Litany
of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles
For Private
Use Only.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously
hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for
us.
Queen conceived without Original Sin, pray
for us.
Queen of Apostles, etc.
Saint Peter,
Prince of the Apostles,
St. Peter, to whom were given the keys
of the Kingdom of Heaven,
St. Peter, so ardent for the glory of Christ,
St. Peter, whose heart was pierced with one look from Jesus,
St. Peter, who ceased not to grieve for
having denied the Son of God,
St. Peter, whose cheeks were furrowed by a stream
of tears which flowed to the end of thy life,
St. Peter; who cried out, "Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee."
St. Peter, bound in chains for Christ,
St. Peter, delivered from prison by an Angel,
St. Peter, who rejoiced to suffer for Christ,
St. Peter, whose very shadow healed the sick,
St. Peter, whose voice even the dead obeyed,
St. Peter, that we may have a constant
and mutual charity among ourselves,
That we may taste and see more and more how sweet is the Lord,
That we may be zealous in loyalty to thy successor,
the present Vicar of Christ,
That we may help, at least by prayer, to restore to
the unity of thy Holy See the scattered sheep,
That we may be prudent and watchful in prayer,
That we may die the death of the just,
V. Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him,
R. And His
wonderful works to the children of men.
V. Pray for us, Saint Peter the Rock,
R. That we may be
worthy of the Vicar of Christ.
Let Us Pray.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who upon blessed Peter,
Thine Apostle, didst bestow the pontifical power of binding and
loosing, and didst give to him the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, grant
that his intercession may ensure our deliverance from the bondage of
sin, Thou Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end. R. Amen.
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