Prayers in honor of the Holy Name of Mary

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Litany of the Life of the Blessed Virgin
(For private recitation only)

Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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 Virgin, sprung from the race of David, pray for us.*
Holy Virgin, espoused to the just Joseph,*
Holy Virgin, bound by an inviolable vow of chastity,*
Holy Virgin, gloriously saluted by the Angel,*
Holy Virgin, full of grace,*
Holy Virgin, blessed among all women,*
Holy Virgin, conceiving by the operation of the Holy Ghost,*
Holy Virgin, bearing in thy womb the Man-God,*
Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord,*
Holy Virgin, Mother of the true Solomon,*
Holy Virgin, visiting Thy cousin Elizabeth,*
Holy Virgin, blest land, whence sprung the Saviour,*
Holy Virgin, holy gate, through which the King of heaven alone may pass,*
Holy Virgin, journeying to Bethlehem with thy spouse Joseph,*
Holy Virgin, bringing into the world thy divine Son,*
Holy Virgin, laying the Son of God in a manger,*
Holy Virgin, visited by the shepherds,*
Holy Virgin, saluted by the Magi,*
Holy Virgin, presenting thy Son to be circumcised,*
Holy Virgin, submitting to the law of purification,*
Holy Virgin, offering thy dear Son in the temple,*
Holy Virgin, flying into Egypt to save thy Child,*
Holy Virgin, returning from Egypt into the land of Israel,*
Holy Virgin, leading an obscure life at Nazareth,*
Holy Virgin, keeping the feasts prescribed by the law,*
Holy Virgin, afflicted at the loss of thy Child, when he was twelve years old,*
Holy Virgin, seeking thy Child for three days sorrowing,*
Holy Virgin, honoring with Thy presence the marriage-feast of Cana,*
Holy Virgin, graciously representing to Thy Son the want of wine,*
Holy Virgin, obtaining a miracle by thy intercession,*
Holy Virgin, following thy Son in His ministrations,*
Holy Virgin, sharing the sorrows of thy Son,*
Holy Virgin, standing at the foot of the cross,*
Holy Virgin, confided by thy Son to the beloved disciple,*
Holy Virgin, pierced with a sword of sorrow,*
Holy Virgin, filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost,*
Holy Virgin, called Blessed by all generations,*
Holy Virgin, reigning in heaven,*


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 takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.


V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray:

Protect, O Lord, Thy servants by Thy gracious and abundant help, and grant that our confidence in the protection of the blessed Mary ever Virgin may obtain for us security against all enemies and all dangers. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen