For private devotion
Litany for the Faithful Departed
Source: Manual of Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament (1897), B. Herder, St. Louis, Missouri. Litany of the Faithful Departed, pp. 510-513. English text from the 1897 Manual of Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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 Ghost,Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,Pray for them.
Holy Mother of God,Pray for them.
Holy Virgin of virgins,Pray for them.
St. Michael,Pray for them.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels,Pray for them.
All ye choirs of celestial Spirits,Pray for them.
St. John the Baptist,Pray for them.
St. Joseph,Pray for them.
All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets,Pray for them.
St. Peter,Pray for them.
St. Paul,Pray for them.
St. John,Pray for them.
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists,Pray for them.
St. Stephen,Pray for them.
St. Lawrence,Pray for them.
All ye holy Martyrs,Pray for them.
St. Gregory,Pray for them.
St. Ambrose,Pray for them.
St. Augustine,Pray for them.
St. Jerome,Pray for them.
All ye holy Pontiffs and Doctors,Pray for them.
St. Benedict,Pray for them.
St. Bernard,Pray for them.
St. Dominic,Pray for them.
St. Francis,Pray for them.
All ye holy Priests and Monks,Pray for them.
St. Mary Magdalene,Pray for them.
St. Agnes,Pray for them.
St. Barbara,Pray for them.
St. Catherine,Pray for them.
All ye holy Virgins and Widows,Pray for them.
All ye Saints of God,Pray for them.
Be merciful unto them.
Pardon them, O Lord!
Be merciful unto them.
Hear us, O Lord!
From all evil,Deliver them, O Lord!
From thy wrath,Deliver them, O Lord!
From the rigor of thy justice,Deliver them, O Lord!
From the gnawing worm of conscience,Deliver them, O Lord!
From their fearful darkness,Deliver them, O Lord!
From their mourning and tears,Deliver them, O Lord!
From their manifold pains,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy holy penance and fasting,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy bitter anguish and torments,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy bloody sweat,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy bonds and chains,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy crown of thorns,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy holy cross,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy ignominious death,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy sacred wounds,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy precious blood,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy resurrection,Deliver them, O Lord!
By thy ascension,Deliver them, O Lord!
By the merits of thy heavenly Mother,Deliver them, O Lord!
By the intercession of all the Saints,Deliver them, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Lord!
From the gate of hell:
O Lord, preserve their souls.
O Lord, hear my prayer.
And let my supplication come unto thee.
Let us pray
O God! the Creator and Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of thy servants departed the remission of all their sins; that they may be released from the pains of purgatory, and may come to thee, their last aim and end, to behold, love, and praise thee for ever and ever. Amen.