Litany Before or After Holy Communion

by Unknown

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, have mercy on 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..

Jesus, Living Bread which came down from heaven, Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Bread from heaven giving life to the world, Have mercy on us.

Hidden God and Saviour, Have mercy on us.

My Lord and my God, Have mercy on us.

Who hast loved us with an everlasting love, Have mercy on us.

Whose delights are to be with the children of men, Have mercy on us.

Who hast given Thy Flesh for the life of the world, Have mercy on us.

Who dost invite all to come to Thee, Have mercy on us.

Who dost promise eternal life to those who receive Thee, Have mercy on us.

Who hadst desire to eat the Pasch with us, Have mercy on us.

Who art ever ready to receive and welcome us, Have mercy on us.

Who dost stand at our door knocking, Have mercy on us.

Who hast said that if we will open to Thee the door. Thou wilt come in and sup with us, Have mercy on us.

Who dost receive us into Thy arms and bless us with the little children, Have mercy on us.

Who dost suffer us to sit at Thy feet with Magdalen, Have mercy on us.

Who dost invite us to lean on Thy bosom with the beloved disciple, Have mercy on us.

Who hast not left us orphans, Have mercy on us.

Most dear Sacrament, Have mercy on us.

Sacrament of love, Have mercy on us.

Sacrament of sweetness, Have mercy on us.

Life-giving Sacrament, Have mercy on us.

Sacrament of strength, Have mercy on us.

My God, and my All, Have mercy on us.

That our hearts may pant after Thee as the hart after the fountains of water, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst manifest Thyself to us as to the two disciples in the breaking of bread, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may know Thy voice like Magdalen, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That with a lively faith we may confess with the beloved disciple: It is the Lord, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst bless us who have not seen and have believed, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may love Thee in the Blessed Sacrament with our whole heart, with our whole soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That the fruit of each Communion may be fresh love, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That our one desire may be to love Thee and to do Thy will, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That we may ever remain in Thy love, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst teach us how to receive and welcome Thee, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst teach us to pray, and Thyself pray within us, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That with Thee every virtue may come into our souls, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That throughout this day Thou wouldst keep us closely united to Thee. We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst give us grace to persevere to the end, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thou wouldst then be our support and Viaticum, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That with Thee and leaning on Thee we may safely pass through all dangers, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That our last act may be one of perfect love, and our last breath a long deep sigh to be in our Father's house, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That Thy sweet face may smile upon us when we appear before Thee, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That our banishment from Thee, dearest Lord, may not be very long, We beseech Thee, hear us.

That when the time is come, we may fly up from our prison to Thee and in Thy Sacred Heart find our rest forever, We beseech Thee, hear us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Spare us, 0 Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Graciously hear us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us.

V. Stay with us, Lord, because it is toward evening:
R. And the day is now far spent.

Let us pray.

We come to Thee, dear Lord, with the Apostles, saying: Increase our faith. Give us a strong and lively faith in the mystery of Thy Real Presence in the midst of us. Give us the splendid faith of the centurion, which drew from Thee such praise. Give us the faith of the beloved disciple, to know Thee in the dark and say: It is the Lord. Give us the faith of Martha to confess: Thou art Christ the Son of the Living God. Give us the faith of Magdalen to fall at Thy feet crying: Rabboni, Master! Give us the faith of all Thy saints, to whom the Blessed Sacrament has been heaven begun on earth. In every Communion increase our faith; for with faith, love and humility and reverence and all good will come into our souls. Dearest Lord: increase our faith. Amen.