Litany to the Holy Family

A litany to the Holy Family offers a beautiful meditation, especially during Christmas season. Pray with a group (responses in italics) or alone. This litany is a reminder to imitate the Holy Family in this life, so that we may enjoy with them the life to come.

Prayer:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen

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

Holy Mary, pray for us
Holy Mother of God, pray for us
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us

St. Michael, leader of the heavenly host, pray for us
St. Gabriel, messenger of the divine plan, pray for us
St. Raphael, companion on our journey, pray for us

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Pray for us
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, most worthy of our veneration, Pray for us
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, called “the Holy Family” from all time, Pray for us
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, son, mother, and head of the Holy Family, Pray for us
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, divine child, pure spouse, and chaste spouse, Pray for us
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, restorers of fallen families, Pray for us
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, image of the Blessed Trinity here on earth, Pray for us
Holy Family, tested by the greatest of difficulties, Pray for us
Holy Family, with much suffering on the journey to Bethlehem, Pray for us
Holy Family, without a welcome in Bethlehem, Pray for us
Holy Family, visited by the poor shepherds, Pray for us
Holy Family, obliged to live in a stable, Pray for us
Holy Family, praised by the angels, Pray for us
Holy Family, venerated by the wise men from the East, Pray for us
Holy Family, greeted by the pious Simeon in the temple, Pray for us
Holy Family, persecuted and exiled to a foreign country, Pray for us
Holy Family, hidden and unknown in Nazareth, Pray for us
Holy Family, faithful in the observance of divine laws, Pray for us
Holy Family, perfect model of the Christian family, Pray for us
Holy Family, center of peace and concord, Pray for us
Holy Family, whose protector is a model of paternal care, Pray for us
Holy Family, whose mother is a model of maternal diligence, Pray for us
Holy Family, whose Divine Child is a model of filial obedience, Pray for us
Holy Family, poor in material goods, but rich in divine blessings, Pray for us
Holy Family, as nothing in the eyes of men, but so great in heaven, Pray for us
Holy Family, our support in life and our hope in death, Pray for us
Holy Family, patron and protector of our Congregation, Pray for us

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.  Christ, graciously hear us.

Let us pray.

Let us pray. O God of infinite goodness and kindness, who has deigned to call us to this Family, give us the grace to venerate Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, so that, imitating them in this life, we may enjoy with them the life to come. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen

Saturday Mass Schedule:

4:00 PM-ST. CATHERINE SIENNA MISSION PARISH (HUMANSVILLE)

6:30 PM-SACRED HEART (BOLIVAR)

Sunday Mass Schedule

8:00 AM-SACRED HEART (BOLIVAR)

10:30 AM-SACRED HEART (BOLIVAR)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church:    1405 W Fair Play St, Bolivar, MO, 65613

Office Hours:

8:00 AM-4:00PM (Closed for Lunch from 12:00PM-1:00PM and on Holy Days)

Phone Number: 417-326-5596

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