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THE
LITANY	On the days appointed for its use the Litany may be said after Morning
	Prayer or before Holy Communion or at other times.
One
of the authorized Litanies is appointed for use especially on Sundays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, and the Rogation Days, and at other times when it
shall be commanded by the Bishop; and shall always be said at least on
one Sunday in the month, and on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
The Litany may be said
on the days appointed for its use, either after Morning Prayer, or before
the Holy Communion, or at other times.*
O GOD the Father, of heaven:
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world:
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the
Father through the Son:
Have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons
and one God:
Have mercy upon us.
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences
of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us,
good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious
blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Spare us, good Lord.
From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the
crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting
damnation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory,
and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From fornication, and all other deadly sin;
and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From lightning and tempest; from plague, pestilence,
and famine; from battle and murder, and from dying suddenly and unprepared,
Good Lord, deliver us.
From all sedition, conspiracy, and rebellion;
from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism; from hardness of heart,
and contempt of thy Word and Commandment,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy
holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross
and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection
and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time
of our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgement,
Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord
God: and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church
universal in the right way,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to keep and strengthen
in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life,
thy servant Elizabeth, our most gracious Queen and Governor,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to rule her heart in
thy faith, fear, and love, and that she may evermore have affiance in
thee, and ever seek thy honour and glory,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to be her defender and
keeper, giving her the victory over all her enemies,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and preserve
Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Philip Duke of Edinburgh,
Charles Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops,
Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of thy word;
and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and
shew it accordingly.
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless thy servants
at this time [to be] admitted to the Order of Deacons or of Priests,
and to pour thy grace upon them, that
they may duly execute their office, to the edifying of thy Church, and
the glory of thy holy Name,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
* That it may please thee to bless this our Brother
elected, and to send thy
grace upon him, that he may duly execute the office whereunto he is
called, to the edifying of thy Church, and to the honour, praise, and
glory of thy holy Name,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless these thy servants,
now to be admitted to
the Order of Deacons, [or Priests,] and to pour thy grace upon
them; that they may duly execute their office, to the edifying of thy
Church, and the glory of thy holy Name,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to send forth labourers
into thy harvest,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and prosper
thy servants who labour for the conversion of the heathen, and of all
who know not the truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to endue the Ministers
of the Crown, and all in authority, with grace, wisdom, and understanding,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to direct and prosper
the consultations of the High Court of Parliament to the honour of thy
Name, and the welfare of thy people,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep the
Judges and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to
maintain truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep the
Queen's forces by sea, land, and air, and to shield them in all dangers
and adversities,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep all
thy people,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all nations
unity, peace, and concord,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us an heart
to love and dread thee, and diligently to live after thy commandments,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give to all thy people
increase of grace to hear meekly thy word, and to receive it with pure
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way
of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as
do stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted; and to raise up them
that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and
comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all that
travel by land, air, or water, all women labouring of child, all sick
persons, and young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners
and captives,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend and provide
for the fatherless children, and widows, and all that are desolate and
oppressed,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all
men,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to forgive our enemies,
persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give and preserve
to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may
enjoy them,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance;
to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue
us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to
thy holy word,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Son of God we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God we beseech thee to hear us.
O Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the
world;
Grant us thy peace.
O Lamb of God : that takest away the sins of
the world;
Have mercy upon us.
O Christ, hear us.
O Christ, hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Then shall the Minister, and the people with him, say the Lord's Prayer.
OUR
Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy
will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass
against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
When the Litany is said before a celebration of the Holy Communion
or at Morning or Evening Prayer, the Lord's Prayer may be omitted.
Here may follow the Supplication (as on pages
56, 57).
Minister. O
Lord, let thy mercy be shewed upon us;
Answer. As we do put our trust in thee.
Minister. Let us pray.
WE humbly beseech thee,
O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities; and for the glory
of thy Name turn from us all those evils that we most righteously have
deserved; and grant that in all our troubles we may put our whole trust
and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve thee in holiness and
pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through our only Mediator
and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A PRAYER OF SAINT CHRYSOSTOM
ALMIGHTY God, who hast
given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications
unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together
in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the
desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for
them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world
to come life everlasting. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13. 14.
THE
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
Here endeth the Litany.
A SUPPLICATION FOR USE ESPECIALLY AT PENITENTIAL SEASONS
AND IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
This Supplication is to be used after the Lord's Prayer
in the Litany.
It may also be used at any other Service.
Minister. O
Lord, deal not with us according to our sins;
Answer. Neither reward us according to our iniquities.
Minister. Let us pray.
O GOD, merciful Father,
that despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of
such as be sorrowful: Mercifully assist our prayers that we make before
thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us;
and graciously hear us, that those evils, which the craft and subtilty
of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought, and by the
providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed; that we thy servants,
being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto thee in thy
holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Minister and People. O Lord, arise, help us,
and deliver us for thy Name's sake.
Minister.
O GOD, we have heard with
our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that
thou didst in their days, and in the old time before them.
Minister and People. O Lord, arise, help
us, and deliver us for thine honour.
Minister. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to
the Holy Ghost;
Answer. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be : world without end. Amen.
Minister and People. O Lord, arise, help us, and deliver
us for thy Name's sake.
From our enemies defend us, O Christ;
Graciously look upon our afflictions.
Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts;
Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people.
Favourably with mercy hear our prayers;
O Son of David, have mercy upon us.
Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ;
Graciously hear us, O Christ; graciously hear us, O Lord Christ.
TWO SHORTER LITANIES
I
O GOD the Father, of heaven:
Have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world:Have
mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father
through the Son:
Have mercy upon us.
O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons
and one God:
Have mercy upon us.
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences
of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us,
good Lord, spare thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy most precious
blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Have mercy upon us.
From all evil and mischief; from sin, from the
crafts and assaults of the devil; from thy wrath, and from everlasting
damnation,
Have mercy upon us.
From all blindness of heart; from pride, vain-glory,
and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness,
Have mercy upon us.
By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation; by thy
holy Nativity and Circumcision; by thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation,
Good Lord, deliver us.
By thine Agony and bloody Sweat; by thy Cross
and Passion; by thy precious Death and Burial; by thy glorious Resurrection
and Ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost,
Good Lord, deliver us.
In all time of our tribulation; in all time of
our wealth; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgement,
Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O Lord
God: and that it may please thee to rule and govern thy holy Church universal
in the right way,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to keep and strengthen
in the true worshipping of thee, in righteousness and holiness of life,
thy servant Elizabeth, our most gracious Queen and Governor,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to illuminate all Bishops,
Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and under-standing of thy word;
and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth and
shew it accordingly,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to direct and prosper
the consultations of the High Court of Parliament to the honour of thy
Name, and the welfare of thy people,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bless and keep the
Judges and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain
truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to bring into the way
of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as
do stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted; and to raise up them
that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort
all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel
by land, air, or water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons,
and young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to defend and provide
for the fatherless children, and widows, and all that are desolate and
oppressed,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to have mercy upon all
men,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give and preserve to
our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so as in due time we may enjoy
them,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
That it may please thee to give us true repentance;
to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances; and to endue
us with the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to
thy holy word,
We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Minister. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed
upon us;
Answer. As we do put our trust in thee.
Minister. Let us pray.
Then may be said any of the Additional Prayers and Thanksgivings.
Then shall be said one or both of the following prayers, together with
The Grace:
WE
humbly beseech thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities;
and for the glory of thy Name turn from us all those evils that we most
righteously have deserved; and grant that in all our troubles we may
put our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, and evermore serve
thee in holiness and pureness of living, to thy honour and glory; through
our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A PRAYER OF SAINT CHRYSOSTOM
ALMIGHTY God, who hast
given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications
unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together
in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfil now, O Lord, the desires
and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them; granting
us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life
everlasting. Amen.
2 Corinthians 13. 14.
THE
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.
SHORTER LITANY
II
A short pause for silent prayer may be made after each response.
LET
us beseech the all-holy and ever-blessed Trinity to send forth mercy and
grace upon us and upon all people.
O God the Father, have mercy upon us:
O God the Father, have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, have mercy upon us:
O God the Son, have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us:
O God the Holy Ghost, have mercy upon us.
Stretch out thy hand upon us, O Lord, and save us; raise us up and defend
us.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the peace that cometh from above,
and for the salvation of our souls.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the peace of the whole world,
and for the welfare and unity of the Church of God.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the conversion of those in unbelief
and error.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for our country, for this place [or
city], for this Diocese, and for all that dwell therein.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all Christian people throughout
the world.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all Christian princes and governors,
especially our Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all in authority in this land,
especially those in this county [or city or place].
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the Bishops and Clergy of Christ's
Church, especially for N. our Bishop.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all voyagers and travellers.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for stedfastness in the faith for
our brethren beyond the seas.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for all who are sick or suffering,
in mind, body, or estate.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for a holy and happy death, for rest
in paradise, and for the perfect vision of the glory of God.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray that we may follow the blessed saints
and martyrs in bearing our cross before the world.
Lord, have mercy.
Let us pray for the faithful departed.
Lord, have mercy.
Minister.
O GOD of unchangeable power
and eternal light, look favourably on thy whole Church, that wonderful
and sacred mystery; and by the tranquil operation of thy perpetual providence
carry out the work of man's salvation, and let the whole world feel and
see that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which
had grown old are being made new, and all things are returning to perfection
through him from whom they took their origin, even Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Instead
of Lord,
have mercy may be said,
V. Lord, hear our prayer;
R. And let our cry come unto thee.

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