Litany of St. Paul

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen, conceived without sin,
St. Paul, vessel of election,
Apostle of the Gentiles,
St. Paul, who wast rapt to the third heaven,
St. Paul, who heard things not given to man to utter,
St. Paul, who knew nothing but Christ, and him crucified,
St. Paul, whose love for Christ was stronger than death,
St. Paul, who wished to be dissolved and be with Christ,
St. Paul, whose zeal knew no bounds,
St. Paul, who made thyself all to all, to gain all to Christ,
St. Paul, who called thyself prisoner of Christ for us,
St. Paul, who wast jealous of us, with the jealousy of God,
St. Paul, who gloried in the Cross of Christ,
St. Paul, who bore in thy body the mortification of Christ,
St. Paul, who exclaimed: “With Christ I am nailed to the cross!”
That we may awake and sin no more,
That we may not receive the grace of God in vain,

Pray for us.

That we walk in newness of life;
That we may work out our salvation with fear and trembling,
That we may put on the armor of God,
That we may stand against the deceits of the wicked one,
That we may stand fast to the last,
That we may press forward to the mark,
That we may win the crown,

Pray for us.

Lamb of God, &c., three times.

LET US PRAY.

O GLORIOUS Apostle and martyr of Christ, chosen by him to call us to the light of the Gospel, and the knowledge of the true and living God, obtain for us a perfect faith, firm hope, and ardent charity, that bearing always in our flesh the mortification of Christ, we may walk before God with simplicity, meekness, and humility, and thus press towards the mark—“the glorious city whose builder and maker is God.”

O blessed Apostle, be our guide, whilst we travel through the dark and stormy night of life, till this corruptible put on incorruption, and this mortal put on immortality. Amen.