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LITANY OF SAINT JUDE THADDEUS
This litany is approved for private use, and appears
in many devotional books. This copy is from a booklet of the Benedictines
of Clyde, Mo., with imprimatur.
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.
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.
Saint
Jude, relative of Jesus and Mary, Pray for us.
St. Jude, while on earth deemed worthy to see Jesus and Mary, and
to enjoy their company, Pray for us.
St. Jude, raised to the dignity of an Apostle, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who hadst the honor of beholding thy Divine Master humble
Himself to wash thy feet, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who at the Last Supper didst receive the Holy Eucharist
from the hands of Jesus, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who after the profound grief which the death of thy beloved
Master caused thee, hadst the consolation of beholding Him risen
from the dead, and of assisting at His glorious Ascension. Pray
for us.
St. Jude, who wast filled with the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost,
Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst preach the Gospel in Persia, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst convert many people to the Faith, Pray for
us.
St. Jude, who didst perform wonderful miracles in the power of the
Holy Ghost, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst restore an idolatrous king to health of both
soul and body, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst impose silence on demons, and didst confound
their oracles, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst foretell to a weak prince an honorable peace
with his powerful enemy, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst take from deadly serpents the power of injuring
man. Pray for us.
St. Jude, who, disregarding the threats of the impious, didst courageously
preach the doctrine of Christ, Pray for us.
St. Jude, who didst gloriously suffer martyrdom for the love of
thy Divine Master, Pray for us.
Blessed Apostle,
With confidence we invoke thee!
Blessed Apostle,
With confidence we invoke thee!
Blessed Apostle,
With confidence we invoke thee!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless,
Aid me in my distress!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless,
Aid me in my distress!
St. Jude, help of the hopeless,
Aid me in my distress!
That by thy intercession, both priests and people
of the Church may obtain an ardent zeal for the Faith of Jesus Christ,
We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst defend our Sovereign Pontiff and obtain peace
and unity for the Holy Church, We beseech thee, hear us.
That all heathen and unbelievers may be converted to the true Faith,
We beseech thee, hear us.
That faith, hope and charity may increase in our hearts, That we
may be delivered from all evil thoughts and from all the snares
of the devil, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to aid and protect all those who honor
thee, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst preserve us from all sin and from all occasions
of sin, We beseech thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst defend us at the hour of death, against the fury
of the devil and of his evil spirits, We beseech thee, hear us.
Pray for us, that before death we may expiate all our sins by sincere
repentance and the worthy reception of the holy sacraments, We beseech
thee, hear us.
Pray for us, that we may appease the Divine justice, and obtain
a favorable judgment, We beseech thee, hear us.
Pray for us, that we may be admitted into the company of the blessed,
to rejoice in the presence of our God forever, We beseech thee,
hear us.
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.
V. Saint Jude, pray for
us,
R. And for all who invoke thy aid.
Let
us pray. O God, Who through Thy blessed Apostle Jude Thaddeus hast
brought us unto the knowledge of Thy Name: grant us both to celebrate
his eternal glory by making progress in virtues, and by celebrating
his glory advance in virtue. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who
with Thee and the Holy Ghost art one God, now and ever and to ages
of ages. R. Amen.
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