FOR OCCASIONAL USE WHEN THE GENERAL LITANY IS SAID IN PUBLIC, ON VIGILS, OR OTHER OCCASIONS. [Compiled from primitive and other sources.] O GOD, the FATHER of Heaven, Who didst wonderfully create the world out of nothing; Have mercy upon us. Who by thy power dost govern and uphold the heavens and the earth; Have mercy upon us. Who art the eternal Fountain of all being; O GOD, the SON, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us. Who didst vouchsafe to be born of the blessed Virgin; Who art the conqueror of sin and death; O GOD, the HOLY GHOST, the Comforter, Have mercy upon us. Who art the author of all good gifts; Have mercy upon us. Who art the free dispenser of all grace; Have mercy upon us. O HOLY, BLESSED, and GLORIOUS TRINITY, THREE PERSONS, and ONE GOD, ever worthy to be praised; Have mercy upon us. Rr O HOLY, BLESSED, and GLORIOUS TRINITY, of equal glory and coeternal majesty, from whom, and by whom, and in whom, are all things; Have mercy upon us. O HOLY, BLESSED, and GLORIOUS TRINITY, to whom all Angels and Saints of heaven continually sing, Holy, Holy, Holy, Have mercy upon us. O THOU, Who hast made us in thine own image-who hast redeemed us by thine only Son-who hast called us by thine Holy Spirit; Have mercy upon us. O Thou, who hast adopted us as thy children— who hast given thine Angels charge over us—who hast encompassed us with all blessings; Have mercy upon us. O Thou, who hast chosen us in thy Son before the creation of the world-who hast called us to the fellowship of thy Saints-who hast prepared for us an eternal kingdom; Have mercy upon us. O THOU, Who to save sinners tookest upon thee the frail nature of man-who didst fast for our sakeswho was tempted like as we are, yet without sin; Have mercy upon us. O Thou, who for our redemption becamest obedient unto death, even the death of the crosswho by thy precious Blood hast cleansed us from all sin-who didst lie in the grave for our sakes; Have mercy upon us. O Thou, who didst overcome death, and rise from the dead-who hast ascended into heaven who at the last dreadful day wilt come with glory to judge the world; Have mercy upon us. Ο THOU, By whom was wrought the mystery of our Saviour's Incarnation-who didst descend upon Jesus our Lord-who was sent down upon the Apostles; Have mercy upon us. O Thou, who convertest from all error-who dost regenerate our hearts-who dost enlighten our minds; Have mercy upon us. O Thou, who dost give strength and comfort to thy people—who sanctifiest the elect—who guidest thy Church unto all truth; Have mercy upon us. Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our fathers, neither take thou vengeance of our sins; Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and sin, from thy wrath, from the snares of the devil, from a spirit of uncleanness, from neglect of thy Holy Inspirations, thy Word, and Commandments; Good Lord, deliver us. Through the Mystery of thy Holy Incarnation; through thy Nativity and Circumcision; through thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation; through thy Holy Life, and Labours, and Travels; by thine Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by thy Pains and Torments; by thy Precious Death and Burial; by thy going down into Hell; by thy Glorious Resurrection and Ascension; by thy Joys and Glory; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost; Brien, were 1. al seresses mit xusus: fan war and in te vries of many; from all ESTER subten and everlasting I be my if uurment: Set teire 13. mutest array bcrease the hourers, and give to all a Bay Sem, and withal a leuing if say Sensm, and peace and tran We beseech thee to hear us. 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For all Christian Missionaries, whom thou hast called to labour among the heathen and unconverted; that by them thy holy name may be for ever glorified, and thy blessed kingdom enlarged; We beseech thee to hear us. For all who bring forth good fruit in thy Holy Church, for all religious orders of persons, for all who are rich in good works, for all who are benefactors to thy Churches, and forget not the poor; that thou wouldest reward them with the abundant riches of thy heavenly grace; We beseech thee to hear us. For all who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, that thou wouldest lead them in the right We beseech thee to hear us. way. For all sick persons and young children, for all women in travail, and for every Christian soul in necessity, affliction, and calamity; for the fatherless and the widow; for all that are in chains and imprisonment; in captivity, banishment, and slavery; that thou wouldest make haste to help and deliver them. We beseech thee to hear us. For all who are in the hour of death, that they may omit nothing that is necessary to make their peace with thee before they die; We beseech thee to hear us. For those who mourn and sorrow for their sins, who are penitent, and cast down; that thou |