LITANIES

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, 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.

V. This is the day which the Lord hath made.
R. Let us rejoice, and be glad therein.

Jesus, Who on this day of the week
didst arise from the dead,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst put on a life immortal,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst appear to Mary Magdalen and to the Apostles,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst open the eyes of the two disciples going to Emmaus,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst comfort Thine Apostles, and give them peace,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst confirm Thine Apostles
in the faith of the Resurrection
by showing them Thy hands and Thy feet,
Jesus, Who on the same day
didst breathe on the Apostles
and give them the Holy Ghost,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst open their understanding to know the Scriptures,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst give them power to remit sins,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst send the Apostles on their mission,
and didst command them to go and teach all nations,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on a Sunday
didst condescend to the weakness of St. Thomas,
and by the evidence of Thy sacred Wounds
didst heal his unbelief,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on a Sunday
didst send down the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles,
and thus prepare them for laying the foundation of Thy Church,
have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who on the same day
didst move Thy Apostle Peter
to preach the first Christian sermon to the Jews,
to the conversion of three thousand,
have mercy on us.

Be merciful, O Jesus,
and spare us. Be merciful, O Jesus, and hear us.

From the abuse of this day which we are commanded to keep holy,
Preserve us, O Lord.

From sloth and in devotion,
Preserve us, O Lord.

From neglect of prayer, and of Thy Sacred Word,
Preserve us, O Lord.

From all occasions of misspending this day,
Preserve us, O Lord.

From whatever is an offense to God, or a scandal to the weak,
Preserve us, O Lord.

We sinners
Beseech Thee to hear us.

That we may have Thy grace to sanctify this day as Thou hast commanded,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may this day labor to arise to a new life,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may this day examine into the state of our souls,
and resolve to amend whatever is displeasing to Thee,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may this day be so strengthened in our faith
as to bend our whole endeavors
upon seeking those eternal goods
which faith has taught us to obtain,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thy Holy Spirit would this day take possession of our hearts,
and so confirm us in every duty
that no earthly considerations may be able to prevail
against us to the transgression of Thy law,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may this day join
with the Church Triumphant in praising,
adoring and praying to Thee,
and preparing our souls to celebrate
with them an eternal Sabbath,
We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may not give this day to earth or to self-love,
but may offer it to Thee,
Who art our only everlasting Good, Son of God,
Who hast forever hallowed this day,
We beseech Thee, 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,
Hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Let Us Pray

O God, the Protector of all who hope in Thee
and without Whom nothing can have either
strength or holiness,
multiply Thy mercy,
we beseech Thee, upon us,
that Thou being our Ruler and our Guide,
we may so pass through the goods of this life
as not to lose those which are eternal.
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Amen.