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Litany for the Dying

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

Holy Mary, pray for all those who may die today. All you holy angels and archangels, pray for them. Holy Abel, pray for them. All you choirs of the just, pray for them. Holy Abraham, pray for them. St. John the Baptist, pray for them. St. Joseph, pray for them. All ye patriarchs and prophets, pray for them. St. Peter, pray for them. St. Paul, pray for them. St. Andrew, pray for them. St. John, pray for them. All you holy apostles and evangelists, pray for them. All you holy disciples of the Lord, pray for them. All you holy innocents, pray for them. St. Stephen, pray for them. St. Lawrence, pray for them. All you holy martyrs, pray for them. St. Sylvester, pray for them. St. Gregory, pray for them. St. Augustine, pray for them. All you holy bishops and confessors, pray for them. St. Benedict, pray for them. St. Dominic, pray for them. St. Francis, pray for them. All you holy monks and hermits, pray for them. St. Mary Magdalene, pray for them. St. Lucy, pray for them. All you holy virgins and widows, pray for them. All you saints of God, pray for them. Be merciful, spare them, O Lord. Be merciful, Deliver them, O Lord. From Thy anger, Deliver them, O Lord. From an unhappy death, Deliver them, O Lord. From the pains of hell, Deliver them, O Lord. From the power of the devil, Deliver them, O Lord. From all evil, Deliver them, O Lord. By Thy nativity, Deliver them, O Lord. By Thy cross and passion, Deliver them, O Lord. By Thy death and burial, Deliver them, O Lord. By Thy glorious resurrection, Deliver them, O Lord. By Thy admirable ascension, Deliver them, O Lord. By the grace of the Holy Spirit the Comforter, Deliver them, O Lord.

In the day of judgment, We sinners beseech Thee to hear us. That Thou spare them, We beseech Thee to hear us.

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


Let us Pray.

God of mercy, God of goodness; O God, who, according to the multitude of Thy mercies, forgives the sins of such as repent, and graciously remits the guilt of their past offenses, mercifully regard all Thy servants who may die today, and grant them a full discharge from their sins. Remove, O merciful Father, whatever is corrupt in them through human frailty, or by the snares of the enemy; make them a true member of the Church, and let them partake of the fruit of Thy redemption. Have compassion, Lord, on their tears, and admit them to reconciliation with Thee, our only Hope, through Christ our Lord. Amen.


We recommend all our dying brothers and sister, to Almighty God, and leave them to His mercy whose creature they are; that having paid the common debt, by surrendering their soul, they may return to the Maker, who formed them out of the earth. May, therefore, the splendid company of angels meet their soul at their departure; may the court of the apostles receive them; may the triumphant army of glorious martyrs conduct them; may the crowds of joyful confessors encompass them; may the choir of blessed virgins go before them; may a happy rest be their portion in the company of the patriarchs; and may Christ Jesus appear to them with a mild and cheerful countenance, and give them a place among those who are to be in His presence forever.

May they be a stranger to all that which is punished with darkness, chastised with flames, and condemned with torments. May the wicked enemy, with all his evil spirits, depart from them; may he tremble at their approach in the company of the angels, and retire into the horrid confusion of eternal night. For God arises; His enemies are scattered and those who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so are they driven; as wax melts before the fire, so the wicked perish at the presence of God.

but for the just, let them rejoice and be happy in His presence. May they rest in peace. Amen.





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