The Litany of St. John Berchmans

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Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, graciously hear us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Saint John Berchmans, whom the Lord preserved from evil,
pray for us.
St. John Berchmans, who did all things well, etc.
St. John Berchmans, faithful in little things,
St. John Berchmans, devoted server at Holy Mass,
St. John Berchmans, obedient to thy parents,
St. John Berchmans, submissive to thy teachers,
St. John Berchmans, model for thy companions,
St. John Berchmans, who from earliest childhood chose
the Blessed Virgin as guardian of thy chastity,
St. John Berchmans, who so tenderly called
Mary thy Mother,
St. John Berchmans, zealous promoter of
devotion to Mary,
St. John Berchmans, mirror of the religious life,
St. John Berchmans, lover of the Blessed Sacrament,
St. John Berchmans, lover of the missions,
St. John Berchmans, lover of mortification,
St. John Berchmans, faithful to thy holy Rule,
St. John Berchmans, faithful imitator of St. Aloysius,
St. John Berchmans, ornament of the Society of Jesus,
St. John Berchmans, model of students,
St. John Berchmans, patron of youth,

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear 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.

V. Pray for us, Saint John Berchmans,
R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray.

 Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants may follow, in Thy service, the example of innocence and fidelity by which the angelic St. John Berchmans consecrated to Thee the flower of his youth, through Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.





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