 
pray for us.

Who have often delivered God's servants 
from prison and other perils of this life,
pray for us.

Who have often consoled 
the holy martyrs in their torments,
pray for us.

Who are wont to cherish with peculiar care 
the prelates and princes of the Church,
pray for us.

All ye holy orders of blessed spirits,
pray for us.


From all dangers,
deliver us, O Lord.

From the snares of the devil,
deliver us O Lord.

From all heresy and schism,
deliver us, O Lord.

From plague, famine and war,
deliver us, O Lord.

From sudden and unlooked - for death,
deliver us, O Lord.

From everlasting death,
deliver us, O Lord.

We sinners, beseech Thee to hear us, 

Through Thy holy Angels,
we beseech Thee, hear us. 

That Thou wouldst spare us,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst pardon us,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst govern 
and preserve Thy Holy Church,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst protect our Apostolic Prelate 
and all ecclesiastical orders,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst grant peace and security 
to kings and all Christian princes,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst give 
and preserve the fruits of the earth,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst grant eternal rest 
to all the faithful departed,
we beseech Thee, hear us.

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.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.


Silently, say the "Our Father..."


Bless the Lord, all ye Angels:

Ye who are mighty in strength, 
who fulfill His commandments, 
hearkening unto the voice of His words. 

He hath given His Angels charge concerning thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.

Let Us Pray

O God, Who dost arrange 
the services of Angels and men 
in a wonderful order, 
mercifully grant that our life 
may be protected on earth 
by those who always do Thee service in Heaven, 
through Jesus Christ Thy Son, 
Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost art one God, 
now and forever.

Amen.

O God, Who in Thine unspeakable Providence 
dost send Thine Angels to keep guard over us, 
grant unto Thy suppliants 
that we may be continually defended 
by their protection 
and may rejoice eternally in their society, 
through Jesus Christ Our Lord, 
Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, 
in the unity of the Holy Ghost, 
forever and ever.

Amen.

THE LITANY OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD (For private use only.)

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God the Father of the Lamb, 
have mercy on us. 

God the Son, Sacrificial Lamb, 
have mercy on us. 

God the Holy Spirit, Life of the Lamb, 
have mercy on us. 

O Good Jesus, Shepherd of the just,
hear us. 

Vigilant Finder of lost sheep,
guide us. 

Fervent Hope of the fallen lamb,
guide us. 

Constant Gatherer of a broken flock,
guide us. 

O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep. 

Purest shelter of the yearning heart,
feed us.

Perpetual Feast of the hungry soul,
feed us.

Lasting Bread of perfect Life,
feed us.

O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep. 

Patient Tamer of rebellious wills,
shear us.

Loyal Teacher of all kind commands,
shear us.

Tender Purger of all blemish of sin,
shear us.

O Good Shepherd,
hear Thy sheep.

From the lures of false shepherds hiding in Thy guise,
protect us. 

From mirages of richer fields, conquering our minds,
protect us. 

From diseases of the soul, separating us from Thy flock, 
protect us. 

O Good Shepherd, at once the Guard and Lamb, 
Who knows well the sheep He leads, 
Guide us, feed us, shear us, 
and bid us come unto Thee, 
delighting in Thy Heavenly pasture, 
and praising Thee 
forever and ever.

Amen.

LITANY OF REPARATION

2015-06-18T16:47:00.003-07:00

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, Mediator between God and man,
have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, Enlightener of hearts,
have mercy on us.

Holy and undivided Trinity,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Host! Victim of reparation for ths sins of the world,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Host! Immolated on the altar for us and by us,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Host! Despised and neglected,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Host! Outraged by the blasphemies of men,
have mercy on us.

O Sacred Host! Neglected and abandoned in Your temples,
have mercy on us.

Be merciful unto us:
spare us, O Lord.

Be merciful unto us:
hear us, O Lord.

For many unworthy Communions,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the irreverence of Christians,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the continual blasphemies of the impious,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the infamous discourses made in Your holy temples,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the crimes of sinners,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the sacrileges which profane Your Sacrament of Love,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the coldness of Your children,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For their contempt of Your loving invitations,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the infidelity of those who call themselves Your friends,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For the abuse of Your grace,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For our unfaithfulness,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For our delay in loving You,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For our tepidity in Your holy service,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For Your bitter sadness at the loss of souls,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For Your long waiting at the door of our hearts,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For Your loving sighs,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For Your loving tears,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For Your loving imprisonment,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

For Your loving death,
we offer You our reparation, O Lord.

That You spare us, that You hear us,
we sinners beseech You, hear us.

That You will make known Your love for us in this most Holy Sacrament,
we sinners beseech You, hear us.

That You will vouchsafe to accept our reparation,
made in the spirit of humility,
we sinners beseech You, hear us.


Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world,
hear us, O Lord,

Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us, O Lord.

LITANY OF THE HOLY CROSS

2015-06-18T16:47:00.001-07:00

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

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, our Advocate,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Cross where the Lamb of God was offered,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Hope of Christians,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Pledge of the resurrection of the dead,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Shelter of persecuted innocence,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Guide of the blind,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Way of those who have gone astray,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Staff of the lame,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Consolation of the poor,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Restraint of the powerful,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Destruction of the proud,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Refuge of sinners,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Trophy of victory over Hell,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Terror of demons,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Mistress of youth,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Succor of the distressed,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Hope of the hopeless,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Star of the mariner,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Harbor of the wrecked,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Rampart of the besieged,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Father of orphans,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Defense of widows,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Counsel of the just,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Judge of the wicked,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Rest of the afflicted,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Safeguard of childhood,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Strength of manhood,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Last hope of the aged,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Light of those who sit in darkness,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Splendor of kings,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Civilizer of the world,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Shield impenetrable,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Wisdom of the foolish,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Liberty of slaves,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Knowledge of the ignorant,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Sure rule of life,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Heralded by prophets,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Preached by apostles,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Glory of martyrs,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Study of hermits,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Chastity of virgins,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Joy of priests,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Foundation of the Church,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Salvation of the world,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Destruction of idolatry,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Stumbling block to the Jews,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Condemnation of the ungodly,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Support of the weak,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Medicine of the sick,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Health of the leprous,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Strength of the paralytic,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Bread of the hungry,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Fountain of those who thirst, 
Save us, O Holy Cross.

Clothing of the naked,
Save us, O Holy Cross.

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,
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.
Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

V.  We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
R.  Because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world. 

ALL TOGETHER:

Behold the Cross of the Lord!
Begone ye evil powers!
The Lion of the tribe of Juda,
the Root of David,
has conquered!
Alleluia!

LET US PRAY:

O God, Who for the redemption of the world, 
wast pleased to be born in a stable 
and to die upon a cross; 
O Lord Jesus Christ, 
by Thy holy sufferings, 
which we, Thy unworthy servants, 
call to mind: by Thy Holy Cross, 
and by Thy death, 
deliver us from the pains of Hell, 
and vouchsafe to conduct us whither 
Thou didst conduct the good thief 
who was crucified with Thee, 
Who livest and reignest eternally in Heaven.   

R. Amen.

Sweet the wood, 
sweet the nails, 
sweet the Burden which thou bearest, 
for thou alone, 
0 Holy Cross, 
wast worthy to bear the King 
and Lord of Heaven.

R. Amen.

LITANY FOR A HAPPY DEATH

2015-06-18T16:45:00.002-07:00

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 Spirit,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy angels and archangels,
Pray for us.

Holy Abraham,
Pray for us. 

Saint John the Baptist,
Pray for us. 

Saint Joseph,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy patriarchs and prophets,
Pray for us. 

Saint Peter,
Pray for us. 

Saint Paul,
Pray for us. 

Saint Andrew,
Pray for us. 

Saint John,
Pray for us. 

Saint Jude,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy apostles and evangelists,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy disciples of Our Lord,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy innocents,
Pray for us. 

Saint Stephen,
Pray for us. 

Saint Lawrence,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy martyrs,
Pray for us. 

Saint Sylvester,
Pray for us. 

Saint Gregory,
Pray for us. 

Saint Augustine,
Pray for us. 

Saint Basil,
Pray for us. 

Saint Ambrose,
Pray for us. 

Saint Francis de Sales,
Pray for us. 

Saint Vincent de Paul,
Pray for us. 

Saint Aloysius,
Pray for us. 

Saint Stanislaus,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy bishops and confessors,
Pray for us. 

Saint Benedict,
Pray for us. 

Saint Dominic,
Pray for us. 

Saint Francis of Assisi,
Pray for us. 

Saint Ignatius,
Pray for us. 

Saint Philip Neri,
Pray for us. 

Saint Camillus de Lellis,
Pray for us. 

Saint John of God,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy monks, hermits, 
and founders of religious orders,
Pray for us. 

Saint Mary Magdalen,
Pray for us. 

Saint Lucy,
Pray for us. 

Saint Scholastica,
Pray for us. 

Saint Teresa,
Pray for us. 

Saint Catherine,
Pray for us. 

Saint Clare,
Pray for us. 

Saint Ursula,
Pray for us. 

Saint Angela Merici,
Pray for us. 

Saint Jane Frances de Chantal,
Pray for us. 

Saint Barbara,
Pray for us. 

All ye holy virgins and widows,
Pray for us. 

All ye saints of God, 
intercede for us. 

Be merciful unto us, 
Spare us, O Lord. 

Be merciful unto us, 
Hear us, O Lord. 

From Thy anger, 
O Lord, deliver us. 

From the peril of death, 
O Lord, deliver us. 

From an evil death,
O Lord, deliver us. 

From the pains of Hell,
O Lord, deliver us. 

From all evil,
O Lord, deliver us. 

From the power of the devil, By Thy Nativity,
O Lord, deliver us. 

By Thy Cross and Passion,
O Lord, deliver us. 

By Thy death and burial,
O Lord, deliver us. 

By Thy glorious Resurrection,
O Lord, deliver us. 

By the grace of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, 
O Lord, deliver us. 

In the Day of Judgment,
O Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners beseech Thee, 
hear us. 

That Thou wouldst spare us, 
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe 
to bring us unto true repentance, 
we beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst vouchsafe 
to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, 
we beseech Thee, hear us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, 
Have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, forgive us our sins;
Grant that we may die in Thy love and Thy grace.  

Lamb of God, by Thy Precious Blood,
We beseech Thee to hear us and to lead us to life everlasting.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us.

Let Us Pray

We beseech Thy clemency, O Lord, 
that Thou wouldst vouchsafe 
so to strengthen Thy servants in Thy grace that, 
at the hour of death, 
the enemy may not prevail over us, 
and that we may deserve 
to pass with Thy angels 
into everlasting life.

Amen.

O Jesus, Who during Thy prayer to the Father 
in the garden wert so filled with sorrow and anguish 
that there came forth from Thee a bloody sweat; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord; have mercy on us. 

O Jesus, Who wast betrayed by the kiss of a traitor 
into the hands of the wicked, 
seized and bound like a thief, 
and forsaken by Thy disciples; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who by the unjust council of the Jews 
wast sentenced to death, 
led like a malefactor before Pilate, 
scorned and derided by impious Herod; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast stripped of Thy garments 
and most cruelly scourged at the pillar; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast crowned with thorns, 
buffeted, struck with a reed, 
blindfolded, clothed with a purple garment, 
in many ways derided, 
and overwhelmed with reproaches; 
have mercy on us. 

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast less esteemed than the murderer Barabbas, 
rejected by the Jews, 
and unjustly condemned to the death of the cross; 
have mercy on us. 

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast loaded with a cross, 
and led to the place of execution 
as a lamb to the slaughter; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast numbered among thieves, 
blasphemed and derided, 
made to drink of gall and vinegar, 
and crucified in dreadful torment 
from the sixth to the ninth hour; 
have mercy on us. 

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who didst expire on the Cross, 
Who wast pierced with a lance 
in the presence of Thy holy Mother, 
and from whose side poured forth Blood and water; 
have mercy on us. 

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast taken down from the Cross, 
and bathed in the tears of Thy most sorrowing Virgin Mother; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

O Jesus, Who wast covered with bruises, 
marked with the Five Wounds, 
embalmed with spices, 
and laid in the sepulcher; 
have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, 
O Lord, have mercy on us.

V. He has truly borne our sorrows, 
R. And He has carried our griefs. 

Let Us Pray

O God, Who for the redemption of the world 
deigned to be born, 
to be circumcised, 
to be rejected by the Jews, 
and betrayed by Judas with a kiss; 
to be bound with fetters, 
and led like an innocent lamb to the slaughter; 
to be ignominiously brought before Annas, 
Caiaphas, Pilate, and Herod; 
to be accused by false witnesses, 
to be scourged, buffeted, and reviled; 
to be spat upon, 
to be crowned with thorns, 
and struck with a reed; 
to be blindfolded, 
to be stripped of Thy garments, 
to be nailed to a cross and raised thereon; 
to be numbered among thieves, 
to be made to drink of gall and vinegar, 
and to be pierced with a lance: 
By these Thy most holy sufferings, O Lord, 
which we Thy servants commemorate, 
and by Thy most holy Cross and death, 
deliver us from the pains of Hell, 
and conduct us, 
as Thou didst conduct the penitent thief, 
into Thy paradise, 
Thou Who livest and reignest, 
world without end.

Amen.