The Litany

To be said kneeling, instead of the General Prayer, on days of Penitence.

O God, the Father in heaven;

Have mercy upon us.

O God, the Son, Redeemer of the world;

Have mercy upon us.

O God, the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful;

Have mercy upon us.

O Holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, ever one God;

Have mercy upon us.

Remember not Lord, our offenses, nor the offenses of our forefathers; spare us, good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious blood.

Spare us, good Lord.

From all blindness of heart; from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From all impure lusts and desires; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest; from fire and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine; from all disasters by land, by air, and by water; from battle and murder, and from violent death,

Good Lord, deliver us.

From sedition and rebellion; from heresy and schism; from hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word and authority.

Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of thy holy incarnation; by thy holy nativity; by thy baptism, temptation and ministry,

Good Lord, deliver us.

By thine agony and bloody sweat; by thy cross and passion; by thy precious death and burial; by thy glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Spirit,

Good Lord, deliver us.

In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment,

Good Lord, deliver us.

We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord God; that it may please thee to govern and direct thy Holy Church Universal;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee so to rule the hearts of thy servants, the President of the United States, the Governor of this Commonwealth, and all others in authority that law and order may everywhere prevail;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That is may please thee to bless the rulers of all lands, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to bless and protect all who serve mankind by labor, industry, and learning;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to keep us in all time of temptation and heaviness; to comfort and help all the weak-hearted; to raise up them that fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to succor, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to preserve all women in the perils of childbirth, all sick persons and young children; and to show thy pity upon all prisoners and captives;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to defend and provide for, the fatherless children, the widows, and all that are desolate and oppressed;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

That it may please thee to have mercy upon all men;

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Son of God, Redeemer of the world;

Have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world;

Have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world;

Grant us thy peace.

The Minister shall say,

O God, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful; be favorable to our prayers which in our afflictions that continually oppress us, we pour out before thee; and graciously hear them, that those things which the craft of the devil or man worketh against us, may be brought to nought, and by the counsel of thy goodness be dispersed; so that being hurt by no persecutions, we may evermore give thanks to thee in thy holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed; give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may by thy protection pass our time in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.