Litany for the Faithful Departed

FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED.

God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on all the Faithful Departed.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God, the Holy Ghost,
Holy Trinity, one God,

Have, &c.

Holy Mary,
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
St. Michael,
All ye Holy Angels and Archangels,
All ye orders of Blessed Spirits,
St. John Baptist,
All ye Holy Patriarchs and Prophets,
St. Peter,
St. Paul,
St. John,
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists,
St. Stephen,
St. Laurence,
All ye holy Martyrs,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
All ye holy Bishops and Confessors,
All ye holy Doctors,
All ye holy Priests and Levites,
All ye holy Monks and Hermits,

Pray for the Faithful Departed.

St. Mary Magdalen,
St. Catherine,
St. Barbara,
All ye holy Virgins and Widows,
All ye Saints of God,

Pray, &c.

Be favourable, O Lord, and spare them.
Be favourable, O Lord, and hear them.
From all evil, Deliver them, O Lord.
From thy wrath,
From the rigour of thy justice,
From the power of the devil,
From the gnawing worm of conscience,
From long-enduring sorrow,
From cruel flames,
From intolerable cold,
From horrible darkness,
From dreadful weeping and wailing,
By thy admirable Conception,
By thy holy Nativity,
By thy most sweet Name,
By thy Baptism and Holy Fasting,
By thy most deep Humility,
By thy prompt Obedience,
By thy infinite Love,
By thy Sorrow and Anguish,
By thy Bloody Sweat,
By thy Bonds,
By thy Scourging,
By thy Crowning with Thorns,
By thy Carrying of the Cross,
By thy Bitter Death,
By thy most holy Wounds,
By thy Cross and most bitter Passion,
By thy holy Resurrection,
By thy admirable Ascension,
By the coming of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete,
In the day of judgment,

Deliver them, O Lord.

We sinners, Beseech thee, hear us,
Who forgavest Magdalen, and hearkenedst to the prayer of the thief,
Who freely savest thy Elect,
Who hast the keys of Death and of Hell,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to deliver the souls of our parents, relations, friends, and benefactors from the pains of hell,

We beseech, &c.

That thou wouldst vouchsafe to deliver all the Faithful Departed from eternal damnation,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to have pity upon those of whom there is no special remembrance upon earth,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to spare and to pardon them all,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to accomplish their desires,
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to receive them into the company of thy Elect,

We beseech thee, &c.

King of dreadful Majesty,
Son of God,
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Give them rest.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Give them rest.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Give them eternal rest.

℣. From the gate of hell.

℟. Deliver their souls, O Lord.

℣. Lord, hear my prayer.

℟. And let my cry come to thee.

Let us pray.

Grant, O Lord, to the souls of thy servants perpetual mercy; that it may profit them eternally to have hoped and believed in thee. Through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God world without end. Amen.

℣. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord.

℟. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

℣. May they rest in peace.

℟. Amen.