CyberHymnal + 1928 BCP + episcopalnet.org Ordo Kalendar + Tracts for our Times Litany of the Blessed Sacrament FROM HOLY WRIT... Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. John 6:54 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, as I in him John 6:56 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. John 6:57 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. John 6:58 THE LITANY Lord, have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us. Christ hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father, Have mercy upon us. God the Son, Have mercy upon us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon us. Holy Trinity, One God. Have mercy upon us. Blessed Jesus, God and Man Have mercy upon us. Jesus, Whom the Heavens cannot contain, yet art really present on our Altars, Have mercy upon us. Jesus, adored by the Heavenly Hosts, yet accepting our praises, Have mercy upon us. Jesus, veiling Thy Majesty, that we may draw nigh to Thee, Have mercy upon us. Jesus, Bread of Life, Whom whoso eateth lives forever, Have mercy upon us. Jesus, Good Shepherd, laying down Thy Life for Thy sheep, Have mercy upon us. Jesus,giving us Thine own Flesh and Blood, under the forms of bread and wine, Have mercy upon us. Jesus, becoming one with us in this Holy Sacrament, Have mercy upon us. Jesus, Thyself both Priest and Sacrifice, Have mercy upon us. Have mercy, O Lord, and pardon our sins. Have mercy, O Lord, and renew our souls. From measuring Thy Omnipotence by our weak understanding, Good Lord, deliver us. From doubts, distractions, and irreverence, Good Lord, deliver us. From unworthy and unfruitful receiving, Good Lord, deliver us. From coldness, hardness of heart, and ingratitude, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy Blessed Body, really present in the Holy Communion, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy Precious BLood, really present in the Cup of BLessing, Good Lord, deliver us. We sinners beseech Thee to hear us, that we may believe all Thy Truths revealed to us, Hear us, Lord. That we may acknowledge our absolute subjection to Thy Will, Hear us, Lord. That we may thankfully adore Thy Goodness, Hear us, Lord. That we may gratefully respond to Thy gracious invitations, Hear us, Lord. That we may approach this ineffable Mystery in perfect charity with all the world, Hear us, Lord. That receiving Thy most Sacred Body and Blood, our souls may dissolve in reverence and love, Hear us, Lord. That returning from this Great Sacrament, our hearts may continue recollected in Thee, Hear us, Lord. That we may be healed of all infirmities, and strengthened against all relapses, Hear us, Lord. That we now adore Thee veiled in Mystery, we may hereafter see Thee face to face, Hear us, Lord. 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, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament hast left us a memorial of Thy Passion; grant us, we beseech thee, so to venerate the Sacred Mysteries of thy Body and Blood, that we may ever perceive within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption, who livest and reignest with the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen.