Litany for a Happy Death

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 us.

Holy Mary, refuge of sinners,Pray for us.

Holy Mary, comfortress of the afflicted,Pray for us.

St. Michael,Pray for us.

St. Raphael,Pray for us.

All ye holy Angels and Archangels,Pray for us.

Holy Abel,Pray for us.

Holy Abraham,Pray for us.

All ye choirs of the Just,Pray for us.

St. John the Baptist,Pray for us.

St. Joseph, patron of the dying,Pray for us.

All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets,Pray for us.

St. Peter,Pray for us.

St. Paul,Pray for us.

St. Andrew,Pray for us.

St. John,Pray for us.

All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists,Pray for us.

St. Stephen,Pray for us.

St. Lawrence,Pray for us.

All ye holy Martyrs,Pray for us.

St. Sylvester,Pray for us.

St. Gregory,Pray for us.

St. Augustine,Pray for us.

All ye holy Bishops and Confessors,Pray for us.

St. Benedict,Pray for us.

St. Francis,Pray for us.

St. Camillus,Pray for us.

St. John of God,Pray for us.

All ye holy Monks and Hermits,Pray for us.

St. Mary Magdalene,Pray for us.

St. Lucy,Pray for us.

St. Barbara,Pray for us.

All ye holy Virgins and Widows,Pray for us.

All ye Saints of God,Pray for us.

Be merciful.

Spare us, O Lord!

Be merciful.

Graciously hear us, O Lord!

From thy wrath,Deliver us, O Lord!

From a sudden and unlooked-for death,Deliver us, O Lord!

From an evil death,Deliver us, O Lord!

From an everlasting death,Deliver us, O Lord!

From the snares of the devil,Deliver us, O Lord!

From the pains of hell,Deliver us, O Lord!

Through thy nativity,Deliver us, O Lord!

Through thy cross and passion,Deliver us, O Lord!

Through thy death and burial,Deliver us, O Lord!

Through thy glorious resurrection,Deliver us, O Lord!

Through thy admirable ascension,Deliver us, O Lord!

In the hour of death,Deliver us, O Lord!

In the day of judgment,Deliver us, O Lord!

We sinners,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst give us time for penance,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst pardon our sins,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst give us patience in our last sickness,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst give us perseverance until death,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst inspire us with true sorrow for our sins,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst give us the grace to make a good confession on our death-bed,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst nourish us with a worthy reception of the holy Viaticum,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst strengthen us by the sacrament of Extreme Unction,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst let our souls depart from this life in peace,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst be our merciful Judge,We beseech thee to hear us.

That thou wouldst receive us into thy everlasting dwellings,We beseech thee to hear us.

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!

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

Let us pray

O Jesus! who didst deign, for our salvation to die a most painful death, and for the consolation of man to institute the sacred mystery of the altar; we beseech thee, grant, that we may, before our death, worthily receive the holy Viaticum, and by a happy death be found worthy to be united to thee forever in heaven.