  The Prayer Book: Prayers of Saint Gertrude and Mechtilde  A LITANY OF HOLY MARY LORD have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us. O God the Father, of Heaven, Have mercy on us. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. O God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, Pray for us. [Repeat after each petition.] Holy Virgin of virgins, Daughter of the Eternal Father, Mother of the Son of God, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Virgin most glorious, Virgin most amiable, Virgin most meek, Virgin most gentle, Virgin most sweet, Virgin most compassionate, Virgin most gracious, Virgin most faithful, Virgin sweeter than the dropping honeycomb, Delight of the Holy Trinity, Temple of the living God, Shrine of the Holy Ghost, Glory of the heavenly Jerusalem, Never-failing Spring of graces, Stream of everlasting life, Garden of heavenly delights, Refuge of the sorrowful in spirit, By thy sweetest name, By the pity of thy Mother's heart, By the love with which thou didst conceive Jesus, and bear Him in thy most pure womb, By the love with which thou didst bring forth Jesus, and lay Him in the lowly manger, By the love with which thou didst give Him to suck of thy breasts, By the love with which thou didst share with Jesus His joys and His sorrows, By the love with which thou didst shed so many tears in His Passion, By the love with which thou didst stand by the Cross of Jesus, By the love with which thou didst look upon Jesus risen, By the love with which thou didst gaze upon Him ascending, By the love with which thou didst receive the Holy Ghost, By the love with which thou didst give thy spirit into His hands, By the love with which thou wast taken up into Heaven, By the love with which thou wast welcomed into Heaven, and exalted high above all creatures, By the mutual love which unites thee to God, By the love with which thou dost pity all sinners, Holy Mary, Intercede for 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. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Ant. Through thee may we have access to thy Son, O thou blessed one who hast found grace, thou Mother of the Life and Mother of Salvation; that by thee we may receive Him Who hath been given to us by thee. O our Lady, our advocate, may thy undefiled purity plead with Him in excuse of our corruption; may thy humility, so pleasing to God, obtain from Him forgiveness of our vanity; may thine abounding charity cover the multitude of our sins, and thy glorious fruitfulness render us fruitful in merits. Amen. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. O LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, Who hast deigned to elect the blessed Mary ever Virgin above all creatures to be Thy Mother, and in Thy most lavish love hast watered and fertilized and blessed her with such abundant streams of manifold graces; we most humbly entreat Thy clemency, by that mighty love wherewith Thy Sacred Heart glowed towards her, that Thou wouldst vouchsafe to be merciful to our sins, and to make us well-pleasing in Thy sight, for the sake of the merits of the same Thy most glorious Mother: Who livest and reignest, etc. VIEW THE SEPIA IMAGE, UNFRAMED, LARGER DOWNLOAD THE DESKTOP FOR 1440 RESOLUTION  E-MAIL HOME------------------SAINT GERTRUDE INDEX www.catholictradition.org/Gertrude/litany23b.htm |
