Litany
of Christ the King
For Private Use Only.
The
Lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power
and Divinity
and wisdom and strength and honor;
To Him be
glory and empire forever and ever.
V. He shall
rule from sea to
sea,
and from the
river to the ends
of the earth.
R.
All kings shall adore Him, all nations
shall serve Him.
Lord, have
mercy upon us.
Christ, have
mercy upon us.
Lord, have
mercy upon us. Christ the King, hear
us.
Christ the
King, graciously
hear us.
Thou
Who didst receive crowns and tribute from
the Magi,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who didst
rule by love the Holy Family of Nazareth,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who as King,
served Thy people in the example
of filial obedience,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who drawest
to Thy realm the fishermen to be
fishers of men,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Whose
Kingdom is not of the spirit of this
world,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who
art King not of the Jews alone but
of all creation,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who wast
mocked in false purple by the little
rulers,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who wast
crowned with piercing thorns,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who
wast nailed to Thy throne on Golgotha,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who
didst ransom Thy people by the royal
Sacrifice of Calvary,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who
didst purchase Thy Kingdom with the
Blood of the Atonement,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who in Thy
Resurrection wert the First-born from
the dead.
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who in Thy
glorified Body art risen triumphant,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Who art
enthroned and crowned at the right hand
of The Father,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
In Whom are
all created things in Heaven and
on earth, visible and invisible,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Beneath Whom
are all thrones and dominations.
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Beneath Whom
are all principalities and powers,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
By Whom all
things subsist,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
To Whom all
the nations of the earth are subject,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
Through Whom
all things are reconciled unto Thy
Father,
May all nations
serve Thee, O
Lord.
V.
His power shall be an everlasting power,
R. And His
Kingdom a kingdom
that shall not
be destroyed.
That the
peoples of this world may know
themselves
subject to Thee,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may put off their vainglory,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may dispel the evils laicism has brought
upon society,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may hearken to Thy fiat,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may bow their heads before Thee,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may know Thy reign is eternal,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may submit to Thy just and gentle rule,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may recognize Thy Vicar on earth,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may freely accept his rule for Thy
sake,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That they
may know that Thy Church, being Thee
Thyself, cannot die as nations die,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That
the Gentiles may be restored to mercy,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That
to Christ the King all things may
be restored,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
That in the
Prince of Peace true peace may by
all be found,
We beseech
Thee, hear us.
Lamb of God,
Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O
Christ our King.
Lamb
of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Hear us, O
Christ our King.
Lamb
of God, Who takest away the
sins of the world,
Have mercy on
us.
V. His power
shall be an everlasting power,
which
shall not be taken away,
R. And His
Kingdom shall not
decay. Alleluia. Let Us
Pray.
Almighty,
everlasting God, Who in Thy beloved
Son,
King of the
whole world, hast willed to restore
all things anew,
grant in Thy
mercy that all the families of nations,
rent asunder
by the wound of sin, may be subjected
to His most
gentle rule, Who with Thee liveth
and reigneth
in the unity
of the Holy Ghost, God, world without
end. R. Amen.
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