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Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus

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 us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, Save us.

Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, Save us.

Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony, Save us.

Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging, Save us.

Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns, Save us.

Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Price of our salvation, Save us.

Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls, Save us.

Blood of Christ, river of mercy, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Victor over demons, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Courage of martyrs, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Strength of confessors, Save us.

Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Help of those in peril, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Relief of the burdened, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Solace in sorrow, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Hope of the penitent, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Consolation of the dying, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Peace and Tenderness of hearts, Save us.

Blood of Christ, Pledge of Eternal Life, Save us.

Blood of Christ, freeing souls from Purgatory, Save us.

Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor, Save us.

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

Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in Thy Blood, And made of us a kingdom for our God.

Let Us Pray:

Almighty and Eternal God, Thou hast appointed Thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by His Blood. Grant, we beseech Thee, that we may worthily adore This Sacrifice for our salvation, and through Its Power be safeguarded from the evils of this present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in Heaven. Through the will of the Most Holy Trinity. Amen.

Source: Treasury of Novenas, Father Lawrence G. Lovesick


19 posted on 03/07/2009 11:27:47 PM PST by Robert Drobot (Qui non intelligit aut discat aut tace)
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To: Robert Drobot
CALENDAR of the SAINTS

8 March 2009 Anno Dómini

"....and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. ~ ~ Apocalypse

Α Ω

Saint Arian and Companions

An Alexandrian martyr with Theatrics and three others. Arian was the governor of Thebes. He and his companions witnessed the martyrdom of Saint Apollonius and Saint Philemon in Alexandria and were converted. Upon confessing the faith, the men were thrown into the sea.

Α Ω

Saint Bead

Irish bishop. He was called Abode, receiving the prefix "Bee" because of his evident holiness. He was the bishop of Ardcarne. One of his relics, called the "Bell of Saint Beoadh," has long been venerated and recognized as a work of art.

Α Ω

Saint Duthus

Also known as :

  • Chief Confessor of Ireland and Scotland

  • Chief Confessor of Ireland and Scotland

  • Dothow

  • Dubtach

  • Duthac

  • Duthac of Ross

  • Duthacus

  • Duthak

Educated in Ireland. Bishop of Ross, Scotland. Died 8 March 1065 in Ireland of natural causes; interred in the original Saint Duthus Chapel, Tain, Scotland; body found to be incorrupt; relics translated to the Saint Duthus Collegiate Church in the 14th century; relics destroy in 1560 as part of the Protestant Reformation.

Α Ω

Saint Herenia

African martyr.

Α Ω

Saint Humphrey

Also known as : Hunfrid

Benedictine monk. Bishop of Therouanne. Cared for and supported his flock during Norman invasion. Special devotion to the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ.

Α Ω


Saint Juan de Dios

Also known as : John of God


Grew up working as a shepherd in Castile. He led a misspent a wild youth, and travelled over much of Europe and north Africa as a soldier in the army of Charles V, and as a mercenary. Fought through a brief period of insanity. Sold religious books and pictures in Gibraltar, though without any religious conviction himself. In his 40's he received a vision of the Infant Jesus who called him John of God. To make up for the misery he had caused as a soldier, he left the military, rented a house in Granada, Spain, and began caring for the sick, poor, homeless and unwanted. He gave what he had, begged for those who couldn't, carried those who could not move on their own, and converted both his patients and those who saw him work with them. Friend of Saint John of Avila, on whom he tried to model his life. John founded the Order of Charity and the Order of Hospitallers of Saint John of God.

Α Ω

Saint Jon Helgi Ogmundarson

Also known as :

  • Ogmund

  • Apostle of Iceland

    Disciple of Isleifur, bishop of Skalholt, Iceland. First bishop of Holar, Iceland in 1106. Great evangelist of the island.

    Α Ω

    Saint Julian of Toledo

    Archbishop of Toledo, the first to serve as primate over the entire Iberian peninsula. He was reportedly of Jewish descent but was raised a Christian and became a monk at Agali under St. Eugene. Julian eventually became abbot and then a bishop in 680. A powerful Church leader in his era, he convened synods, established Toledo as the primal see of Spain and Portugal, revised the Mozarabic liturgy, and wrote Prognostics, on death.

    Α Ω

    Saint Philemon

    Actor. Musician. Convert. Martyred during the Emperor Diocletian persecutions of Christians. Bound hand and foot, then drowned 305 A.D.

    Α Ω

    Saint Pontius

    Deacon of Carthage. Companion in exile, biographer of, and witness at the trial and execution Saint Cyprian of Carthage.

    Α Ω

    Saint Provinus of Como

    Disciple of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Coadjutor to Saint Felix, bishop of Como, whom he succeeded in 391.

    Α Ω

    Saint Quintilis

    Martryed at Nicomedia.

    Α Ω

    Saint Rhian

    Welsh abbot. He is virtually unknown save for giving his name to Llanrhian, Dyfed, Wales.

    Α Ω


    Saint Senan

    Also known as :

  • Senames

  • Senan of Scattery

  • Senames of Inis Cathaigh

Apparently born to a Christian farm family. Educated by Saint Naul and a saintly monk named Cassidan. Monk at Kilmanagh (Kilkenny). Founded a monastery at Enniscorthy. Pilgrim to Rome and to Tours, a center of monasticism at the time. Founded several churches and monasteries including houses at Iniscarra. Spiritual teacher of Saint Aiden of Lindesfarne. Aquaintance of Saint David of Wales, and friend of Saint Cannera of Inis Cathaig. In later life he retired to Inish Cathaig (Scattery Island) on the river Shannon; the river is believed to have been named for him. Bishop. Legend says that he chased away the Cathach, a type of monstrous sea serpent, from the island by ordering it, in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, to depart.

Α Ω


Saint Siméon-François Berneux

Also known as : Simon Berneux

Born to a poor family. Felt a call to the priesthood at age ten. Entered the seminary in Mans, France in 1831. Due to health problems, he had to leave seminary for two years during which time he worked as a tutor. Ordained on 20 May 1837. Professor and spiritual director at the Mans seminary. Joined the Paris Foreign Missionary Society on 15 July 1839, leaving for the Far East missions on 15 January 1840. Missionary to Viet Nam. Captured, beaten and sentenced to death for spreading the Faith, but released due to the intercession of a French admiral. Missionary in Singapore and Macao. Appointed fourth vicar apostolic of Korea and titular bishop of Capsa on 5 August 1854. Built a seminary in Paeron, Korea. Began publishing Catholic books in Korean. So many locals converted that bishop Siméon and his foreign priests were imprisoned on 23 February 1866, and on 6 March 1866 were sentenced to death. Beheaded on 8 March 1866 at Saenamteo, Seoul (modern South Korea); relics translated to Berlin, Germany in 2001 One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Α Ω

Saint Stephen of Obazine

Pious youth. Priest. Hermit with another priest named Pierre. The pair's reputation for holiness drew so many spiritual students that in the year 1134, with the approval of the bishop of Tulle, they founded a monastery composed of many small huts in the forest. The monks were noted for their severe autsterity, and spent most of their time in prayer and study. Nearby at Coyroux they founded a convent for 150 nuns along similar lines.

As there was no written Rule for the community, Stephen joined the Cistercians in 1142, and the monks and nuns in the forest followed suit. He affiliated his house with the Cistercians in 1147, and served as abbot.

The monastery was suppressed in the repressions of the French Revolution, and its property seized in 1791. The abbey church survives, and serves as a parish church.

Α Ω

Saint Veremundus

Benedictine abbot. Born in Navarre, Spain, he joined the Benedictines at the abbey of Our Lady of Hirache and eventually was elected abbot, succeeding his uncle, Munius. Under his leadership, the monastery became quite influential in the religious life of the region. A miracle worker, Veremundus was much sought after as a royal counselor. He also was known for his deep religious fervor, his aid to the poor, and traditionally is reported as feeding three thousand at an abbey during a famine. He was also famous for his successful defense of the Mozarabic rite.

Α Ω

Blessed Vincent Kadlubek

Also known as :

  • Vincent Kadlubo

  • Vincent Kadlubko

  • Vincent of Cracow

  • Wincenty Kadlubek

Born wealthy. Studied in France and Italy. Provost of the cathedral of Sandomir. May have been the principal of the cathedral school of Cracow, Poland. Bishop of Cracow, Poland from 28 March 1208. Worked to reform the clergy and invigorate the laity in his diocese. Supported monasteries in Sulejow, Koprzywnica, and Jedrzejow. Peacemaker between Hungary and Poland over the area of Galicia. Vincent resigned his see in 1218, and became the first Polish Cistercian monk, entering the house at Jedrzejow. Noted writer, author of the Chronicles of the Kings and Princes of Poland.

Α Ω


20 posted on 03/07/2009 11:35:24 PM PST by Robert Drobot (Qui non intelligit aut discat aut tace)
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To: Robert Drobot

Thank you for posting this and all the Traditional Sunday Propers. I will pray this Litany tonight before retiring.

Things are so scary now, including many of the doomer threads on FreeRepublic. Many of the stable things we took for granted in our lives as Americans will be no longer. Our once most-prosperous country on earth is slumping as though the foundation had undetected corrosion for the last several decades. Some of us suspected there was rust underneath the lavish living and reckless lending so extant in the recent times, but were powerless to do anything about it, or even comment for fear of being criticized and ostracized due to our “negative thinking”. Now that Satan has put his understudy in the White House, and the government is systematically eliminating all things Catholic and Christian, I am starting to understand why we devotees of Fatima were told to depend on God and God only in the end.

Even if all else is gone, I hope to be able to retrieve a tattered scrap of a paper with prayers on it and hold it firmly, knowing the answer to all our needs is there.


27 posted on 03/07/2009 11:56:11 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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