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Litany in Any Time of Tribulation
Litany in Any Time of Tribulation
According to the Roman Ritual 1. All kneel in silent prayer. 2. All stand for the antiphon. All: Ant. Rise up, O Lord, and help us, * and deliver us for your name s sa!e" Priest: #e have heard, O $od, %i&h our o%n ears ' &he &hin(s %hi)h our fa&hers &old us" All: $lory *e &o &he Fa&her, and &o &he +on, ' and &o &he ,oly +piri&" P: As i& %as in &he *e(innin(, is no%, and ever shall *e, * %orld %i&hou& end" Amen" All: Ant. Rise up, O Lord, and help us, * and deliver us for your name s sa!e" 3. All kneel; two clerics, kneeling at the altar, chant the Litany of the Saints, the faithf l !aking the responses. P: Lord, have mer)y" All: Lord, have mer)y" P: -hris&, have mer)y" All: -hris&, have mer)y" P: Lord, have mer)y" All: Lord, have mer)y" P: -hris&, hear us" All: -hris&, (ra)iously hear us" P: $od, &he Fa&her in heaven" All: ,ave mer)y on us" P: $od, &he +on, Redeemer of &he %orld" All: ,ave mer)y on us" P: $od, &he ,oly +piri&" All: ,ave mer)y on us" P: ,oly Trini&y, one $od" All: ,ave mer)y on us" ,oly Mary, pray for us, "After each in#ocation: $.ray for us"$% ,oly Mo&her of $od, ,oly /ir(in of vir(ins, +&" Mi)hael, +&" $a*riel, +&" Raphael, All holy an(els and ar)han(els, All holy orders of *lessed spiri&s, +&" 0ohn &he Bap&is&, +&" 0oseph, All holy pa&riar)hs and prophe&s, +&" .e&er, +&" .aul, +&" Andre%, +&" 0ames, +&" 0ohn, +&" Thomas, +&" 0ames, +&" .hilip, +&" Bar&holome%, +&" Ma&&he%, +&" +imon, +&" Thaddeus, +&" Ma&&hias, +&" Barna*as, +&" Lu!e, +&" Mar!, All holy apos&les and evan(elis&s, All holy dis)iples of &he Lord, All holy Inno)en&s, +&" +&ephen, +&" La%ren)e, +&" /in)en&, ++" Fa*ian and +e*as&ian, ++" 0ohn and .aul, ++" -osmas and 1amian, ++" $ervase and .ro&ase, All holy mar&yrs, +&" +ylves&er, +&" $re(ory, +&" Am*rose, +&" Au(us&ine, +&" 0erome, +&" Mar&in, +&" Ni)holas, All holy *ishops and )onfessors, All holy do)&ors, +&" An&hony, +&" Benedi)&, +&" Bernard, +&" 1omini), +&" Fran)is, All holy pries&s and levi&es, All holy mon!s and hermi&s,
+&" Mary Ma(dalen, +&" A(a&ha, +&" Lu)y, +&" A(nes, +&" -e)ilia, +&" -a&herine, +&" Anas&asia, All holy vir(ins and %ido%s, P: All holy sain&s of $od, All: In&er)ede for us" P: Be mer)iful, All: +pare us, O Lord" P: Be mer)iful, All: $ra)iously hear us, O Lord" From all evil, deliver us, O Lord" * "After each in#ocation: $1eliver us, O Lord"$% From all sin, From your %ra&h, From sudden and unprovided dea&h, From &he snares of &he devil, From an(er, ha&red, and all ill %ill, From all le%dness, From li(h&nin( and &empes&, From &he s)our(e of ear&h2ua!es, From pla(ue, famine, and %ar, From everlas&in( dea&h, By &he mys&ery of your holy in)arna&ion, By your )omin(, By your *ir&h, By your *ap&ism and holy fas&in(, By your )ross and passion, By your dea&h and *urial, By your holy resurre)&ion, By your %ondrous as)ension, By &he )omin( of &he ,oly +piri&, &he Advo)a&e, On &he day of 3ud(men&, P: #e sinners, All: #e *e( you &o hear us" Tha& you spare us, * "After each in#ocation: $#e *e( you &o hear us"$% Tha& you pardon us, Tha& you *rin( us &o &rue penan)e, Tha& you (overn and preserve your holy -hur)h, Tha& you preserve our ,oly Fa&her and all ran!s in &he -hur)h in holy reli(ion, Tha& you hum*le &he enemies of holy -hur)h, Tha& you (ive pea)e and &rue )on)ord &o all -hris&ian rulers, Tha& you (ive pea)e and uni&y &o &he %hole -hris&ian %orld, Tha& you res&ore &o &he uni&y of &he -hur)h all %ho have s&rayed from &he &ru&h, and lead all un*elievers &o &he li(h& of &he $ospel, Tha& you )onfirm and preserve us in your holy servi)e, Tha& you lif& up our minds &o heavenly desires, Tha& you (ran& everlas&in( *lessin(s &o all our *enefa)&ors,
Tha& you deliver our souls and &he souls of our *re&hren, rela&ives, and *enefa)&ors from everlas&in( damna&ion, Tha& you (ive and preserve &he frui&s of &he ear&h, Tha& you (ran& e&ernal res& &o all &he fai&hful depar&ed, Tha& you (ra)iously hear us, +on of $od, P: Lam* of $od, %ho &a!e a%ay &he sins of &he %orld, All: +pare us, O Lord" P: Lam* of $od, %ho &a!e a%ay &he sins of &he %orld, All: $ra)iously hear us, O Lord" P: Lam* of $od, %ho &a!e a%ay &he sins of &he %orld, All: ,ave mer)y on us" P: -hris&, hear us" All: -hris&, (ra)iously hear us" P: Lord, have mer)y" All: -hris&, have mer)y" P: Lord, have mer)y" P: Our Fa&her "the rest ina di&ly ntil:% P: And lead us no& in&o &emp&a&ion" All: Bu& deliver us from evil" Psal! 1'
AY &he Lord ans%er in &ime of &rial4 may &he name of 0a)o* s $od pro&e)& you" May he send you help from his shrine and (ive you suppor& from 5ion" May he remem*er all your offerin(s and re)eive your sa)rifi)e %i&h favor" May he (ive you your hear& s desire and fulfill every one of your plans" May %e rin( ou& our 3oy a& your vi)&ory and re3oi)e in &he name of our $od" May &he Lord (ran& all your prayers" I am sure no% &ha& &he Lord %ill (ive vi)&ory &o his anoin&ed, %ill reply from his holy heaven %i&h &he mi(h&y vi)&ory of his hand" +ome &rus& in )hario&s or horses, *u& %e in &he name of &he Lord" They %ill )ollapse and fall, *u& %e shall hold and s&and firm" $ive vi)&ory &o &he !in(, O Lord, (ive ans%er on &he day %e )all" $lory &o &he Fa&her, and &o &he +on, and &o &he ,oly +piri&" As i& %as in &he *e(innin(, is no%, and %ill *e forever" Amen" P: $od is our refu(e and our s&ren(&h" All: A helper in all &ri*ula&ions" P: Lord, save your servan&s" All: #ho &rus& in you, my $od"
P: O holy $od6 O holy s&ron( One6 O holy immor&al All: ,ave mer)y on us" P: ,elp us, O $od, our +avior" All: And deliver us, O Lord, for &he (lory of your name"
P: O Lord, hear my prayer" All: And le& my )ry *e heard *y you" P: The Lord *e %i&h you" All: And %i&h your spiri&" Let s pray.
LMI$,TY $od, do no& disdain your people %ho )ry &o you in &heir affli)&ion, *u& for &he (lory of your name *e pleased &o help us %ho are so sorely &rou*led" +ho% us, O Lord, your ine7pressi*le mer)y, *lo& ou& our &rans(ressions, and (ra)iously deliver us from &he )ondemna&ion &hey deserve"
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E ENTREAT you, Lord $od, (ran& us, your servan&s, &he en3oymen& of las&in( heal&h of *ody and mind4 and *y &he (lorious in&er)ession of *lessed Mary, ever a /ir(in, free us from presen& sorro% and (ive us everlas&in( 3oy"
RA-IOU+LY hear us, O Lord, in our &ri*ula&ion, and &urn a%ay &he s&ripes of your %ra&h %hi)h %e 3us&ly deserve" $od, our refu(e and our s&ren(&h and sour)e of all (oodness, heed &he holy prayers of your -hur)h, and (ran& &ha& %e fully o*&ain %ha&ever %e as! for in fai&h4 &hrou(h -hris& our Lord" All: Amen" (oregoing taken fro! the 1')2 Rituale Romanum