> [[js-cm-19|← Novenas]] | [[the-carmelite-manual-toc|TOC]] # Litanies ## The Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 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, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, Heart of Jesus, Heart of Jesus, formed in the womb of the most blessed Virgin, Heart of Jesus, hypostatically united to the eternal Word, Heart of Jesus, sanctuary of the divinity and tabernacle of the most Holy Trinity, Heart of Jesus, temple of sanctity and fountain of all graces, Heart of Jesus, most meek and humble, Heart of Jesus, most chaste and obedient, Heart of Jesus, furnace of love, and source of contrition, Heart of Jesus, treasure of wisdom and goodness, Heart of Jesus, throne of mercy, and abyss of all virtues, Heart of Jesus, sorrowful in the garden, and spent with a bloody sweat, Heart of Jesus, saturated with reproaches, and consumed for our sins, Heart of Jesus, made obedient even unto the death of the cross, Heart of Jesus, pierced through with a lance, Heart of Jesus, refuge of sinners, Heart of Jesus, fortitude of the just, and comfort of the afflicted, Heart of Jesus, main strength of the tempted, and terror of devils, Heart of Jesus, perseverance of the good, and hope of the dying, Heart of Jesus, sanctification of hearts, Heart of Jesus, joy of the blessed, and the delight of all the saints, Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Jesus. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: Hear us, O Jesus. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Jesus. V. O most sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. R. That we may worthily love thee with our whole hearts. LET US PRAY, O Gon, who out of thy immense love hast given to the faithful the most sacred heart of thy Son, our Lord, as the object of their tender affection, grant, we beseech thee, that we may so love and honour this pledge of thy love on earth, as by it to merit the love both of thee and thy gift, and be eternally loved by thee and this most blessed heart in heaven: through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. A PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. O MOST amiable heart of Jesus, fruitful source of all graces, since thou desirest to possess my heart, and commandest me to love thee, I consecrate it wholly to thee-with all its affections. Accept the gift I made thee of all that I am. I am sensible that what I give is little in comparison of what I owe thee, and of the immense favours thou bestowest on me. I give thee, nevertheless, what I am able, and as much as thou askest and desirest of me. I am grieved that I give it thee unclean, full of ingratitude, of earthly desires, and defiled with a thousand uncleannesses. But do thou, infinite Goodness, cleanse it with thy grace, sanctify it with thy gifts, disengage it from every fleeting good, and kindle in it thy holy and most pure love. I present it to thee proud and impatient; do thou make it humble and docile. Come, then, and reign in it, O my God, and with thy sweet and amiable dominion over it, banish, destroy, consume, and annihilate whatever is in it displeasing to thee; regulate its inclinations, correct its errors, fix its inconstancy, strengthen its weakness, purify its intentions, warm its tepidity, impress it with a horror of sin, with a love and perfect obedience of thy most holy law; with meekness, patience, charity towards its neighbour, resignation to thy will, and every virtue which has been thy delight, may it also be the delight of my heart. Be thou its guide in the dangerous ways of this world, its consolation in afflictions, its refuge in persecutions, its shield and defence against its enemies; effect, in fine, that dying to itself, it may no longer live but for thee. Amen. And thou, immaculate Mary, most holy and dear mother of sacred love, thou, who so much desirest that thy divine Son may be loved by all, obtain for me, by thy most powerful intercession, that he may receive and accept this solemn consecration, which I this day make of my whole self in thy presence, to the end that my name may be written in indelible characters in the number of those happy souls who, faithful and constant in his service, shall never be separated from the most sweet love of thy dear and most amiable Son, Jesus. Amen. A HYMN TO OUR SAVIOUR. FROM ST, BERNARD, JESUS, the only thought of thee, With sweetness fills my breast; But sweeter far it is to see, And on thy beauty feast. No sound, no harmony so gay, Can art or music frame; No thought can reach, no words can say, The sweets of thy bless'd name. Jesus! our hope when we repentSweet source of all our grace; Sole comfort in our banishment, Oh! what when face to face? Jesus! that name inspires my mind With springs of life and light; More than I ask, in thee I find, And lavish in delight, No art, no eloquence of man, Can tell the joys of love: Only the saints can understand What they in Jesus prove. Thee, then, I'll seek, retired apart; From world and business free: When these shall knock, I'll shut my heart, And keep it all for thee. Before the morning light I'll come, With Magdalen to find, In sighs and tears, my Jesus' tomb, And there refresh my mind. My tears upon his grave shall flow, My sighs the garden fill; Then at his feet myself I'll throw, And there I'll seek his will. Jesus, in thy bless'd steps I'll tread, And walk in all thy ways; I'll never cease to weep and plead, Till I'm restored to grace. O King of Love! thy bless'd fire, Doth such sweet flames excite, That first it raises the desire, Then fills it with delight. Thy lovely presence shines so clear Through every sense and day, That souls which once have seen thee near, See all things else decay. Come, then, dear Lord, possess my heart, Chase hence the shades of night; Come pierce it with thy flaming dart, And ever-shining light. Then I'll for ever Jesus sing, And with the saints rejoice; And both my heart and tongue shall bring Their tribute to my dearest King, In never-ending joys. Amen. Live, Jesus, live, and let it be, My life to die for love of thee. ## Litany of Divine Providence 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, whose holy providence governs all things, Have mercy on us. Denized by Google Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of mankind, God the Holy Ghost, Holy Trinity, one God, unchangeable Providence, Divine Providence, that governs all things in heaven and on earth, Divine Providence, that gives, preserves, and governs our life, Divine Providence, the eternal love of man below and angels above, Divine Providence, ever conformable to the influence of the tender heart of Jesus, Divine Providence, that created, directs, and governs all things with weight, measure, and wisdom, Divine Providence, our hope, life, and salvation, Divine Providence, defence and comfort of the afflicted, Divine Providence, guide and support of souls in all dangers, Divine Providence, that provides us with, and imparts to us, all natural and supernatural gifts, Divine Providence, inexhaustible treasury 4 of the riches of heaven, Divine Providence, protector and defence of the just, Divine Providence, safe retreat and sanctuary of the miserable, Divine Providence, our resource in all our wants, Divine Providence, our anchor in storms, Divine Providence, our security in danger, our guide and secure haven, Divine Providence, remedy in all evils, food to the hungry, and fountain of refreshing water to the thirsty, Divine Providence, raiment to the naked, strength to the weak, protector of widows, and father of orphans, Have mercy on us. Divine Providence, refuge of sinners, Providence of God, which rules all things, infinitely deserving of our homage and adoration, Spare us, O Lord. Providence of God, which protects and preserves all things, infinitely worthy of our homage and adoration, Hear us, O Lord. Providence of God, which created and knows our weakness, infinitely above our homage and adoration, Have mercy on us, O Lord. V. We praise and adore thee, Divine Providence. R. We resign ourselves to thy just and holy designs. LET US PRAY. ETERNAL God, whose eyes are over all thy works, especially intent on thy servants, vouchsafe to turn away from us whatever is hurtful, and grant us whatever is advantageous, that through thy favour, and under the benign influence of thy special Providence, we may securely pass through the transitory dangers and difficulties of this life, and happily arrive at the eternal joys of the other: through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. ANTHEM. By thy immaculate conception and most spotless virginity, O ever holy mother of Christ, comfort of the afflicted, be propitious to us, both now and in the hour of our death. V. In all our anguish and tribulation, R. We fly to thee, O mother of mercy. A PRAYER. REMEMBER, O most pious and tender Virgin, that it is a thing unheard of in all ages, that any one was abandoned by you, who had recourse to you for succour, implored your help, or begged your intercession. Animated with this confidence, I, a wretched sinner, place myself, in sighs and groans, before you, to entreat you to adopt me for your child for ever, and to take my eternal salvation into your own care. Do not, O mother of the Divine Word, despise my petition, but listen to me, and hear me with a mother's tenderness. Amen. Great St. Joseph, admirable model of resignation, obtain for me from our Saviour, who to enforce your example, submitted to be governed by you during the thirty years of his life, obtain for me from my God, the grace to imitate him, and to resign myself perfectly to that sure and amiable Providence which, preserving me from ever going astray, may procure me an unalterable peace in this life, and eternal happiness in the next. Amen. ## The Litany of the Blessed Sacrament LORD, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. God the Father, Creator of the world, God the Son, Redeemer of mankind, God the Holy Ghost, perfecter of the elect, Sacred Trinity, three persons in one God, Jesus, God and man, in two natures, and one divine person, Jesus, our wonderful God, who for our sake vouchsafest to subject thy Almighty self to the power of man, by immediately descending upon our altar, when the priest pronounces the words of consecration, Jesus, our incomprehensible God, who though the heaven of heavens cannot contain thy immensity, yet vouchsafest to reside in our churches, and dwell amongst us in a small tabernacle, Have mercy on us. Have mercy on us. Jesus, our sovereign king, who, though thy throne above is continually surrounded by glorified ministering spirits, yet vouchsafest here in our most solemn processions, to be accompanied by such mean attendants as ourselves, Jesus, our heavenly physician, who descendest from thy palace of immortal bliss to our houses of clay, to visit us on our sick beds, and 'give us thyself to comfort our sorrows, Jesus, our glorious God, who sittest at the right hand of thy eternal Father, adored by innumerable angels, and encompassed with the splendour of inaccessible light, Jesus, our gracious God, who, condescending to the weakness of our nature, coverest thy glory under the familiar forms of bread and wine, and permittest thyself to be seen, touched, and tasted, by wretched sinners, Jesus, our gracious God, who, concealing the awful brightness of thy majesty under such low and humble veils, sweetly invitest us to approach thy person, lay open our miseries, and deliver our petitions into thy hands, Jesus, our gracious God, who, to communicate thy divine nature to miserable sinners, humblest thyself to descend into our breast, and, by an inconceivable union, become one with us, Have mercy on us. Jesus, the bread of life, that came down from heaven, of which, whoever eats shall live for ever, Jesus, the heavenly manna, whose sweetness nourishes thy elect in the desert of this world, Jesus, the food of angels, whose deliciousness replenishes our hearts with celestial joys, Jesus, the Lamb without spot, who art every day sacrificed, and yet always livest; every day eaten, and yet still remains entire, Jesus, the good Shepherd, who layest down thy life for thy sheep, and feedest them with thine own body, Jesus, who in this august and venerable mystery, art thyself become the priest and sacrifice, Jesus, who in the sacred memorial of thy death, hast abridged all thy wonders into one accumulative miracle, Jesus, who in this admirable sacrament, hast contracted all thy blessings into one stupendous bounty, Jesus, who by this blessed fruit of the tree of life, restorest us again to immortality, Jesus, who by sanctifying the most familiar of thy creatures, dost inspire us with a pure desire of thee, and teachest us the right use of the rest, Jesus, who by becoming our daily food in this life, preparest us to feed on thee eternally in the next, Jesus, who in this divine banquet, givest us possession of thy grace here, and a secure pledge of our glory hereafter, Have mercy on us. Have mercy, O Lord, and pardon our sins. Have mercy, O Lord, and hear our prayers. From presuming to measure the depth of divine omnipotence, by the short line of human reason, From presuming to interpret the secrets of thy will, by the fallible rule of private judgment, From all distraction and irreverence in assisting at this awful sacrifice, From neglecting to approach this holy table, and from coming to it negligently, From an unworthy and fruitless receiving of this adorable sacrament, From all hardness of heart, and ingratitude for so unspeakable a blessing, Through thy irresistible power, which changeth the course of nature as thou pleasest, Through thy unsearchable wisdom, which disposeth all things in perfect order, Through thy infinite goodness, in bestowing thyself on us in this incomprehensible mystery, Through thy blessed body broken for us on the cross, and really given to us in the holy communion, Through thy precious blood, shed for us on the cross, and substantially present in the chalice of benediction, We sinners, beseech thee hear us. Deliver us, O Lord. That we may always believe nothing more reasonable than to submit reason to faith, That by this sacred oblation, we may solemnly acknowledge thy infinite perfections, and supreme dominion over all things, That by this sacred oblation, we may humbly acknowledge our dependence on thee, and absolute subjection to the disposal of thy will, That we may eternally adore thy goodness, who standing in no need of us, hast contrived such endearing motives to make us love thee, and be happy, That we may thankfully comply with thy gracious desire of being united to us, by a fervent desire of being united to thee, That before we approach this banquet of divine love, we may sincerely endeavour to be reconciled to thee, and be in perfect charity with all mankind, That at the moment of receiving thy sacred body, our souls may dissolve into reverence and love, to attend on, and entertain so glorious a guest, That returning from this divine banquet, we may recollect all our thoughts to praise thee, and immediately apply our utmost endeavours to the amendment of our lives, That by this heavenly preservative, our hearts may be healed of their infirmities and strengthened against future relapses, We beseech thee to hear us. That as we adore thee here by faith, under these sacred veils, we may hereafter behold thee face to face, and eternally rejoice in thy presence, We beseech thee to 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, Hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. THE ANTIPHON. THE glorious King of heaven and earth, to show the richness of his bounty, hath prepared a solemn and splendid feast, and calls even the meanest of his subjects to sit down at his table, by his gracious invitation: "Come to me all you that labour and are oppressed, and I will refresh you; for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed." V. Thou hast given us, O Lord, bread from heaven. Alleluia. R. Replenished with all sweetness and delight. Alleluia. V. O Lord hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. THE PRAYER. O GOD, who in this wonderful sacrament hast left us a perpetual memorial of thy passion; grant us, we beseech thee, so to reverence these sacred mysteries of thy body and blood, that we may continually perceive in our souls the fruits of thy redemption; who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest, world without end. Amen. ## The Litany of the Saints 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. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of virgins, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, All ye holy angels and archangels, All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, St. John Baptist, St. Joseph, All ye holy patriarchs and prophets, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Thomas, St. James, St. Philip, St. Bartholemew, St. Matthew, Pray for us. St. Simon, St. Thadee, St. Mathias, St. Barnaby, St. Luke, St. Mark, All ye holy apostles and evangelists, All ye holy disciples of our Lord, All ye holy innocents, St. Stephen, St. Laurence, St. Vincent, SS. Fabian and Sebastian, SS. John and Paul, SS. Cosmas and Damian, SS. Gervase and Protase, All ye holy martyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St. Augustin, St. Jerome, St. Martin, St. Nicholas, All ye holy bishops and confessors, All ye holy doctors, St. Anthony, St. Bennet, St. Bernard, St. Dominick, St. Francis, All ye holy priests and Levites, Pray for us. All ye holy monks and hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Agatha, St. Lucy, St. Agnes, St. Cecily, St. Catherine, St. Anastasia, All ye holy virgins and widows, All ye saints of God, Make intercession for us. Be merciful unto us, Spare us, O Lord. Pray for us. Be merciful unto us, Graciously hear us, O Lord. From all evil, From all sin, From thy wrath, From sudden and unprovided death, From the deceits of the devil, From anger, hatred, and all ill will, From the spirit of fornication, From lightning and tempest, From everlasting death, By the mystery of thy holy incarnation, By thy coming, By thy nativity, By thy baptism and holy fasting, By thy cross and passion, By thy death and burial, By thy holy resurrection, By thy admirable ascension, By the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, In the day of judgment, O Lord deliver us. We sinners, That thou spare us, That thou pardon us, That thou vouchsafe to bring us to true penance, That thou vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy church, That thou vouchsafe to preserve thy apostolic prelate, and all ecclesiastical orders in thy holy religion, That thou vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to all Christian kings and princes, That thou vouchsafe to humble the enemies of thy holy church, That thou vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian people, That thou vouchsafe to comfort and keep us in thy holy service, That thou lift up our minds to heavenly desires, That thou render eternal good things to all our benefactors, That thou deliver our souls, and those of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, from eternal damnation, That thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, That thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the faithful departed, That thou vouchsafe graciously to hear us, Son of God, We beseech thee to 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, 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, &c. V. And lead us not into temptation, R. But deliver us from evil. Amen. --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-spratt]] > [[js-cm-19|← Novenas]] | [[the-carmelite-manual-toc|TOC]]