Litany of the Love of God
Litany of the Love of God 1
From With God, compiled by F. X. Lasance Tools
Source
| Printed in | With God: A Book of Prayers and Reflections |
|---|---|
| Imprint | New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, Benziger Brothers |
| Scan | the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | Nihil Obstat. Remy Lafort, Censor Librorum (no date printed) Imprimatur. John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York. New York, June 7, 1911. |
| Indulgence | Indulgence of 100 days once a day. — Pius IX, June 15, 1862. |
| Transcription | Transcribed from the scan. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- love of God, detachment, acceptance of God's will, perseverance
Limbourg brothers, The Procession of St. Gregory, Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 1411–1416. Musée Condé, Chantilly.
(Composed by His Holiness Pope Pius VI)
LORD, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven,
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God, the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Thou Who art Infinite Love, 2
Thou Who didst first love me, 3
Thou Who commandest me to love Thee,
With all my heart,
With all my soul,
With all my mind,
With all my strength,
Above all possessions and honors,
Above all pleasures and enjoyments,
More than myself, and everything belonging to me,
More than all my relatives and friends,
More than all men and angels,
Above all created things in heaven or on earth,
Only for Thyself,
Because Thou art the sovereign Good,
Because Thou art infinitely worthy of being loved,
Because Thou art infinitely perfect,
Even hadst Thou not promised me heaven,
Even hadst Thou not menaced me with hell,
Even shouldst Thou try me by want and misfortune,
In wealth and in poverty,
In prosperity and in adversity,
In health and in sickness,
In life and in death,
In time and in eternity,
In union with that love wherewith all the saints and all the angels love Thee in heaven,
In union with that love wherewith the Blessed Virgin Mary loveth Thee,
In union with that infinite love wherewith Thou lovest Thyself eternally.
Prayer
MY GOD, Who dost possess in incomprehensible abundance all that is perfect and worthy of love! Annihilate in me all guilty, sensual, and undue love of creatures, kindle in my heart the pure fire of Thy love, so that I may love nothing but Thee or in Thee, until, being entirely consumed by holy love of Thee, I may go to love Thee eternally with the elect in heaven, the country of pure love. Amen.
Let us pray
O GOD, who hast prepared all good things for them that love Thee! pour into our hearts such a desire of Thy love, that we, loving Thee in all and above all, may attain Thy heavenly promises, which exceed all that we can desire. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Indulgenced Prayer
O LORD Almighty, who permittest evil to draw good therefrom, hear our humble prayers, and grant that we remain faithful to Thee unto death. Grant us also, through the intercession of most holy Mary, the strength ever to conform ourselves to Thy most holy will.
Indulgence of 100 days once a day. — Pius IX, June 15, 1862.
- For private devotion. ↩
- I love Thee. O my God.
- I love Thee, O my God.
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