Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Composed by Cardinal Newman)
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 Ghost,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Heart of Mary,
Pray for us.
Heart of Mary, according to the heart of God,
Pray for us.
Heart of Mary, united to the Heart of Jesus,
Pray for us.
Heart of Mary, organ of the Holy Ghost,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, sanctuary of the Divine Trinity,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, tabernacle of God Incarnate,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, immaculate from thy creation,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, full of grace,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, blessed among all hearts,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, Throne of glory,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, most humble,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, holocaust of Divine Love,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, fastened to the Cross with Jesus Crucified,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, comfort of the afflicted,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, hope of the agonizing,
Pray for us
Heart of Mary, seat of mercy,
Pray for us
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.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Immaculate Mary, meek and humble of heart.
Make our hearts according to the Heart of Jesus.
Let us pray:
O most merciful God, who for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the miserable, wast pleased that the Most Pure Heart of Mary should be most like in charity and pity to the Divine Heart of Thy Son, Jesus Christ: grant that we who commemorate this sweet and loving Heart may, by the merits and intercession of the same Blessed Virgin, merit to be found according to the Heart of Jesus. Through the same Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Note: The saintly John Henry Newman, in filial devotion to the Mother of God and of man, composed this litany in honor of the Immaculate (Pure) Heart soon after his reception into the Catholic Church (1845).
Taken from “Kyrie Eleison” by Benjamin Francis Musser.
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