Prayers (A-Z)

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

Christ, hear us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously 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.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the eternal Father,
save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word or God,
save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament,
save us.

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in Agony,
save us.
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,
save us.
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,
save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,
save us. 
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation,
save us.
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,
save us.

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,
save us.
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
save us.
Blood of Christ, victor over demons,
save us.

Blood of Christ, courage of Martyrs,
save us.
Blood of Christ, strength of Confessors,
save us.
Blood of Christ, bringing forth Virgins,
save us.

Blood of Christ, help of those in peril,
save us. 
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened,
save us.
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow,
save us.

Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent,
save us.
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying,
save us. 
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,
save us.

Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life,
save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory,
save us.
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor,
save us.

Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood.
R. And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

Almighty and eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world and willed to be appeased by his blood. Grant, we beg of Thee, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

This Litany in honor of Jesus in His Most Precious Blood was drawn up by the Sacred Congregation of Rites and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960. The devotion to Jesus in His most Precious Blood was first popularized by Saint Gaspar del Bufalo (1786-1837, feast Dec. 28) who founded the Missioners of the Most Precious Blood. A partial Indulgence is granted to the faithful who recite this litany.

Lord, have mercy
Christ, 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 Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, the eternal Wisdom,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, conversing with men,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, hated by the world,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, sold for thirty pieces of silver,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, prostrate in prayer, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, strengthened by an angel,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, agonizing in a bloody sweat,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, betrayed by Judas with a kiss,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, bound by the soldiers,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, forsaken by your disciples,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, before Annas and Caiaphas,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, struck by a servant on the face,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, accused by false witnesses,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, declared worthy of death,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, spit upon in the face,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, blindfolded,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, smitten on the cheek,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, thrice denied by Peter,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, delivered up to Pilate,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, despised and mocked by Herod,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, clothed in a white garment,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, rejected for Barabbas, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, torn by sources,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, bruised for our sins,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, regarded as a leper,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, covered with a purple robe,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, crowned with thorns,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, struck with a reed,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, demanded for crucifixion,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, condemned to death,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, given up to your enemies,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, laden with the Cross, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, led as a lamb to the slaughter,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, stripped of your garmenets,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, fastened with nails to the Cross,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, wounded for our iniquities,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, praying for your murderers,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, reputed with the wicked,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, blasphemed on the Cross, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, reviled by the malefactor,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, giving Paradise to the thief,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, commending Saint John to your Mother as her son, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, forsaken by your Father,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, given fall and vinegar to drink,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, testifying that all things written concerning you were accomplished
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, commending your spirit into the hands of your Father, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, obedient even unto death,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, pierced with a lance, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, made a propiation for us, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, taken down from the Cross, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, laid in a sepulcher,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, rising gloriously from the dead,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, ascending into heaven, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, our Advocate with the Father, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, sending down the Holy Spirit, 
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, exalting your Mother,
Have mercy on us.
Jesus, who shall come to judge the living and the dead,
Have mercy on us. 

Be merciful,
spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful, 
graciously hear us, O Lord.

From all evil, 
deliver us, O Jesus.
From all sin, 
deliver us, O Jesus.
From anger, hatred, and every evil will,
deliver us, O Jesus.
From war, famine, and pestilence, 
deliver us, O Jesus.
From all dangers of mind and body, 
deliver us, O Jesus.
From everlasting death,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your most pure conception,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your miraculous nativity,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your humble circumcision,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your baptism and fasting,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your labors and watchings,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your cruel scourging and crowning,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your thirst, and tears, and nakedness,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your precious death and Cross,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your glorious resurrection and ascension,
deliver us, O Jesus.
Through your sending forth the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
deliver us, O Jesus.

On the day of judgment, we sinners,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would spare us,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would pardon us, 
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would bring us to true penance,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would pour into our hearts the grace of the Holy Spirit,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would defend and propagate your Church,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would preserve and increase all societies assembled in your holy Name,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would bestow upon us true peace, humility, and charity,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would give us perseverance in grace and in your holy service,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would deliver us from unclean thoughts, the temptations of the devil, and everlasting damnation,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would unite us to the company of your Saints,
we beseech you, hear us.
That you would graciously hear us,
we 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;
graciously hear us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, you take 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.

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy Cross you have redeemed the world.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
give all priests Thy spirit of humility;

Jesus, poor and worn out for souls,
give all priests Thy spirit of zeal;

Jesus, full of patience and mercy for sinners,
give all priests Thy spirit of compassion;

Jesus, victim for the sins of the world,
give all priests Thy spirit of sacrifice;

Jesus, lover of the little and the poor,
give all priests Thy spirit of charity.

Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us;
and obtain for us numerous and holy priests and religious. Amen.

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, Queen of Angels, pray for us.
Saint Raphael, pray for us.
Saint Raphael, filled with the mercy of God, etc.
Saint Raphael, perfect adorer of the Divine Word,
Saint Raphael, terror of demons,
Saint Raphael, exterminator of vices,
Saint Raphael, health of the sick,
Saint Raphael, our refuge in all our trials,
Saint Raphael, guide of travelers,
Saint Raphael, consoler of prisoners,
Saint Raphael, joy of the sorrowful,
Saint Raphael, filled with zeal for the salvation of souls,
Saint Raphael, whose name means God heals,
Saint Raphael, lover of chastity,
Saint Raphael, scourge of demons,
Saint Raphael, in pestilence, famine and war,
Saint Raphael, angel of peace and prosperity,
Saint Raphael, endowed with the grace of healing,
Saint Raphael, sure guide in the paths of virtue and sanctification,
Saint Raphael, help of all those who implore your assistance,
Saint Raphael, who was the guide and consolation of Tobias on his journey,
Saint Raphael, whom the Scriptures praise: Raphael, the holy angel of the Lord, was sent to cure,
Saint Raphael, our advocate,

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.

Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Pray for us, Saint Raphael, to the Lord Our God, That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ Lord, Jesus Christ, by the prayer of the Archangel Raphael, grant us the grace to avoid all sin and to persevere in every good work until we reach our heavenly destination, You Who lives and reigns world without end.

Amen.

AT MATINS 

Come, my lips, and wide proclaim, The Blessed Virgin’s spotless fame.
V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia.
From Septuagesima Sunday to Easter, instead of Alleluia, say:
Praise be to Thee, O Lord, King of everlasting glory.

Hymn
Hail, Queen of the Heavens Hail, Mistress of earth! Hail, Virgin most pure, Of immaculate birth!
Clear star of the morning, In beauty enshrin’d! O Lady, make speed To the help of mankind.

Thee God in the depth Of eternity chose: And form’d thee all fair As His glorious Spouse.
And call’d thee His Word’s Own Mother to be, By whom he created The earth, sky and sea.

Amen.

V. God elected her, and pre-elected her. R. He made her to dwell in His tabernacle. V. O Lady, hear my prayer, R. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let Us Pray. – Holy Mary, Queen of heaven, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and Mistress of the world, who forsakest no one, and despiseth no one; look upon me, O Lady, with an eye of pity, and entreat for me, of thy beloved Son, the forgiveness of all my sins; that as I now celebrate with devout affection thy holy and Immaculate Conception, so, hereafter, I may receive the prize of eternal blessedness, by the grace of Him Whom thou, in virginity didst bring forth, Jesus Christ our Lord: Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, in perfect Trinity, God, world without end.

Amen.

V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
AT PRIME

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia. R. Amen.

Hymn Hail, Virgin most wise! Hail, Deity’s shrine! With seven fair pillars, And table divine!

Preserved from the guilt Which hath come on us all Exempt, in the womb, From the taint of the fall

O new star of Jacob! Of Angels the Queen! O gate of the Saints, O Mother of men!

O terrible as The embattled array, Be thou of the faithful The refuge and stay.

Amen.

V. The Lord Himself created her in the Holy Ghost. R. And poured her out among all His works. V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R.

Amen.

AT TIERCE
V. O Lord, make speed to befriend me. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily, defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia.

Hymn
Hail, Solomon’s throne! Pure ark of the law! Fair rainbow! and bush Which the Patriarch saw!
Hail, Gedeon’s fleece! Hail, blossoming rod! Samson’s sweet honey comb portal of God!
Well fitting it was That a Son so divine Should preserve from a touch Of original sin:
Nor suffer by smallest Defect to be stained. That Mother whom He For Himself had ordain’d.

Amen.

V. I will dwell in the highest. R. And my throne is on the pillar of the clouds. V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
AT SEXT

V. O Lady, meek speed to befriend me. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia.

Hymn
Hail, Virginal Mother! Hail, purity’s cell! Fairshrine, where the Trinity Loveth to dwell!
Hail, garden of pleasure! Celestial balm! Cedar of chastity! Martyrdom’s palm!
Thou land set apart From uses profane! And free from the curse Which in Adam began!
Thou city of God! Thou gate of the east, In thee is all grace, O joy of the blest!

Amen.

V. As the lily among the thorns, R. So is my beloved among the daughters of Adam. V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
AT NONE

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia.

Hymn
Hail, city of refuge! Hail, David’s high tower! With battlements crown’d And girded with power!
Filled at thy Conception With love and with light! The dragon by thee Was shorn of h is might!
O Woman most valiant! O Judith thrice blest! As David was nurs’d On fair Abisag’s breast;
As the Saviour of Egypt Upon Rachel’s knee: So the world’s great Redeemer Was cherish’d by thee:

Amen.

V. Thou art all fair, my beloved, R. And the original stain was never in thee. V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.
AT VESPERS

V. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia.

Hymn
Hail, dial of Achaz! On thee the true Sun Told backward the course Which from old he had run!
And that man might be raised Submitting to shame, A little more low Than the Angels became
Thou wrapt in the blaze Of h is infinite light, Dost shine as the morn On the confines of night;
As the moon on the lost Through obscurity dawns The serpent’s destroyer! A lily ‘mid thorns!

Amen.

V. I made an unfailing light to arise in heaven. R. And as a mist I overspread the whole earth. V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R.

Amen.

AT COMPLINE

V. My Jesus Christ, thy Son, reconciled by thy prayers, O Lady, convert our hearts. R. O Lady, make speed to befriend me. V. And turn away His anger from us. R. From the hands of the enemy mightily defend me. V. Glory Be To The Father… Alleluia.

Hymn

Hail, Mother most pure! Hail, Virgin renown’d Hail, Queen with the stars As a diadem crown’d!

Above all the Angels, In glory untold. Standing next to the King In a vesture of gold!

O Mother of mercy! O star of the Wave! O hope of the guilty! O light of the grave!

Through thee may we come To the haven of rest, And see heaven’s King In the courts of the blest.

Amen.

V. Thy name, O Mary, is as oil poured out. R. Thy servants have loved thee exceedingly. V. O Lady, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come unto thee. V. Let us bless the Lord. R. Thanks be to God. V. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

R. Amen.

Father in Heaven, 
when the Spirit came down upon Jesus 
at His Baptism in the Jordan, 
You revealed Him as Your own Beloved Son. 
Keep me, Your child, 
born of water and the Spirit, 
faithful to my calling. 
May I, who share in Your Life 
as Your child through Baptism, 
follow in Christ’s path of service to people. 
Let me become one in His Sacrifice 
and hear His Word with faith. 
May I live as Your child, 
following the example of Jesus.

God, my Father, 
You have promised to remain forever with those 
who do what is just and right. 
Help me to live in Your presence. 
The loving plan of Your Wisdom was made known when 
Jesus, your Son, became man like us. 
I want to obey His commandment of love 
and bring Your peace and joy to others. 
Keep before me the wisdom and love 
You have made known in Your Son. 
Help me to be like Him in word and deed.

Omnipotence of the Father, Help my weakness And save me from the depths of misery. Wisdom of the Son, Direct all my thoughts, words, and deeds. Love of the Holy Spirit, Be the source Of all the activity of my mind, That it may be conformed to the Divine Will.

Amen.

Make me deserving of the faith that I need to get near you. Forgive my shortage and light my way to the right path. Endowed me with the gift of humulity and courage to confront the tentations of this world. Please father never live my side and give me a shield to protect agains envy from others and my own self pity. 

Amen

O Almighty and Eternal God, look upon the Face of Thy Son Jesus. We present It to Thee with confidence to implore Thy pardon. The All-Merciful Advocate opens His mouth to plead our cause; hearken to His cries, behold His tears, O God, and through His infinite merits hearken to Him when He intercedes for us poor miserable sinners.

Amen.