Litany of the Faithful Departed

Lord, have mercy on us, Be merciful, Christ, have mercy on us. Spare them, O Lord Lord, have mercy on us. Christ hear us, Be merciful, Christ, graciously hear us. Graciously hear us, O Lord. God the Father of Heaven, From all evil, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, From the rigor of Thy justice, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. God the Holy Ghost, From the power of the devil, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. Holy Trinity, one God, From long-enduring sorrow, Have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. Holy Mary, Mother of God, From cruel flames, Pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. St. Michael, From horrible darkness, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye angels and archangels, From dreadful weeping and wailing, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye orders of blessed spirits, Through Thy holy nativity, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. St. Joseph, Through Thy most sweet name, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy patriarchs and prophets, Through Thy most profound humiliations, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy apostles and evangelists, Through Thy infinite love, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy martyrs, Through Thy bloody sweat, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy bishops and confessors, Through Thy scourging, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy doctors, Through Thy crowning with thorns, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy priests and Levites, Through Thy carrying of the cross, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy monks and hermits, Through Thy most cruel death, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye holy virgins and widows, Through Thy five most holy wounds, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. O Lord, deliver them. All ye saints of God, In the day of judgment, pray for the souls of the faithful departed. We sinners, beseech Thee, hear us. Thou Who forgavest Magdalen, and didst grant the prayer of the thief, we beseech Thee, hear us.

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That Thou wouldst be pleased to deliver the souls of our parents, relations, friends, and benefactors, from the pains of hell, LET US PRAY: we beseech Thee, hear us. That Thou wouldst be pleased to have mercy on O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all the those of whom no special remembrance is made faithful, grant unto the souls of Thy servants on earth, departed the remission of all their sins; that, by we beseech Thee, hear us. pious supplications, they may obtain the That Thou wouldst be pleased to grant them all pardon the pardon and remission of their sins, which they have always desired. Grant this, O we beseech Thee, hear us. God, Who livest and reignest for ever and ever, That Thou wouldst be pleased to receive them Amen. into the company of the blessed, we beseech Thee, hear us. O eternal God, Who, besides the general King of awful majesty, precept of charity, hast commanded a we beseech Thee, hear us. particular respect for parents, kindred, and Son of God, we beseech Thee, benefactors; hear us. grant, we beseech Thee, that, as they were the Lamb of God, instruments by which Thy providence who takest away the sins of the world, bestowed on us our birth, education and grant unto them eternal rest. innumerable other blessings, so our prayers Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, may be the means to obtain for them a speedy grant unto them eternal rest. release from their excessive sufferings, and Lamb of God, admittance to Thine infinite joys. Through who takest away the sins of the world, Jesus Christ, Our Lord. grant unto them rest everlasting. Christ, hear us. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, And let Christ, graciously hear us. the perpetual light shine upon them. Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. May they rest in peace. Lord, have mercy, From the gate of hell, Amen. deliver their souls, O Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my cry come unto Thee.

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