Litany For The Holy Communion

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.

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.

Jesus, hidden God and Saviour,
Have mercy on us.

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

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

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

Jesus, Who invites all to come to Thee,
Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who promises eternal life to those who receive Thee,
Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who with desire desires to eat this Pasch with us,
Have mercy on us.

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

Jesus, Who stands at our door knocking,
Have mercy on us.

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

Jesus, Who receives us into Thy arms
and blesses us with the little children,
Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who suffers us to sit at Thy feet with Magdalen,
Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who invites us to lean on Thy bosom
with the beloved disciple,
Have mercy on us.

Jesus, Who has 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 yet 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, 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.

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 the 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.