Saints, upper left going right and down:
FRANCESCO DEL COSSA c. 1470, St. Lucy, St. Hieronymous [St. Jerome], MASTER THEODERICH, BEFORE 1365,
St. Michael, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, NO DATE, Ex-Voto of St. Catherine of Siena, ANONY. 15TH CENTURY,
St. Sebastian, PERUGINO, 15TH CENTURY, St. Catherine of Alexandria, JOSSE LIEFERINXE, NO DATE,
St. Catherine of Alexandria, GARAFALO, NO DATE, St.Ccecilia and an Angel, ORAZIO GENTILESCHI, c. 1610,
St. Clare, ANONY. 13TH CENTURY
In the bottom center next to St. Cecilia is Pope St. Pius V. St. Anthony of Padua is the center panel. This is a composite and can not be purchased.
   The Litany of the Saints This is believed to be the most ancient of the Church's litanies. St. Basil in the 4th century mentioned the litany [in a slightly different form]. It was prescribed by Pope Gregory the Great in 590 A.D. for a public procession of thanksgiving after a plague that had ravaged Rome. Traditionally
it has been used on Rogation Days, the Feast of St. Mark [April 25th],
in the Mass of Ordination, before conferring of major orders, during
Forty Hours' devotion, and during religious profession. 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 Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us. St. Michael, pray for us. St. Gabriel, pray for us. St. Raphael, pray for us. All ye holy Angels and Archangels, pray for us. All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, pray for us. St. John the Baptist, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us. All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us. St. Peter, pray for us. St. Paul, pray for us. St. Andrew, pray for us. St. James, pray for us. St. John, pray for us. St. Thomas, pray for us. St. Philip, pray for us. St. Bartholomew, pray for us. St. Matthew, pray for us. St. Simon, pray for us. St. Thaddeus, pray for us. St. Matthias, pray for us. St. Barnabas, pray for us. St. Luke, pray for us. St. Mark, pray for us. All ye holy Apostles and evangelists, pray for us. All ye holy disciples of the Lord, pray for us. All ye holy innocents, pray for us. St. Stephen, pray for us. St. Lawrence, pray for us. St. Vincent, pray for us. SS. Fabian and Sebastian, pray for us. SS. John and Paul, pray for us. SS. Cosmos and Damian, pray for us. SS. Gervase and Protase, pray for us. All Holy Martyrs, pray for us. St. Sylvester, pray for us. St. Gregory, pray for us. St. Ambrose, pray for us. St. Augustine, pray for us. St. Jerome, pray for us. St. Martin, pray for us. St. Nicholas, pray for us. All ye holy bishops and confessors, pray for us. All ye holy Doctors, pray for us. St. Anthony, pray for us. St. Benedict, pray for us. St. Bernard, pray for us. St. Francis, pray for us. All ye holy priests and Levites, pray for us. All ye holy monks and hermits, pray for us. St. Mary Magdalen, pray for us. St. Agatha, pray for us. St. Lucy, pray for us. St. Agnes, pray for us. St. Cecelia, pray for us. St. Catherine, pray for us. St. Anastasia, pray for us. All ye holy virgins and widows, pray for us. All ye holy men and women, Saints of God, make intercession for us. Be merciful, spare us, O Lord. Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord. From all evil, deliver us, O Lord. From all sin, deliver us, O Lord. From Thy wrath, deliver us, O Lord. From sudden and provided death, deliver us, O Lord. From the deceits of the devil, deliver us, O Lord. From anger, hatred, and all ill will, deliver us, O Lord. deliver us, O Lord. From lightning and tempest, deliver us, O Lord. From the scourge of earthquakes, deliver us, O Lord. From the plague, famine, and war, deliver us, O Lord. From everlasting death, deliver us, O Lord. Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation, deliver us, O Lord. Through Thy coming, deliver us, O Lord. Through Thy Nativity, deliver us, O Lord. Through Thy Baptism and holy fasting, deliver us, O Lord. Through Thy Cross and Passion, deliver us, O Lord. Through Thy holy Resurrection, deliver us, O Lord. Through Thy wondrous Ascension, deliver us, O Lord. Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, deliver us, O Lord. In the Day of Judgment, deliver us, O Lord. We sinners, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst spare us, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst pardon us, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst govern and preserve Thy holy Church, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst preserve our Holy Father and all ecclesiastical Orders in holy religion, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst humble the enemies of Thy holy Church, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst give peace and true concord to all Christian rulers, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst give peace and unity to the whole Christian world, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst restore to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from the truth, and lead all unbelievers to the light of the Gospel, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service, We beseech Thee to hear us. The Thou wouldst lift up our minds to Heavenly desires, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst grant everlasting blessings to all our benefactors, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst deliver our souls and the souls of our brethren, relatives, and benefactors from everlasting damnation, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst give and preserve the fruits of the earth, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, We beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou wouldst graciously hear us, Son of God, We beseech Thee to hear us. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes taway the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy . Our Father [Prayed silently] V. And lead us not into temptation, R. But deliver us from all evil.   MAIN INDEX -------------------- DIRECTORIES ------------------- E-MAIL |
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