Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer of St. Benedict Joseph Labre for Times of Necessity
A traditional prayer for need and trouble, preserved in the 1910 Raccolta. It may be prayed during storms or any time when protection and help are needed.
Source: The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, pages 382-384.
Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, hath come in peace.
God was made man.
The Word was made flesh.
Christ was born of Mary the Virgin.
Christ went thro’ the midst of them in peace.
Christ was crucified.
Christ died.
Christ was buried.
Christ rose from the dead.
Christ ascended into heaven.
Christ is victorious.
Christ reigns.
Christ is Lord of all.
May Christ defend us from all evil.
Jesus is with us.
Pater, Ave, Gloria.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; sign us with the Blood of the Immaculate Lamb Jesus Christ, as Thou didst sign the people of Israel, in order to deliver them from death: and do thou, Mary, Mother of Mercy, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; save us from the shipwreck of the world, as Thou didst save Noe from the universal deluge: and do thou, Mary, Ark of salvation, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; deliver us from the plagues which we have deserved for our sins, as Thou didst deliver Lot from the flames of Sodom. And do thou, Mary, our Advocate, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; comfort us under our present necessities and troubles, as Thou didst comfort Job, Anna and Tobias in their afflictions. And do thou, Mary, Comforter of the afflicted, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; Thou who wouldst not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live, grant us through Thy mercy time for penance; that, filled with contrition and penance for our sins, which are the cause of all our evils, we may live in the holy faith, hope, charity and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. And do thou, Mary, Refuge of sinners, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Precious Blood of Jesus, our Love, cry unto the Divine Father for mercy, pardon, grace and peace for us, for N., and for all the world. Gloria Patri.
Mary, our Mother and our Hope, pray to God for us, for N., and for all, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Blood of Jesus Christ in discharge of all my debt of sin, for the wants of Holy Church, and for the conversion of sinners. Gloria Patri.
Mary Immaculate, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for us, for N., and for all. Jesu, Mary, mercy!
St. Michael Archangel, St. Joseph, SS. Peter and Paul, protectors of all the faithful in the Church of God, and all ye Angels and Saints of Paradise, men and women, pray to God, and by your intercession obtain grace and mercy for me, for N., and for all. Amen.
About this prayer
Prayer source
The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, pages 382-384.
View the printed prayer page.About our prayer sources- What it is
- The 1910 Raccolta attributes this devotion for times of necessity to St. Benedict Joseph Labre. The complete sequence includes the opening invocations of Christ and the following petitions to the Father, Mary, and the saints.
- Prayer intention
- Mercy, protection, conversion, and help in distress.
- When to pray
- It may be prayed at any time.
- Languages
- English
- English prayer source
- The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, pages 382-384. View the historical source. View the printed prayer page. Novena Regina provides the explanations above. The prayer text follows the source named here.
Traditional Catholic prayer
Prayer of St. Benedict Joseph Labre for Times of Necessity
Source: The Raccolta: Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works (1910), Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary, pages 382-384.
Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, hath come in peace.
God was made man.
The Word was made flesh.
Christ was born of Mary the Virgin.
Christ went thro’ the midst of them in peace.
Christ was crucified.
Christ died.
Christ was buried.
Christ rose from the dead.
Christ ascended into heaven.
Christ is victorious.
Christ reigns.
Christ is Lord of all.
May Christ defend us from all evil.
Jesus is with us.
Pater, Ave, Gloria.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; sign us with the Blood of the Immaculate Lamb Jesus Christ, as Thou didst sign the people of Israel, in order to deliver them from death: and do thou, Mary, Mother of Mercy, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; save us from the shipwreck of the world, as Thou didst save Noe from the universal deluge: and do thou, Mary, Ark of salvation, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; deliver us from the plagues which we have deserved for our sins, as Thou didst deliver Lot from the flames of Sodom. And do thou, Mary, our Advocate, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; comfort us under our present necessities and troubles, as Thou didst comfort Job, Anna and Tobias in their afflictions. And do thou, Mary, Comforter of the afflicted, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, by the Blood of Jesus have mercy; Thou who wouldst not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live, grant us through Thy mercy time for penance; that, filled with contrition and penance for our sins, which are the cause of all our evils, we may live in the holy faith, hope, charity and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ. And do thou, Mary, Refuge of sinners, pray to God and appease Him for us, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Precious Blood of Jesus, our Love, cry unto the Divine Father for mercy, pardon, grace and peace for us, for N., and for all the world. Gloria Patri.
Mary, our Mother and our Hope, pray to God for us, for N., and for all, and obtain for us the grace we ask. Gloria Patri.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Blood of Jesus Christ in discharge of all my debt of sin, for the wants of Holy Church, and for the conversion of sinners. Gloria Patri.
Mary Immaculate, Mother of God, pray to Jesus for us, for N., and for all. Jesu, Mary, mercy!
St. Michael Archangel, St. Joseph, SS. Peter and Paul, protectors of all the faithful in the Church of God, and all ye Angels and Saints of Paradise, men and women, pray to God, and by your intercession obtain grace and mercy for me, for N., and for all. Amen.