Litany of Hope
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| Printed in | St. John's Manual |
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| Imprint | New York, T. W. Strong, late Edward Dunigan & Bro., Catholic Publishing House, 599 Broadway |
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| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
Limbourg brothers, The Procession of St. Gregory, Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 1411–1416. Musée Condé, Chantilly.
By Pope Pius VI.
Lord, have mercy upon me.
Christ, have mercy upon me.
Lord, have mercy upon me.
have mercy upon me.
O God the Father of heaven, Have mercy upon me.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon me.
O God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon me.
O Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy upon me.
Have mercy upon me.
Thou that art able to help me at all times and in all things,
Thou who canst aid me in all things,
Thou who hast so often promised to come to my assistance,
Have mercy, &c.
All necessary graces, natural and supernatural, health of body, daily food, thy support in all my
actions, thy protection against all misfortunes and dangers,
Thy powerful aid in temptation and the allurement of sin,
Courage and patience in all miseries and adversities,
Pardon of my sins, the serious amendment of my life, progress in all virtues, increase in thy grace, perseverance in good,
A death full of merits and virtues,
Eternal joy and felicity with thee in heaven,
I hope for from thee, O my God.
All this, without servile fear, without pusillanimity and distrust, without wavering, when thy aid is deferred,
Should all misfortunes overtake me, should the whole world conspire against me,
Shouldst thou seem to forsake me, I hope in thee, O my God.
Not in myself, nor in my strength, not in the favor or aid of man, not in the wisdom, prudence, and power of the world, but in thee alone,
In thy omnipotence, thy providence, thy goodness; in thy infallible fidelity in keeping thy promises; in thy grace, which thou never refusest to them that invoke thee; in thy aid,
I hope, O my God.
In the intercession of all the Saints,
In union with that firm confidence and that unshaken hope which all the just of the old law put in thee; in union with that filial confidence and that hope which all the just of the new law have put in thee; in union with that most perfect confidence and hope which the holy and blessed Virgin has put in thee,
I hope in thee, O my God.
I hope, O my God.
Our Father.
Let us pray.
O God, who dost not abandon nor confound any of them that hope in thee, I implore thee, by thy paternal goodness, and by Jesus Christ, thy dear Son, to give me a filial confidence in thee, and a continual distrust of myself, in order that in all necessities, wants, and dangers, I may have recourse to thee alone, for thou alone canst aid me, and thou knowest what is useful for me. To thee and thy most loving providence I abandon myself entirely; grant only, O my God, that I may never displease thee, but that I may ever remain faithful to thee, till I arrive where thou completely fulfillest the hope of thy elect. Amen.
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