The Roman Missal: Low Sunday to the Vigil of the Ascension (English) 6

1[On the Rogation Days.]

2[On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day, the Litany is said or sung as follows:]

3Lord have mercy on us.

4Christ have mercy on us.

5Lord have mercy on us.

6Christ hear us.

7Christ graciously hear us.

8[To each of the next four: Have mercy on us.]

9God the Father of heaven,

10God the Son, Redeemer of the world,

11God the Holy Ghost,

12Holy Trinity, one God,

13[To each of the following, as far as "All ye holy Virgins and Widows": Pray for us.]

14Holy Mary,

15Holy Mother of God,

16Holy Virgin of virgins,

17St Michael,

18St Gabriel,

19St Raphael,

20All ye holy Angels and Archangels,

21All ye holy orders of blessed spirits,

22St John Baptist,

23St Joseph,

24All ye holy patriarchs and prophets,

25St Peter,

26St Paul,

27St Andrew,

28St James,

29St John,

30St Thomas,

31St James,

32St Philip,

33St Bartholomew,

34St Matthew,

35St Simon,

36St Thaddee,

37St Matthias,

38St Barnabas,

39St Luke,

40St Mark,

41All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists,

42All ye holy Disciples of our Lord,

43All ye holy Innocents,

44St Stephen,

45St Lawrence,

46St Vincent,

47St Fabian and Sebastian,

48St John and Paul,

49St Cosmas and Damian,

50St Gervase and Protase,

51All ye holy Martyrs,

52St Silvester,

53St Gregory,

54St Ambrose,

55St Augustin,

56St Jerom,

57St Martin,

58St Nicholas,

59All ye holy Bishops and Confessors,

60All ye holy Doctors,

61St Antony,

62St Benedict,

63St Bernard,

64St Dominic,

65St Francis,

66All ye holy Priests and Levites,

67All ye holy Monks and Hermits,

68St Mary Magdalen,

69St Agatha,

70St Lucy,

71St Agnes,

72St Cecily,

73St Catherine,

74St Anastasia,

75All ye holy Virgins and Widows,

76All ye men and women, saints of God, make intercession for us.

77Be merciful to us, spare us, O Lord.

78Be merciful to us, graciously hear us, O Lord.

79[To each of the following, as far as "In the day of judgment": O Lord deliver us.]

80From all evil,

81From all sin,

82From thy wrath,

83From sudden and unprovided death,

84From the deceits of the devil,

85From anger, hatred, and all ill-will,

86From the spirit of fornication,

87From lightning and tempest,

88From everlasting death,

89Through the mystery of thy holy incarnation,

90Through thy coming,

91Through thy nativity,

92Through thy baptism and holy fasting,

93Through thy cross and passion,

94Through thy death and burial,

95Through thy holy resurrection,

96Through thy admirable ascension,

97Through the coming of the Holy Ghost the Comforter,

98In the day of judgment,

99We sinners, beseech thee to hear us.

100[To each of the following, as far as "O Son of God": We beseech thee to hear us.]

101That thou spare us,

102That thou pardon us,

103That thou vouchsafe to bring us to true penance,

104That thou vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy Church,

105That thou vouchsafe to preserve our apostolic prelate, and all ecclesiastical orders in holy religion,

106That thou vouchsafe to humble the enemies of thy holy Church,

107That thou vouchsafe to give peace, and true concord to Christian kings and princes,

108That thou vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian people,

109That thou vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in thy holy service,

110That thou lift up our minds to heavenly desires,

111That thou render eternal good things to all our benefactors,

112That thou deliver our souls, and those of our brethren, kinsfolks, and benefactors from eternal damnation,

113That thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth,

114That thou vouchsafe to give eternal rest to all the faithful departed,

115That thou vouchsafe graciously to hear us, O Son of God,

116Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

117Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

118Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

119Christ hear us.

120Christ graciously hear us.

121Lord have mercy on us.

122Christ have mercy on us.

123Lord have mercy on us.

124Our Father, &c. in secret.

125And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil.

126[Psalm lxix.]

127Incline unto my aid, O God: O Lord, make haste to help me.

128Let them be confounded and ashamed, that seek my soul.

129Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame, that desire evils to me.

130Let them be presently turned away, blushing for shame, that say to me, 'tis well, 'tis well.

131Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation say always, the Lord be magnified.

132But I am needy and poor: O God help me.

133Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, make no delay.

134Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

135As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

136Save thy servants. Trusting in thee, O my God.

137Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength. From the face of the enemy.

138Let not the enemy prevail against us at all. Nor the son of iniquity have any power to hurt us.

139O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. Nor reward us according to our iniquities.

140Let us pray for our chief bishop N. Our Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies.

141Let us pray for our benefactors. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for thy name's sake, to reward with eternal life all them that have done us good. Amen.

142Let us pray for the faithful departed. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them.

143May they rest in peace. Amen.

144For our absent brethren. O my God, save thy servants trusting in thee.

145Send them help, O Lord, from thy holy place. And from Sion protect them.

146O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto thee.

147The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.

148Let us pray.

149O God, whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, receive our petition; that we and all thy servants who are bound by the chain of sins, may by the compassion of thy goodness, mercifully be absolved.

150Hear, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of the suppliant, and pardon the sins of them that confess to thee, that in thy bounty thou mayest give us pardon and peace.

151Out of thy clemency, O Lord, shew thy unspeakable mercy to us, that so thou mayest both acquit us of our sins, and deliver us from the punishment we deserve for them.

152O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people making supplication to thee, and turn away the scourges of thy anger which we deserve for our sins.

153O almighty and eternal God, have mercy on thy servant N. our chief Bishop, and direct him according to thy clemency, in the way of everlasting salvation, that by thy grace he may desire those things that are agreeable to thee, and perform them with all his strength.

154O God, from whom are holy desires, right counsels, and just works, give to thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be disposed to keep thy commandments, and, the fear of enemies being removed, the times, by thy protection, may be peaceable.

155Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of thy Holy Spirit, that we may serve thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a clean heart.

156O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins; that, through pious supplications, they may obtain the pardon which they have always desired.

157Prevent, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by thy gracious assistance; that every prayer and work of ours may begin always from thee, and by thee be happily ended.

158O almighty and eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all whom thou foreknowest shall be thine by faith and good works; we humbly beseech thee that they for whom we have determined to offer up our prayers, whether this present world still detain them in the flesh, or the world to come hath already received them out of their bodies, may, by the clemency of thy goodness (all thy saints interceding for them), obtain pardon and full remission of their sins. Through our Lord, &c.

159The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.

160May the almighty and most merciful Lord graciously hear us. Amen.

161And may the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.