Litany of Saint Dominic

The Litany of Saint Dominic is a cherished Catholic prayer invoking the intercession of Saint Dominic, a Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, celebrated for his preaching, devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and tireless efforts to spread the Gospel. As a promoter of the Rosary and a defender of the faith, he is a patron of preachers and astronomers. This litany is for private use.

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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.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.

Our glorious father, Saint Dominic, pray for us.
Follower of Jesus Christ, pray for us.
Eminently endowed with the virtues of His Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for us.
Singularly devoted to our Blessed Lady, pray for us.
Promoter of her honor, pray for us.
Promulgator of the Holy Rosary, pray for us.
Splendor of the Priesthood, pray for us.
Founder of the Friars Preachers, pray for us.
Confounder of the Albigenses, pray for us.
Reviver of ecclesiastical discipline, pray for us.
Rose of patience, pray for us.
Most ardent for the salvation of souls, pray for us.
Most desirous of martyrdom, pray for us.
Evangelical man, pray for us.
Doctor of truth, pray for us.
Ivory of chastity, pray for us.
Man of truly apostolic heart, pray for us.
Poor in the midst of riches, pray for us.
Rich in an unspotted life, pray for us.
Burning with zeal for perishing souls, pray for us.
Preacher of the Gospel, pray for us.
Rule of abstinence, pray for us.
Herald of heavenly things, pray for us.
Salt of the earth, pray for us.
You who watered the earth with your precious blood, pray for us.
Shining in the choir of virgins, pray for us.
Saint Dominic, most humble, pray for us.
Saint Dominic, most obedient, pray for us.
Saint Dominic, most chaste, pray for us.
Saint Dominic, most charitable, pray for us.
That at the hour of death we may be received into Heaven with you, pray for us.

Be merciful to us, O Lord, and pardon us.
Be merciful to us, O Lord, and graciously hear us.

From all sin and evil, O Lord, deliver us.
From the snares of the devil, O Lord, deliver us.
From eternal death, deliver us.

By the merits of our holy father, Saint Dominic, deliver us.
By his ardent love, deliver us.
By his indefatigable zeal, deliver us.
By his extraordinary labors, deliver us.
By his inexpressible penances, deliver us.
By his voluntary poverty, deliver us.
By his perpetual chastity, deliver us.
By his perfect obedience, deliver us.
By his profound humility, deliver us.
By his rare constancy, deliver us.
By all his other virtues, deliver us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy father, Saint Dominic,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Grant, we beseech You, O Almighty God, that we who are weighed down by the burden of our sins may be relieved by the patronage of Saint Dominic, Your confessor and our father. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.