The
Litany
of St. John the Baptist
For Private Use
Only.
Lord, have
mercy on
us,
Lord, have
mercy
on us.
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,
Pray for us.
Queen of
Prophets,
Pray
for us.
Queen of
Martyrs, etc.
St. John the
Baptist,
St. John the
Baptist,
precursor of Christ,
St. John the
Baptist,
glorious forerunner of the Sun of Justice,
St. John the
Baptist,
minister of Baptism to Jesus,
St. John the
Baptist,
burning and shining lamp of the world,
St. John the
Baptist,
angel
of purity before thy birth,
St. John the
Baptist,
special friend and favorite of Christ,
St. John the
Baptist,
heavenly contemplative, whose element was prayer,
St. John the
Baptist,
intrepid preacher of truth,
St. John the
Baptist,
voice
crying in the wilderness,
St. John the
Baptist,
miracle of mortification and penance,
St. John the
Baptist,
example of profound humility,
St. John the
Baptist,
glorious martyr of zeal for God's holy law,
St. John the
Baptist,
gloriously fulfilling thy mission,
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
takes
away the sins of the world,
Have
mercy on us.
Christ,
hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for
us, O
glorious St.
John
the Baptist,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let
Us Pray.
O God,
Who hast
honored this
world by the birth of Saint
John the Baptist,
grant that Thy
faithful
people may rejoice in the way of eternal
salvation,
through Jesus
Christ
Our
Lord. R.
Amen.
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