Prayer for the Heathen
Saint
Francis Xavier
Eternal God,
Creator of all things,
remember that You alone
has created the souls of
unbelievers,
which You have made
according to Your Image and Likeness.
Behold, O Lord,
how to Your dishonour many
of them are falling into Hell.
Remember, O Lord,
Your Son Jesus Christ,
Who so generously shed His
Blood and suffered for them.
Do not permit that Your
Son, Our Lord,
remain unknown by
unbelievers,
but, with the help of Your
Saints and the Church,
the Bride of Your Son,
remember Your mercy,
forget their idolatry and
infidelity,
and make them know Him,
Who You have sent,
Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Our Lord,
Who is our salvation,
our life, and our
resurrection,
through Whom we have been
saved and redeemed,
and to Whom is due glory
forever.
Amen.
For Various Types of Christians
Saint
Irenaes of Lyons
Father,
give perfection to
beginners,
understanding to the
little ones,
and help to those who are
running their course.
Give sorrow to the
negligent,
fervour to the lukewarm,
and a good consummation to
the perfect.
Litany for the Souls
in Purgatory
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 the souls of the faithful departed.
God the Son, Redeemer of
the world, have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
God the Holy Spirit, have
mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Mary, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
Holy Mother of God, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Michael, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Gabriel, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
All ye holy angels and
archangels, pray for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint John the Baptist,
pray for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Joseph, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
All ye holy patriarchs and
prophets, pray for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Peter, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Paul, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
Saint John, pray for the
souls of the faithful departed.
All ye holy apostles and
evangelists,pray for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Stephen, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Lawrence, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
All ye holy martyrs,pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Gregory, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Ambrose, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
All ye holy bishops and
confessors, pray for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Mary Magdalen, pray
for the souls of the faithful departed.
Saint Catherine, pray for
the souls of the faithful departed.
All ye holy virgins and
widows, pray for the souls of the faithful departed.
All ye saints of God, make
intercession for the souls of the faithful departed.
Be merciful, Spare them, O
Lord.
Be merciful, Hear them, O
Lord.
From all evil, O Lord,
deliver them.
From Thy wrath,O Lord,
deliver them.
From the flame of fire, O
Lord, deliver them.
From the region of the
shadow of death, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thine Immaculate
Conception, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy Nativity, O
Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy Most Holy
Name, O Lord, deliver them.
Through the multitude of
Thy tender mercies, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy most bitter
Passion, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy most Sacred
Wounds, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thy most Precious
Blood, O Lord, deliver them.
Through Thine ignominious
death, by which Thou hast destroyed our death, O Lord, deliver them.
We sinners, we beseech
Thee, hear us.
O Thou Who didst absolve
the sinner woman and hear the prayer of the good thief, we beseech
Thee, hear us.
That thou wouldst release
our deceased parents, relations and benefactors from the bonds of
their sins and the punishment for them, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst hasten
the day of visiting Thy faithful detained in the receptacles of
sorrow, and wouldst transport them to the city of eternal peace, we
beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst shorten
the time of expiation for their sins and graciously admit them into
the holy sanctuary, into which no unclean thing can enter, we beseech
Thee, hear us.
That through the prayers
and alms of Thy Church, and especially by the inestimable Sacrifice
of Thy Holy Altar, Thou wouldst receive them into the tabernacle of
rest and crown their longing hopes with everlasting fruition, Son of
God, we beseech Thee, hear us.
Lamb of God, Who takest
away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest
away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Lamb of God, Who takest
away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear
us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Our Father
V. And lead us not into
temptation,
R. But deliver us from all
evil. Amen.
V. From the gates of Hell,
R. Deliver their souls, O
Lord.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. O Lord, hear my
prayer,
R. And let my cry come
unto Thee.
Let Us Pray
O God, Creator and
Redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy departed
servants the remission of all their sins,
that through our pious
supplications they may obtain the pardon which they have always
desired. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
O God, the Giver of pardon
and the Lover of the salvation of men, we beg Thy clemency on behalf
of our brethren, kinsfolk and benefactors who have departed this
life, that by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and of all
the saints, Thou wouldst receive them into the joys of Thine
everlasting kingdom. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
O God, to Whom it belongs
always to have mercy and to spare, be favorably propitious to the
souls of Thy servants and grant them the remission of all their sins,
that being delivered from the bonds of this mortal life, they may be
admitted to life everlasting. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
