BIBLICAL LITANY OF HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

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Jan 1

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.

Holy Mary, – pray for us. (Repeat after each line.)

Greeted by the Angel Gabriel (Lk 1:28) –
Full of grace (Lk 1:28) –
Mother of Jesus (Lk 1:31) –
Mother of the Son of the Most High (Lk 1:32) –
Mother of the Son of David (Lk 1:32) –
Mother of the King of Israel (Lk 1:33) –
Mother by act of the Holy Spirit (Lk 1:35; Mt 1:20) –

Handmaid of the Lord (Lk 1:38) –
Virgin, Mother of Emmanuel (Mt 1:23 [7:14; Mt 5:2]) –
You in whom Word became flesh (Jn 1:14) –
You in whom the Word dwelt among us (Jn 1:14) –
Blessed among all women (Lk 1:41; [Jdt 13:18]) –
Mother of the Lord (Lk 1:43) –

Happy are you who have believed in the words uttered by the Lord (Lk 1:43) –
Lowly handmaid of the Lord (Lk 1:48) –
Called blessed by all generations (Lk 1:48) –
You in whom the Almighty worked wonders (Lk 1:48) –
Heiress of the promises made to Abraham (Lk 1:55) –
Mother of the new Isaac (Lk 1:37 [Gn 18:14]) –
You who gave birth to your firstborn at Bethlehem (Lk 2:7) –
You who wrapped your Child in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger (Lk 2:7) –

Woman from whom Jesus was born (Gal 4:4; Mt 1:16, 21) –
Mother of the Saviour (Lk 2:11; Mt 1:21) –
Mother of the Messiah (Lk 2:11; Mt 1:21) –
You who were found by the shepherds with Joseph and the newborn Child (Lk 2:16) –
You who kept and meditated on all things in your heart (Lk 2:19) –
You who offered Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:22) –
You who put Jesus into the arms of Simeon (Lk 2:28) –
You who marvelled at what was said of Jesus (Lk 2:33) –
You whose soul a sword should pierce (Lk 2:35) –
Mother who were found together with the Child by the Wise Men (Mt 2:11) – Mother whom Joseph took into refuge in Egypt (Mt 2:14) –
You who took the Child Jesus to Jerusalem for the Passover (Lk 2:42) – You who searched for Jesus for three days (Lk 2:46) –
You who found Jesus again in His Father's house ( Lk 2:46-49) –

Mother whom Jesus obeyed at Nazareth (Lk 2:51) –
Model of widows (Mk 6:3) –
Jesus' companion at the marriage feast at Cana (Jn 2:1-2) –
You who told the servants, "Do as He shall tell you" (Jn 2:5) –
You who gave rise to Jesus' first miracle (Jn 2:11) –
Mother of Jesus for having done the Will of the Father in heaven (Mt 12:50) –

Mary who chose the better part (Lk 10:42) –
Blessed for having heard the Word of God and kept it (Lk 11:28) –
Mother standing at the foot of the Cross (Jn 19:25) –
Mother of the disciple whom Jesus loved (Jn 19:26-27) –
Queen of the Apostles, persevering in prayer with them (Acts 1:14) –
Woman clothed with the sun (Rv 12:1) –
Woman crowned with twelve stars (Rv 12:1) –
Sorrowful Mother of the Church (Rv 12:2) –
Glorious Mother of the Messiah (Rv 12:5) –
Image of the new Jerusalem (Rv 21:2) –
River of living water, flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb (Rv 22:1 [Ps 45:5]) – pray for us.

Let us pray:
Grant, we beg You, O Lord God,
that we Your servants
may enjoy lasting health of mind and body,
and by the glorious intercession
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
be delivered from present sorrow
and enter into the joy of eternal happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.