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Litany for The Faithful Departed

 

Lord have mercy upon us,
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

God, the Father, of heaven,
Have mercy upon thy servants.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy upon thy servants.
God, the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy upon thy servants.
Holy Trinity, One God.
Have mercy upon thy servants.

 

From all evil,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
From thy wrath,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
From the strictness of thy justice,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
From the gnawing worm of conscience,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
From weeping and gnashing of teeth,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
From Eternal anguish,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thine Incarnation,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy holy birth and thy sweetest Name,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy baptism and holy fasting,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy humility and obedience,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy poverty and meekness,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy love and compassion,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy pains and anguish,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy bloody sweat,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy scourging,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy crowning with thorns,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy cross and passion,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy sacred wounds,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy bitter death,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy glorious Resurrection,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By thy wonderful Ascension,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
By the coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, Deliver them.
In the day of judgment,
Good Lord, deliver them.

We sinners beseech thee to hear us,
We beseech thee to hear us.
Who didst pardon Mary Magdalene,
We beseech thee to hear us.
Who didst hear the prayer of the publican,
We beseech thee to hear us.
Who hast the keys of death and hell,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldest deliver the faithful departed from all the penalties of sin,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldest refresh and enlighten the souls of our parents, relations, and benefactors,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldest have mercy on the souls who are forgotten on earth,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldest cleanse them, and be gracious to them all,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldest fulfill their desires,
We beseech thee to hear us.
That thou wouldest bring them into the company of the Blessed,
We beseech thee to hear us.
King of tremendous majesty.
We beseech thee to hear us.

Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Grant them rest.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon them.

Let us pray.

We beseech Thee, O Lord, grant perpetual light to the souls of thy servants; that their faith and hope in Thee may avail to their eternal salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.