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Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows

Source: Manual of Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament (1897), B. Herder, St. Louis, Missouri. Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows, pp. 412-414. 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 us.

Holy Mother of God,Pray for us.

Mother of our crucified Saviour,Pray for us.

Mother most sorrowful,Pray for us.

Mother most tearful,Pray for us.

Mother most afflicted,Pray for us.

Mother most forsaken,Pray for us.

Mother most desolate,Pray for us.

Mother bereft of thy child,Pray for us.

Mother transfixed with the sword,Pray for us.

Mother consumed with grief,Pray for us.

Mother filled with anguish,Pray for us.

Mother most sad,Pray for us.

Fountain of tears,Pray for us.

Mirror of patience,Pray for us.

Rock of constancy,Pray for us.

Anchor of confidence,Pray for us.

Refuge of the forsaken,Pray for us.

Shield of the oppressed,Pray for us.

Comfort of the wretched,Pray for us.

Medicine of the sick,Pray for us.

Strength of the weak,Pray for us.

Help of the tempted,Pray for us.

Harbor of the wretched,Pray for us.

Allayer of tempests,Pray for us.

Resource of mourners,Pray for us.

Consolation of widows,Pray for us.

Mother of mercy,Pray for us.

Queen of martyrs,Pray for us.

Through thy poverty in the stable at Bethlehem,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy pain at the prophecy of Simeon,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy flight into Egypt,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy sorrow at the loss of Jesus in the temple,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy affliction at the capture of Jesus,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy sorrowful meeting with Jesus on the way to Calvary,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy agony at the death of Jesus,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through thy dereliction at the burial of Jesus,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through the tears thou didst shed for thy beloved Son,We beseech thee to hear us.

Through the wonderful patience with which thou didst bear thy sufferings,We beseech thee to hear us.

In all our troubles,We beseech thee to hear us.

In our sicknesses and pains,We beseech thee to hear us.

In our sufferings and anxieties,We beseech thee to hear us.

In poverty and misery,We beseech thee to hear us.

In temptations,We beseech thee to hear us.

At the hour of our death,We beseech thee to hear us.

At the fearful judgment,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!

Let us pray

Imprint, O Lady! thy wounds upon my heart and soul, that I may read therein thy sorrow and love: thy sorrow, to endure every sorrow for Jesus, in union with thee; thy love, to despise all earthly love for Jesus’ sake.