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Litany of St. Anthony of Padua




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Litany of St. Anthony of Padua

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.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
St. Joseph, spouse of Mary, pray for us.
St. Francis, patriarch of the poor, pray for us.

St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us.
St. Anthony, friend of Jesus and Mary, pray for us.
St. Anthony, apostolic man, pray for us.
St. Anthony, filled with the spirit of prophecy, pray for us.
St. Anthony, sublime doctor of truth, pray for us.
St. Anthony, ornament of the Seraphic Order, pray for us.
St. Anthony, light of Holy Church, pray for us.
St. Anthony, preacher of grace, pray for us.
St. Anthony, trumpet of the Gospel, pray for us.
St. Anthony, mirror of regular observance, pray for us.
St. Anthony, cultivator of a mortified life, pray for us.
St. Anthony, model of abstinence, pray for us.
St. Anthony, example of obedience, pray for us.
St. Anthony, example of poverty, pray for us.
St. Anthony, lily of chastity, pray for us.
St. Anthony, rose of patience, pray for us.
St. Anthony, gem of sanctity, pray for us.
St. Anthony, violet of humility, pray for us.
St. Anthony, hammer of heresy, pray for us.
St. Anthony, zealous for Divine worship, pray for us.
St. Anthony, thirsting for the salvation of souls, pray for us.
St. Anthony, martyr in desire, pray for us.
St. Anthony, lover and assiduous imitator of the Redeemer, pray for us.
St. Anthony, devout client of the Virgin Mother of God, pray for us.
St. Anthony, emulator of the Seraphic Francis, pray for us.
St. Anthony, worker of manifest miracles, pray for us.
St. Anthony, protector of those who hope in thee, pray for 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, O Lord.

V. Blessed Anthony, powerful preacher, pray for us;
R. That by thy intercession we may enjoy life eternal.

Let us pray. Grant, O Lord, that Thy people, aided by the pious and continual supplication of Thy illustrious confessor, blessed Anthony, may  be made worthy of Thy grace in this world, and attain happiness in the next. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.




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