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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Litany in Honour of St. Jude

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.
St. Jude, relative of Jesus and Mary, pray for us.
St. Jude, while on earth deemed worthy to see Jesus and Mary, and to enjoy their company, pray for us.
St. Jude, raised to the dignity of an apostle, pray for us.
St. Jude, honoured in beholding the Divine Master humble himself to wash your feet, pray for us.
St. Jude, who at the Last Supper received the Holy Eucharist from the hands of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Jude, who after the profound grief which the death of your beloved Master caused you, had the consolation of seeing Him risen from the dead, and of assisting at His glorious ascension, pray for us.
St. Jude, filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, pray for us.
St. Jude, who preached the Gospel in Persia, pray for us.
St. Jude, who converted many people to the Faith, pray for us.
St. Jude, who performed wonderful miracles in the power of the Holy Spirit, pray for us.
St. Jude, who restored an idolatrous king to health of both soul and body, pray for us.
St. Jude, who imposed silence on demons and confounded their oracles, pray for us.
St. Jude, who foretold to a weak prince an honourable peace with his powerful enemy, pray for us.
St. Jude, who, disregarding the threats of unbelievers, courageously preached the doctrine of Christ, pray for us.
St. Jude, who gloriously suffered martyrdom for the love of your Divine Master, pray for us.
Blessed Apostle, with confidence we invoke you!
Blessed Apostle, with confidence we invoke you!
Blessed Apostle, with confidence we invoke you!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless, aid me in my distress!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless, aid me in my distress!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless, aid me in my distress!
That by your intercession, both priests and lay members of the Church may obtain an ardent zeal for the Faith of Jesus Christ, hear us, we pray you.
That you would defend our Sovereign Pontiff and obtain peace and unity for the Church, hear us, we pray you.
That all unbelievers may receive the good news and be led to the Faith, hear us, we pray you.
That faith, hope and charity may increase in our hearts, hear us, we pray you.
That we may be delivered from evil thoughts and from the snares of the devil, hear us, we pray you.
That you would aid and protect all those who honour you, hear us, we pray you.
That you would preserve us from all sin and from all occasions of sin, hear us, we pray you.
That you would defend us at the hour of death against the fury of the devil and of all evil spirits, hear us, we pray you.
Pray for us, that before death we may expiate all our sins by sincere repentance and the worthy reception of the holy sacraments, hear us, we pray you.
Pray for us, that we may appease the divine justice and obtain a favourable judgement, hear us, we pray you.
Pray for us, that we may be admitted into the company of the blessed to rejoice in the presence of our God forever, hear us, we pray you.
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.
Amen.

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