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Litany for the Dying
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Holy Mary, pray for him/her.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels, pray
for him/her.
All ye choirs of the Just, pray for
him/her.
Holy Abel, pray for him/her.
Holy Abraham, pray for him/her.
Saint John Baptist, pray for him/her.
Saint Joseph, pray for him/her.
All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray
for him/her.
Saint Peter, pray for him/her.
Saint Paul, pray for him/her.
Saint Andrew, pray for him/her.
Saint John, pray for him/her.
Saint Jude, pray for him/her.
All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray
for him/her.
All ye holy Disciples of Our Lord, pray
for him/her.
All ye holy Innocents, pray for
him/her.
Saint Stephen, pray for him/her.
Saint Lawrence, pray for him/her.
All ye holy Martyrs, pray for
him/her.
Saint Sylvester, pray for him/her.
Saint Gregory, pray for him/her.
Saint Augustine, pray for
him/her.
Saint Basil, pray for him/her.
Saint Ambrose, pray for him/her.
Saint Francis of Sales, pray for
him/her.
Saint Bonaventure, pray for him/her.
All ye holy Bishops and Confessors,
pray for him/her.
Saint Benedict, pray for him/her.
Saint Francis of Assisi, pray for
him/her..
Saint Dominic, pray for him/her.
Saint Ignatius, pray for him/her.
Saint Philip Neri, pray for him/her.
Saint Camillus de Lellis, pray for
him/her.
Saint John of God, pray for him/her.
All ye holy Monks and Hermits, pray
for him/her.
All ye holy founders of Religious Orders, pray for him/her.
Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for
him/her.
Saint Lucy, pray for him/her.
Saint Scholastica, pray for him/her.
Saint Teresa, pray for him/her.
Saint Clare, pray for him/her.
Saint Angela Merici, pray for
him/her.
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, pray
for him/her.
All ye holy Virgins and Widows, pray
for him/her.
All ye men and women, Saints of God, intercede
for him/her.
Be merciful, spare him/her, O Lord.
Be merciful, graciously hear us, O
Lord.
From Thy wrath, deliver him/her, O
Lord.
From the peril of death, deliver
him/her, O Lord.
From an evil death, deliver him/her,
O Lord.
From the pains of hell, deliver
him/her, O Lord.
From all evil, deliver him/her, O
Lord.
From the power of the devil, deliver
him/her, O Lord.
O Lord, deliver him (or her), deliver
him/her.
Through Thy Nativity, deliver
him/her.
Through Thy Cross and Passion, deliver
him/her.
Through Thy Death and Burial, deliver
him/her.
Through Thy glorious Resurrection, deliver
him/her.
Through Thine admirable Ascension, deliver
him/her.
Through the graces of the Holy Ghost the Paraclete, deliver him/her.
In the day of Judgment, deliver
him/her.
We sinners beseech Thee to hear us.
That Thou spare him/her, beseech
Thee to hear us.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Let us pray: We beseech Thy clemency, O Lord, that Thou wouldst
vouchsafe so to strengthen Thy servants in Thy grace, that, at the hour
of death, the enemy may not prevail over them, and that they may
deserve to pass with Thy angels into everlasting life. Amen.
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