Litany of the Sick
The following litany is one I found in an old book published in 1787.
"Him" in the litany can be replaced with "her" or "them" or "me," as
needed. "Bennet" in this litany refers to St. Benedict.
This litany is for private use only (litanies approved for public use
can be found on the Litanies page) and can
be downloaded in pdf format: Litany of
the Sick (pdf)
The Litany for the
Sick
Holy Mary, pray for him.
All holy Angels and Archangels, pray for him.
Holy Abel, pray for him.
All ye blessed company of the just, pray for him.
Holy Abraham, pray for him.
Holy St. John Baptist, pray for him.
Holy St. Joseph, pray for him.
All holy patriarchs and prophets, pray for him.
St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for him.
St. Andrew and St. John, pray for him.
All holy apostles and evangelists, pray for him.
All holy disciples of our Lord, pray for him.
All holy innocents, pray for him.
St. Stephen and St. Laurence, pray for him.
All holy martyrs, pray for him.
St. Sylvester and St. Augustine, pray for him.
All holy bishops and confessors, pray for him.
St. Bennet and St. Francis, pray for him.
All holy priests and religious, pray for him.
St. Mary Magdalen and St. Lucy, pray for him.
All holy virgins and widows, pray for him.
All holy saints of God, make
intercession for him.
Have mercy, O Lord! And spare him.
Have mercy, O Lord! And hear him.
From all his sins, deliver him, O
Lord!
From all temptations and the snares of the devil, deliver him, O Lord!
From all impatience, and repining at Thy just chastistements, deliver him, O Lord.
From the fear of death, and too much desire of life, deliver him, O Lord.
From distracting his mind with the things of this world, and
neglecting to prepare himself for eternity, deliver him, O Lord.
By Thy Cross and passion,deliver him, O Lord.
By Thy death and burial, deliver him, O Lord.
By Thy glorious resurrection and ascension, deliver him, O Lord.
By the grace of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, deliver him, O Lord.
In the hour of death and in the day of judgment, deliver him, O Lord.
We sinners, beseech Thee to hear us.
That it would please Thee to comfort him in his sorrows, and enable him
to look beyond death, and on the blessed state it leads to, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That it would please Thee to remind of of all Thy mercies, and by them
to encourage him to a confidence in Thee, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That Thou wouldest vouchsafe him the grace to order all his
temporal affairs with prudence, justice, and charity: and with a free
and quiet mind, wholly attend to dispose himself for heaven, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That Thou wouldest vouchsafe him the grace entirely to
confess, and sincerely to repent of all his sins, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That Thou wouldest vouchsafe him the grace heartily to
forgive all that have offended him, and satisfy, to his power, whoever
has suffered the least prejudice by him, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That, being thus reconciled to Thee and all the world, he
may, with a humble and assured hope, reverently receive the sacred
viaticum of Thy blessed body, and firmly persevere to the end in Thy
grace and favour, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That the pains of his sickness may expiate the punishments due to his
sins, by diminishing his love of this world, and increasing his desire
of the next, we beseech Thee to hear us.
That whatever Thy providence shall determine concerning him,
he may readily submit to Thy holy will, and whether he live or die, be
always Thine, we beseech Thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us.
O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare him, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Hear him, O Lord.
O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on him.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ have
mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy Name. Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our
daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil.
O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my
cry come unto Thee.
Almighty and everlasting God, in Whose hands are the keys of life and
death, and whole infinite wisdom disposes all things for the best to
them that love Thee: behold Thy serveant, we beseech Thee, whom Thou
has cast upon the bed of sickness, and support his afflicted spirit
with Thy grace; strengthen his faith, increase his hope, and perfect
his charity; and sanctify to him every accident of his sufferings; that
if Thy mercy shall restore him to his health, he may more carefully
correct the errors of his former life; and if it shall please Thee to
call him to Thyself, he may pass through the valley of the shadow of
death with safety, and be transported by Thy holy Angels into the
mansions of bliss, where no fears shall trouble him, no pains torment
him, nor any grief disturb the quiet of his mind; but perfect security,
pure delights, and unspeakable joys, shall for ever be established unto
him; through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and
reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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