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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Litany in Honour of St. Dymphna

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Virgin and Mother of God, pray for us.
Health of the sick, pray for us.
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us.
Help of Christians, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, virgin and martyr, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, daughter of royal parents, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, child of great beauty of soul and body, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, docile to the lessons of your holy mother, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, obedient to your saintly confessor, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, who abandoned the court of your father to escape the danger of impurity, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, who chose a life of poverty on earth so that you might store treasures in heaven, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, who sought strength and consolation in Holy Mass, Holy Communion and prayer, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, ardent lover of the divine bridegroom, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, devoted to the Mother of God, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, beheaded by your own father, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, martyr of holy purity, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, brilliant example of Christian youth, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, renowned for many miracles, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, glory of Ireland and Belgium, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, full of compassion for those in need, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, protector against all mental and psychological disorders, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, consoler of the afflicted, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, friend of the helpless, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, comforter of the despondent, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, light of those in mental darkness, pray for us.
St. Dymphna, patroness of those who suffer with mental or emotional problems, pray for us.
That we may love the Lord our God with all our hearts and above all things, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may hate sin and avoid all occasions of sin, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may carefully preserve the virtue of purity according to our state, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may receive the sacraments frequently, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may obtain the spirit of prayer, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may be humble and obedient, surrendering ourselves to God's holy will, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may learn to have confidence in God during our afflictions, we beseech you, hear us.
That we may obtain the grace of final perseverance, we beseech you, hear us.
In times of sickness, disease, war and persecution, we beseech you, hear us.
In our last illness, we beseech you, hear us.
At the hour of death, we beseech you, hear us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Pray for us, St. Dymphna, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray:
O God, since You gave St. Dymphna to Your Church as a model of all virtues, especially holy purity, and willed that she should seal her faith with her innocent blood and perform numerous miracles, grant that we who honour her as patroness of those afflicted with mental or emotional problems, may continue to enjoy her powerful intercession and protection and attain eternal life.  Through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

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