Litany
to Our Lady of Czestochowa
[Based on a
Homily-Litany of
the Martyred Polish Priest, Father Jerzy
Popieluszko]
For
private recitation.
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 Spirit,
have mercy on
us.
Holy
Trinity, One God,
have mercy on
us.
Holy
Mary,
pray
for us.
Mother
of God and our Mother,
pray
for us.
Mother of those who
place their
hope God's providence,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are deceived,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are betrayed,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are arrested in the
night,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are imprisoned,
pray for us.
Mother of those who suffer from the cold,
pray for us.
Mother of those who live in fear,
pray for us.
Mother of those who were subjected to
interrogations,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are subjected to
interrogations,
pray for us.
Mother of those innocents who have been
condemned,
pray for us.
Mother of those who speak the truth,
pray for us.
Mother of those who cannot be corrupted,
pray for us.
Mother of those who resist evil and
tyranny,
pray for us.
Mother
of orphans,
pray for us.
Mother of those who have been attacked
or taunted because
they wore thy image,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are forced to sign
declarations contrary
to their conscience,
pray for us.
Mother of mothers who weep,
pray for us.
Mother of fathers who have been so
deeply saddened,
pray for us.
Mother of suffering Poland,
pray for us.
Mother of always faithful Poland,
pray for us.
We beg thee, O Mother in whom
resides the hope of millions
of people,
grant us to live in liberty and in
truth, in fidelity
to thee and to thy Son. Amen.
Father
Jerzy Popieluszko, a popular young parish
priest in a suburb of Warsaw, Poland, spoke out against the abuses of
communism
and supported the then-banned Solidarity labor union. Thousands flocked
to hear his Sunday sermons. He was abducted by the Polish secret police
on October 19, 1984. His savagely beaten body was found 11 days later
in
an icy reservoir. Father Popieluszko's death serves as testimony to the
struggle for freedom, basic rights, and human dignity.
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