Litany of the Most Precious Blood
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, 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 Spirit, — have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, — have mercy on us.
Respond: save us.
- Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the eternal Father,
- Blood of Christ, incarnate Word of God,
- Blood of Christ, of the new and eternal covenant,
- Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony,
- Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the scourging,
- Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the crowning with thorns,
- Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,
- Blood of Christ, price of our salvation,
- Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,
- Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,
- Blood of Christ, stream of mercy,
- Blood of Christ, victor over demons,
- Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs,
- Blood of Christ, strength of confessors,
- Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins,
- Blood of Christ, help of those in peril,
- Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened,
- Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow,
- Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent,
- Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying,
- Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,
- Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life,
- Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory,
- Blood of Christ, most worthy of all honour and glory,
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, — spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, — graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, — have mercy on us.
V. You have redeemed us, O Lord, in your Blood.
R. And made us into a kingdom for our God.
Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, who appointed your only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world and willed to be appeased by his Blood, grant us, we beg you, so to venerate with solemn worship the price of our salvation, that its power may here on earth keep us safe from the evils of the present life, and we may rejoice in its fruit for ever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
In Latin
Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Pater de cælis, Deus, miserere nobis.
Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis.
Spiritus Sancte, Deus, miserere nobis.
Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, miserere nobis.
Sanguis Christi, Unigeniti Patris æterni, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, Verbi Dei Incarnati, Sanguis Christi, Novi et æterni Testamenti, Sanguis Christi, in agonia decurrens in terram, Sanguis Christi, in flagellatione profluens, Sanguis Christi, in coronatione spinarum emanans, Sanguis Christi, in cruce effusus, Sanguis Christi, pretium nostræ salutis, Sanguis Christi, sine quo non fit remissio, Sanguis Christi, in Eucharistia potus et lavacrum animarum, Sanguis Christi, flumen misericordiæ, Sanguis Christi, victor dæmonum, Sanguis Christi, fortitudo Martyrum, Sanguis Christi, virtus Confessorum, Sanguis Christi, germinans Virgines, Sanguis Christi, periclitantium robur, Sanguis Christi, levamen laborantium, Sanguis Christi, in fletu solatium, Sanguis Christi, spes pœnitentium, Sanguis Christi, solamen morientium, Sanguis Christi, pax et dulcedo cordium, Sanguis Christi, pignus vitæ æternæ, Sanguis Christi, animas liberans de lacu purgatorii, Sanguis Christi, omni gloria et honore dignissime, salva nos.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
V. Redemisti nos, Domine, in sanguine tuo.
R. Et fecisti nos Deo nostro regnum.
Oremus. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui Unigenitum Filium tuum mundi Redemptorem constituisti, ac eius Sanguine placari voluisti: concede, quæsumus, salutis nostræ pretium ita venerari atque a præsentis vitæ malis eius virtute defendi in terris, ut fructu perpetuo lætemur in cælis. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.