Pray for us. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy. Christ graciously hear us. God the Holy Ghost, Holy Virgin of virgins, Full of the benedictions of Filled with the Holy Ghost, Most chaste youth, Perfect in obedience, Have, &c. Pray for us. Admirable in patience, Despiser of riches, Flower of innocence, Company of Jesus, Most tenderly devout, Most zealous observer of thy rule, Most desirous of the salvation of souls, Particular client of St. Ignatius, Most worthy confessor of Jesus Christ, Most constant adorer of the Holy Eucharist, Most devoted servant of the Blessed Virgin, All-powerful in heaven, Vanquisher of demons, Patron of young students, Mirror of virgins, O Lord, &c. Graciously hear us, O Lord. From the lust of the eyes, From the lust of the flesh, From the pride of life, By the merits and intercession of St. Aloysius, By his angelical purity, By his sanctity and glory, 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. y. Pray for us, St. Aloysius. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. in pity on our miseries, and by thy protection keep us ever firmly attached to the law of the Lord. Extend over us thy favouring hand, and be our blessed succour, that by thy help we may escape the innumerable dangers of the world, and the cruel enemies of our salvation. Direct our hearts the way of all those virtues of which thou hast given us so many and so just examples, to the end that, following in thy steps, we may be found worthy to praise God with thee on earth, and to chant his mercies through all eternity. O holy Aloysius, adorned with angelic graces, I, thy most unworthy and devoted servant, recommend to thee especially the chastity of my soul and body. I beseech thee, by thy angelic purity, to commend me to the immaculate Lamb, Christ Jesus, and to his most holy Mother, Virgin of virgins, and to preserve me from every grievous sin. Pernit me not to defile myself with any stain of impurity; and when thou shalt see me in temptation, or in danger of sinning, drive far from my heart all unclean thoughts and affections, and, awakening in me the remembrance of eternity and of Jesus crucified, engrave deeply in my heart a holy fear of God, and inflame me with divine love; so that, by imitating thee on earth, I may merit to be associated with thee in the enjoyment of God in heaven. Amen. Pray for us. Litany of St. Stanislas Kotska. Lord have mercy. Christ graciously hear us. Holy Mother of God, St. Stanislas Kotska, Faithful follower of Jesus Faithful to the vocation and Most worthy son of St. Ignatius, Fair ornament of the Company of Jesus, Model and patron of novices, Enemy of the world and of its riches, Contemner of human glory, Severe chastiser of thine innocent flesh, Admirable in thy matchless purity, Vanquisher of every evil passion, Exact observer of religious discipline, Have, &c. Pray for us. Devout adorer of the Sacrament of the Altar, Treasure of heavenly graces, Mirror of obedience, humility, and patience, Model of candour, modesty and piety, Ardent lover of evangelical poverty, Wise above thy years, Lover of brotherly charity, Penetrated with self-contempt, Victim of divine love, Example of Christian youth, Honoured with the sensible Presence of the Infant Jesus, An angel in thy life and manners, Fed by Angels with bread from heaven, An apostle in zeal and merits, A martyr in faith and in desire, A confessor in constant piety, Ushered into heaven amid a choir of virgins, Perfect in all virtues, notwithstanding thy short life, The ornament and glory of thy ancestors, The stay and prop of thrones, The refuge and the safety of all who call upon thee, Illustrious in the miracles wrought both before and after thy decease, Most blessed citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem, 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. y. Pray for us, St. Stanis las. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. O God, who, amongst other miracles of thy wisdom, hast bestowed even in tender age the grace of matured sanctity; grant, we beseech thee, that, redeeming the time by instant labour, after the example of blessed Stanislas, we may hasten to enter into eternal_rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Litany of St. Vincent of Paul.1 and pastor of the people of God, St. Vincent, who in thy captivity didst preserve a perfect freedom, St. Vincent the just man, who livedst by faith, St. Vincent, always sup ported on the firm anchor of a Christian hope, St. Vincent, always inflamed with the fire of charity, St. Vincent, truly simple, upright, and fearing God, St. Vincent, true disciple of Jesus Christ, always meek and humble of heart, St. Vincent, perfectly mortified in heart and mind, St. Vincent, ever animated with the spirit of Jesus Christ, St. Vincent, generous main Pray for us. This Litany is intended especially for the members of the Brotherhood of St. Vincent of Paul. tainer of the glory of God, St. Vincent, ever inwardly burning, and ever outwardly transported, with zeal for souls, St. Vincent, who in Christian poverty didst find the precious pearl, and the rich treasure of the Gospel, St. Vincent, like to the angels in thy purity, t. Vincent, ever faithful in obedience, and ever victorious in word, t. Vincent, from thy earliest years constantly devoted to works of charity, t. Vincent, who didst fly with most diligent care the slightest appearance of evil, t. Vincent, who, in all thine actions, didst aspire to the practice of the most perfect virtue, t. Vincent, who, like a rock, remainedst immovable amidst the stormy sea of this world, t. Vincent, who, constant as the sun in its course, wentest ever onward in the paths of truest wisdom, t. Vincent, always invincible by all the arrows of adversity, t. Vincent, as patient in suffering as thou wast indulgent in forgiving, t. Vincent, ever docile and obedient son of the holy Roman Church, t. Vincent, who hadst exIceeding horror of the novel ways and subtle words of heresy, Pray for us. St. Vincent, destined by a special Providence to announce the Gospel to the poor, St. Vincent, tender father and perfect model of ecclesiastics, St. Vincent, prudent founder of the Congregation of the Mission, St. Vincent, wise institutor of the order of the Sisters of Charity, St. Vincent, always tender in compassionating, and always prompt in relieving, all the necessities of the poor, St. Vincent, equally fervent in the practice of prayer and in the ministry of the word, St. Vincent, perfect imitator of the life and virtues of Jesus Christ, St. Vincent, who didst persevere to the end in eschewing evil and doing good, St. Vincent, who, as in life so in death, wast most precious in the sight of God, Pray for us. [St. Vincent, who by the knowledge of absolute truth, by the love of sovereign goodness, by the joys of a blessed eternity, possessest perfect happiness, Pray for the members of the Church, and especially for the members of this brotherhood.] 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. |