General Catholic Devotions Part 7

Jesus meek and humble of heart, have mercy on us.

Jesus, lover of chast.i.ty, have mercy on us.

Jesus, lover of us, have mercy on us.

Jesus, G.o.d of peace, have mercy on us.

Jesus, author of life, have mercy on us.

Jesus, model of all virtues, have mercy on us.

Jesus, zealous for souls, have mercy on us.

Jesus, our G.o.d, have mercy on us.

Jesus, our refuge, have mercy on us.

Jesus, father of the poor, have mercy on us.

Jesus, treasure of the faithful, have mercy on us.

Jesus, good shepherd, have mercy on us.

Jesus, true light, have mercy on us.

Jesus, eternal wisdom, have mercy on us.

Jesus, infinite goodness, have mercy on us.

Jesus, our way and our life, have mercy on us.

Jesus, joy of angels, have mercy on us.

Jesus, king of patriarchs, have mercy on us.

Jesus, master of the apostles, have mercy on us.

Jesus, teacher of the evangelists, have mercy on us.

Jesus, strength of martyrs, have mercy on us.

Jesus, light of confessors, have mercy on us.

Jesus, purity of virgins, have mercy on us.

Jesus, crown of all saints, have mercy on us.

Be merciful, spare us, O Jesus.

Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Jesus.

From all evil, deliver us, O Jesus.

From all sin, deliver us, O Jesus.

From Thy wrath, deliver us, O Jesus.

From the snares of the devil, deliver us, O Jesus.

From the spirit of fornication, deliver us, O Jesus.

From eternal death, deliver us, O Jesus.

From the neglect of Thy inspirations, deliver us, O Jesus.

By the mystery of Thy holy incarnation, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy nativity, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy infancy, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy most divine life, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy labors, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy agony and pa.s.sion, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy cross and dereliction, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy languors, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy death and burial, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy resurrection, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy ascension, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy joys, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy glory, deliver us, O Jesus.

Lamb of G.o.d, who takest away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Jesus.

Lamb of G.o.d, who takest away the sins of the world: Graciously hear us, O Jesus.

Lamb of G.o.d, who takest away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Jesus.

Jesus, hear us.

Jesus, graciously hear us.

_Let us pray_

O LORD Jesus Christ, who hast said: Ask, and ye shall receive; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: mercifully attend to our supplications, and grant us the gift of Thy divine charity, that we may ever love Thee with our whole hearts, and never desist from Thy praise.

Give us, O Lord, a perpetual fear and love of Thy holy name, for Thou never ceasest to direct and govern by Thy grace those whom Thou instructest in the solidity of Thy love; who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

Indulgence. 300 days, once a day. (Leo XIII, January 16, 1886.)

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

(_Approved by Pope Leo XIII, April 2, 1899._)

LORD, have mercy on us.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

G.o.d, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.

G.o.d the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.

G.o.d the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one G.o.d, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of G.o.d, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of G.o.d, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, house of G.o.d and gate of heaven, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fulness of divinity, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, of whose fulness we have all received, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offences, have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, obedient unto death, have mercy on us.