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Litany of St. Rocco (Saint Roch)




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Litany of St. Rocco

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.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of Virgins, pray for us.

Saint Rocco, generous despiser of the world, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, faithful disciple of Jesus Christ, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst sacrifice thy goods and thyself for the poor, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst continually bear the mortification of Jesus Christ, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, whose heart was burning with charity, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst sacrifice thy goods and thyself for the poor, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst seek contempt for love of Jesus Christ, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst expose thy life to solace the sick, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst serve the plague-stricken with heroic courage and zeal, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst arrest the ravages of the plague by the sign of the Cross, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst save from the contagion several famous cities, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who was finally attacked by the plague, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst become a model of patience for the plague-stricken, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst recover thy health by miracle, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who, notwithstanding thy innocence, was covered with opprobrium
   and put in chains by fellow-citizens, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who didst end thy life in prison like a malefactor, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, who was efficaciously invoked against the plague by
   the Church in a Council, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, crowned by Jesus Christ with glory and honor, pray for us.
Saint Rocco, our protector, pray for us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Christ hear us. Christ graciously hear us.

Pray for us Saint Rocco, our protector. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Grant, O Lord we beseech Thee, that the intercession of Saint Rocco, Thy Confessor, may be favorable and turn away from us the scourge of Thy wrath, and may reconcile us to thy Divine Majesty. We ask it though our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.



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