009. A LITANY FOR THE CONVERSION OF ALL MEN
HELPS TO INTERCESSION. A LITANY FOR THE CONVEKSION OF ALL MEN.
O GOD the Father, of heaven: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
O, God the Son, Kedeemer of the world: have mqrcy upon us miserable sinners.
O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son: have mercy upon us miserable sinners. holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three Persons, and one God: have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins: spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever.
Spare us, good Lord. From evil tempers and self-will, Good Lord, deliver us.
2 A Litany. From the vanity of worldly pleasure and the anxieties of worldly business, Good Lord, deliver us. From the guile and malice of the devil, Good Lord, deliver us. From all want of faith in Thy power, wisdom, and goodness, Good Lord, deliver us. From all want of Thy holy fear, from irreverence in Thy worship, frdm neglect of Thy commandments, and from forgetfulness of Thy continual presence, Good Lord, deliver us. From all want of love to Thee, and blindness to Thine excellence, Good Lord, deliver us. From all want of trust in Thine almighty power.
Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. I. ] From the worship of any creature, by superstition, covetousness, or undue affection, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoaiM. II. ] From misconceptions or unworthy ideas of Thine infinite Majesty, Good Lord, deliver us.
[COMM. III. ] From timidity in confessing Ihee before men by reverent homage of mind and body, Good Lord, deliver us. A Litany. it From profanation of Thy holy Name, by levity in sacred things, Good Lord, deliver us. From forgetfulness of our dedication to Thee, as baptized in Thy holy Name, Good Lord, deliver us. From ignorance of the power of holy ordinances which are administered in Thy holy Name, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. IV. ] From neglect of Thy presence in the assembly of Thy people, by irregular at tendance or wandering thoughts, Good Lord, deliver us. From want of reverence towards Thy holy Word, Good Lord, deliver us. From the maintenance of private opinions and human traditions making it of none effect, Good Lord, deliver us. From the neglect of times set apart for Thine especial worship, Good Lord, deliver us. From seeking our own present gratification on Thy holy day, to the hurt of the soul, Good Lord, deliver us. From a want of pure intention in devoting all actions to Thy glory, Good Lord, deliver us.
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4 A- Litany. From neglect of honouring Thee with the firstfruits of our increase, and the tenth of oursubstance, Good Lord, deliver us. From the love of self, from boasting, pride, and blasphemy, and from forgetfulness of our entire dependence upon Thee, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. V. ] From want of reverence to parents, and others that have lawful authority over us, Good Lord, deliver ut. From want of love to those whom Thou hast made the channels of life to us, whether natural or spiritual, Good Lord, deliver us. From want of thankfulness to Thee for the blessings of natural birth and subsequent sanctification, Good Lord, deliver us. From pride of station, and discontent with appointed superiors, Good Lord, deliver us. From boldness of demeanour, or discourtesy In word or action, Good Lord, deliver us. From despising Thy goodness in any of Thy people, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. VI. ] From malice and hatred; from party-spirit, and vindictiveness, Good Lord, deliver us. A Litany. 5. From fierceness of temper, irritability, and sullenness, Good Lord, deliver us. From all words or actions which may injure others, whether collectively or individually, Good Lord, deliver us. From any habit that is inconsistent with our domestic duty and natural affection, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. VII. J From all impurity, whether in thought, word, or deed, ^ Good Lord, deliver us.
JfroM fastidiousness of diet, from the undue indulgence of appetite, and from all enervating gratifications of the flesh, Good Lord, deliver us. From vanity of dress and bodily display, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. VIII. ] From falsehood and injustice in contracts and promises, from false pretences and theft, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. IX. ] From sneering and disparagement, from exaggeration and slander, Good Lord, deliver us. From all untruthfulness, Good Lord, deliver us.
[CoMM. X. ] From idleness, from all discontent
6 A Litany. with our own position, and from envy and covetousness, Good Lord, deliver us. From the desire of anything but what is agree able to Thy will, Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy Birth and subjection to the law, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thine obedience to the parents whom Thou didst adopt, and by the toil of Thy poverty, Good Lord deliver us. By Thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thine endurance of contradiction, and by Thy compassion for Thine enemies, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy watching in prayer, Thine Agony and bloody Sweat, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy Cross and Passion; Thy Death and Burial, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy glorious Kesurrection and Ascension, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy Mediatorial Intercession, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, Good Lord, deliver us. A Litany. 7. By Thy desire for the sanctification of Thy Church, Good Lord, deliver us. By Thy mercy in our election to he Thy people, Good Lord, deliver us. In all seasons when we are tempted by the corruption of the flesh, or the violence of the wicked one, Good Lord, deliver us.
We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, Lord God; and that it may please Thee to perfect Thy holy Church in unity of faith and discipline, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to provide Thy Church with all that is outwardly necessary for the accom plishment of Thy work in the conversion of souls; We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to give Thy Priests a spirit of faithfulness, devotion, and love towards Thyself;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to make them examples to Thy flock, in the sanctity of their conversation;
We. “beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to touch the hearts of all who minister in holy things with a reverent, appreciation of Thy holy mysteries; We beseech Thee, $c. That it may please Thee to stir up within them
8 A Litany. the spirit of wisdom, that Thy Church may be enabled to execute Thy holy will in all perfectness;
We beseech Thee, dc. That it may please Thee to give them an earnest zeal, and a tender care for souls; We beseech Thee, $c. That it may please Thee to increase the num ber of those who labour in Thy harvest; We beseech Thte, <&c. That it may please Thee to stir up the zeal of all Thy faithful people, for the promotion of every good work;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to cast out of Thy Church all error and worldliness, and to strengthen her with faith and purity j We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to supply whatever is wanting to Thy Church, and to amend whatever is amiss in her;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to unite for ever in Thy love all who are joined with us in theobservance of any outward rules of life; We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to pardon those with whom we have at any time shared in sin, giving them repentance if they have not repented, and
4 Litany. 9. perfecting their sanctification according to Thy will;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to bless, according to their several necessities, all those who have asked our prayers;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to forgive those who have done us any wrong, and to keep us from anything which may stand in the way of perfect reconciliation between us;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to bless the Queen, and all the Eoyal Family;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to bless those who are high in station, and to make them eminent in piety;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to direct the consultations of the Parliament to the advancement of Thy glory, and the well-being of our nation at home and abroad;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to confer all places of trust and honour on such as are most truly fitted and disposed to serve Thee and promote the good of those committed to their charge; We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to incline all whom
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Thou hast endowed with wealth, power, and wisdom, to live in subservience to Thy holy will;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to make them more conscious of their responsibility, and more liberal in the promotion of holy objects; We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to raise up among us a deeper sense of truth and justice in commercial dealings one towards another;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to keep us from all unholy wars, and to prosper our army with courage, discipline, and piety;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to strengthen in habits of industry all who are called to manual labour;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to prosper our farmers and agricultural labourers, and to raise our vil lages from the degradation of sin; We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to make employers more careful on behalf of those who serve them; We beseech Thee, &c< That it may please Thee to fill with Thy true knowledge all who have the education of youth; We beseech Thee, <&c. A Litany. 11. That it may please Thee to keep the young from the seductions of worldly pleasure, that they may grow up in Thy favour;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to restrain the headBtrong passions of men;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to bless the aged, for giving their past sins, and hallowing with Thy grace the small remnant of their lives; We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all who at this moment are near to death, and to. grant them forgiveness of sins, and a happy entrance into Paradise;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to cleanse our cities from all impurity, revelry, and unseemliness; We beseech Thee, <&c.
Thai it may please Thee to inspire the rich With an earnest care for the removal from them of all such temptations to vice as arise from want of better social arrangement and regulated houseroom;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to bless our seaports and colonies; and to grant that those whopromote the wealth of the country may not lose Thy true riches;
We beseech Thee, <&c.
12 A. Litany. That it may please Thee to lead all persons to Beek their happiness from Thee alone; We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to extend the means of grace to all in our own land, and in our colonies, who have them not;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to convert all hardened sinners;
We beseech Thee, dc. That it may please Thee to pardon those who think or speak evil of us; and to unite us in mutual charity;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to overcome theprejudices of those who keep aloof from the teaching of Thy holy Word;
We beseech Thee, $c. That it may please Thee to extend the know ledge of the faith to those who have not heard thereof;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to bless all existing missions, and to increase their number; We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all who are in error, and bring them into the way of Thy truth;
We beseech Thee, <&c. A Litany. 13. That it may please Thee to bless all Christian nations, purifying them from every taint of in fidelity or superstition, and perfecting them in the faith;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to make all nations to be at peace one with another, as befits the unity of Thy Holy Church;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to pardon our sins, whereby we have marred the progress of Thy kingdom;
We beseech Thee, &c. That it may please Thee to hasten the day of Thine appearing, and the consummation of bliss to those who are at rest;
We beseech Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to give us meanwhile an earnest longing for it, that we may live in its expectation;
We beseeeh Thee, <&c. That it may please Thee to perfect us now in Thy love, that we may hereafter attain to the full fruition of Thy glory;
We beseech Thee, <&e.
Son of God: we beseech Thee to hear us.
Son of God: we beseech Thee to hear us.
Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world;
Grant us Thy peace.
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Lamb of God: that takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy upon us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, hear us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, &c.
Lord Jesus, teach us to love Thee, and to abide with Thee in the love of the Father for ever.
Amen.
N. B. — Persons using this Litany may take dif ferent portions for different days, if it be too long to be said throughout. The deprecations assigned to the Ten Commandments may at times be omitted, and the suffrages between the two black lines pp. 9 and 12.