The Litany of the Saints

There is no better devotion for today than this. The Litany of the Saints is one of six “Public” litanies of the Church, which may be used in the liturgy according to the approved forms published in the liturgical books. The others are the Litany of the Holy Name, of the Precious Blood, of the Blessed Sacrament, of Loreto, and of St Joseph. 

Lord, have mercy on us.  Christ, 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. (repeat after each line) God the Son, Redeemer of the world,  God the Holy Ghost,  Holy Trinity, one God,  Holy Mary, pray for us (repeat after each line) Holy Mother of God,  Holy Virgin of virgins,  St. Michael,  St. Gabriel,  St. Raphael,  All you holy angels and archangels,  All you holy orders of blessed spirits,  St. John the Baptist,  St. Joseph,  All you holy patriarchs and prophets,  St. Peter,  St. Paul,  St. Andrew,  St. James,  St. John,  St. Thomas,  St. James,  St. Philip,  St. Bartholomew,  St. Matthew,  St. Simon,  St. Thaddeus,  St. Matthias,  St. Barnabas,  St. Luke,  St. Mark,  All you holy apostles and evangelists,  All you holy disciples of our Lord,  All you holy innocents,  St. Stephen,  St. Lawrence,  St. Vincent,  SS. Fabian and Sebastian,  SS. John and Paul,  SS. Cosmas and Damian,  SS. Gervase and Protase,  All you holy Martyrs,  St. Sylvester,  St. Gregory,  St. Ambrose,  St. Augustine,  St. Jerome,  St. Martin,  St. Nicholas,  All you holy bishops and confessors,  All you holy doctors,  St. Anthony,  St. Benedict,  St. Bernard,  St. Dominic,  St. Francis,  All you holy priests and levites,  All you holy monks and hermits,  St. Mary Magdalen,  St. Agatha,  St. Lucy,  St. Agnes,  St. Cecilia,  St. Catherine,  St. Anastasia,  All you holy virgins and widows,  All you holy men and women, saints of God, intercede for us.  Be merciful, spare us, O Lord.  Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord.  From all evil, deliver us, O Lord. (repeat after each line) From all sin,  From Thy wrath,  From a sudden and unprovided death,  From the deciets of the devil,  From anger, and hatred, and all ill-will,  From the spirit of fornication,  From lightning and tempest,  From the scourge of earthquakes,  From plague, famine and war,  From everlasting death,  By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation,  By Thy coming,  By Thy nativity,  By Thy baptism and holy fasting,  By Thy Cross and Passion,  By Thy Death and burial,  By Thy holy Resurrection,  By Thine admirable Ascension,  By the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete.  On the day of judgment.  We sinners, we beseech Thee, hear us (repeat after each line) That Thou wouldst spare us,  That Thou wouldst pardon us,  That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve Thy Holy Church,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all ecclesiastical orders in holy religion,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to all Christian peoples,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed away, and lead to the light of the Gospel all unbelievers,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service,  That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires,  That Thou wouldst render eternal blessings to all our benefactors,  That Thou wouldst deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relatives, and benefactors from eternal damnation,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed,  That Thou wouldst vouchsafe graciously to hear us, Son of God,  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.  Lord, have mercy on us.  Christ, have mercy on us.  Lord, have mercy on us.  Our Father, etc. (inaudibly)  V. And lead us not into temptation  R. But deliver us from evil. Let us pray. Almighty, everlasting God, who hast dominion over both the living and the dead and art merciful to all who, as Thou foreknowest, will be Thine by faith and works; we humbly beseech Thee that they for whom we intend to pour forth our prayers, whether this present world still doth detain them in the flesh or the world to come hath already received them stripped of their mortal bodies, may, by the grace of Thy fatherly love and through the intercession of all the saints, obtain the remission of all their sins. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen. V- O Lord, hear my prayer. R- And let my cry come unto Thee. V- May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us. R- Amen. V- And may the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R- Amen