Litany for Sunday

IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.

Blessed be the Holy and Undivided Trinity, now and for ever. Amen.

Our Father, &c. Hail Mary, &c. I believe, &c.

Lord have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
Jesus receive our prayers.
Lord Jesus grant our petitions.

O God the Father, Creator of the world,
O God the Son, Redeemer of mankind,
O God the Holy Ghost, Perfecter of the elect
O sacred Trinity, three persons, and one God,
Behold we were conceived in sin, and in iniquity our mothers brought us forth.
As we have grown in years, we have multiplied the number of our offences; and every day thy goodness adds to our lives, our wickedness increases the number of our transgressions.
The law of our body makes war against the law of our mind, and brings us into subjection to sin; so that the good which we would, we do not; and the evil which we would not, that we do.
We have sinned in vain thoughts and unlawful desires of our hearts, in the idle talk and perverse words of our mouths, in the wicked works and fruitless course of our lives.
We have sinned against thee, by our ingratitude for thy blessings, and by our impatience under thy chastisements; by preferring ourselves, and the satisfaction of our own inordinate appetites and desires, before thee and the observance of thy holy commandments.
We have sinned against others, in not doing to them, as we would have them do to us; and against our own souls, in pursuing more eagerly the things of this life, than those which belong to our eternal felicity.
We have sinned, in delaying our repentance, and breaking the solemn promises of amending our lives; in exposing ourselves to the danger of temptation, and often omitting the opportunities of serving thee; and even our best endeavors are full of imperfections.
We have sinned, in not profiting ourselves by the talents of grace and nature, which thy bounty hath committed to us for our improvement; and idly spending that precious time, and unthankfully neglecting those gracious means, which thy goodness allows us for the work of our salvation.

Have mercy on us.

Here call to mind the particular sins of the present day, or such as have been lately committed; and also such as you desire more especially to repent of and amend, then say,

Have mercy on us, most merciful Father; and according to the greatness of thy tender compassion, pardon the multitude of our grievous offences. Remember what our substance is, that we are but as the grass in the field, or a vapor that passeth away and returneth not again. Remember what thou art, infinitely glorious in thyself, and infinitely good to the least of thy creatures. Remember the gracious promises of Jesus Christ; and for the merits of his sacred passion, from all our sins,
From the evils of this present world; from war, pestilence, and famine; from all disastrous mischances in our bodies, minds, or estates; from sudden death, and all other thy heavy judgments,
From the evils of the world to come, from the dreadful sentence of condemnation, and the chains of everlasting darkness; from the worm that dies not, and the fire that shall never be quenched,
From the evil of sin, which is the only cause of all misery; from the temptations to which, by nature or custom, we are most exposed; from ignorance of thy will, and neglect of what we know to be our duty,
From pride, covetousness, and lust; from envy, gluttony, and anger; from a slothful coldness in what concerns our salvation; and from those enormous sins, that cry to heaven for vengeance,
From slander, rash judgment, and flattery; from self-love, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from stubbornness and irreverence towards those that are above us; from the disdain and oppression of such as are below us; from the great guilt of inducing others to sin, and from the unhappiness of being perverted ourselves
From error, schism, and heresy; from denying thee before men for worldly respects; from new and factious interpretations of thy word; and from proudly preferring our private conceits before the judgment of thy Church,
From relapsing into the sins of which we have repented, or contracting any customary habit of vice; from provoking thy justice by presumption, or offending thy mercy by despair; from murmuring and repining against the orders of thy providence, and from an obstinate and impenitent heart,
In the first motions to sin, and the repeated assaults of any temptation; in time of our trial, when thou seemest to withdraw thy grace from us; in health and prosperity; in sickness and adversity; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,

O Lord, deliver us.

From ...... Recite here the particular sin or danger, from which you desire to be delivered; then say, O Lord, deliver us.

Deliver us, O Lord; and in all our necessities, when we call on thee, in the name of thy beloved Son, and for the merits of our only Saviour, Jesus Christ, who sits at thy right hand to make intercession for us sinners,
That it would please thee to govern and defend thy Catholic Church; to bless and preserve the supreme bishop thereof, and all ecclesiastical persons, in unity of truth, and holiness of life,
That it would please thee to endue all Christian princes and magistrates with the spirit of justice, piety, and wisdom; and subjects with a true reverence for their superiors, and cheerful obedience to their just commands; that all the world may live in the beauty of order, and the blessings of peace,
That it would please thee to reduce into the union of thy Church all those, whom malice, passion, or interest have divided from thy faith; and, with a more particular tenderness, to compassionate all simple and unlearned people, who, by misinstruction, are seduced into error, and by unhappy education, are settled in a prejudice against thy truth,
That it would please thee to convert all Jews, Turks, and Infidels, to thy holy faith, and all dissolute Christians to a virtuous life; that none of those, whom thou hast made, may perish; but that all the nations of the earth may adore thee here, and be happy with thee hereafter,
That it would please thee to have compassion on the miseries of human life, and, especially on the afflictions of such as suffer for their conscience: let thy pity lighten their burdens, and thy grace strengthen their weakness; that every sad dejected soul may either praise thee for being released from their pressures, or being enabled to bear their crosses,
That it may please thee to enlarge our hearts, with true charity one towards another: to feed the hungry, and clothe the naked; to visit the sick, and comfort the distressed; to forgive our enemies, and pray for our persecutors; and on all occasions to do good to every one according to our capacities,
That it would please thee to assume into thy glory all the faithful departed in thy grace; that as with patience they expect the satisfaction of thy justice, they may with gladness receive the deliverance of thy mercy.
That it would please thee to open thy full hand, and mercifully bestow on us the necessaries of this life, with grace so to use all thy temporal blessings, that we rest not in the convenience or pleasure proceeding from any creature; but apply them as instruments to cultivate our minds, and prepare them for thee, and thy eternal joys,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace of knowing thee, that we may both fear thee, and hope in thee, as the absolute Master of punishment and reward; that we may serve and worship thee, as the sovereign Lord of life and death; that we may love and praise thee, as a most indulgent Father and bountiful Benefactor,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace of knowing ourselves, that remembering ourselves to be dust and ashes, and subject to a thousand infirmities, temptations, and miseries, we may humble our proud thoughts, and sincerely acknowledge our own unworthiness; yet, being created after thy own image, and capable of eternal happiness, we may aspire after heaven, and value our souls above all the transitory enjoyments of the earth,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace frequently to examine, and clearly to see the state of our consciences; humbly to confess, and earnestly to repent of our sins; carefully to avoid all occasions of relapse, and diligently to practise such virtues as conduce most to the cure of our infirmities,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace to keep a strict watch over our senses, lest they solicit our hearts to sin; to remember continually that thou art present, wheresoever we are, especially in prayer; that we may offer up the same with a reverent gesture of our bodies, and a devout attention of our minds,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace to attend with diligence to the employments of our calling; yet every day to set apart some time for thy service, and our soul's good; to live in peace and charity with all the world; freely forgiving their injuries to us, and readily satisfying for our trespasses against them.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace always to call to mind the end of our creation, and the vanity of this world; the shortness of our lives, and the uncertainty of the time of our death; the misery of such as die in their sins, and the unspeakable joys of those, who, with their last breath, give up their souls into the hands of thy angels,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace to live and die in the faith and communion of thy Catholic Church; to enjoy the benefit of thy holy sacraments, and participate in the prayers and good works of all thy servants throughout the world,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe us the grace, in the last hour of our lives, willingly to render our bodies to the earth, from whence they came, and joyfully to return our souls to thee who gavest them; that, in the blissful visions of thy glory, we may for ever adore thy Majesty; and, in the happy company of thy saints and angels, for ever sing praises to thy name,
Son of God,

We beseech thee to hear us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

O Lord, hear my prayer; and let my cry come unto thee

MOST gracious God, the fountain of all mercy and blessing, who desirest not the death of a sinner nor despisest the tears of the penitent, favorably receive this free confession of our sins, and effectually move our hearts to a true contrition of all our offences; that, being pardoned the evils we have presumed to do, we may be delivered from the evils we deserve to suffer, and obtaining of thy bounty such graces as we petition for in our prayers, we may spend the short remainder of our days in a more perfect denial of our own corrupt inclinations, and more constant progress towards the enjoyment of thy glorious promises, through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, who, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end, Amen.

The blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, descend upon us, and remain on us for ever. Amen