Litany for the deceased

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The litany for the deceased is a litany of the Catholic Church .

It is prayed by Catholics in the days between death and burial. The congregation gathers in the church or in the cemetery in the house of the dead . The litany is also prayed for the deceased during the wake or after the rosary . Like all litanies of the Roman Catholic Church, it is a communal plea and supplication in alternating song between the prayer leader or cantor and the community.

The course of the prayer

Prayer, Giotto di Bondone
Prayer leader All (community)
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ hear us. Christ hear us.
God the Father in Heaven. Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world Have mercy on us.
God Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us.
Holy Triune God Have mercy on us.

Invocation of Mary and the Saints

Introduction (melody)
Prayer leader All (community)
Holy Mary taken to heaven pray for her (him).
You our mother, pray for her (him).
Refuge for sinners pray for her (him).
Saint Joseph, pray for her (him).
Saint Michael, pray for her (him).
Saint N. (namesake of the deceased), pray for her (him).
You saints of our land, pray for her (him).
All the saints of God pray for her (him).
Prayer leader All (community)
We proclaim your death, O Lord, and we praise your resurrection until you come in glory.

Invocation to Jesus

Prayer leader All (community)
Jesus died on the cross, have mercy on her (his)
Descended to the dead have mercy on her (his)
Risen in glory have mercy on her (his)
You strength for the dying, have mercy on her (his)
You door to life and only hope have mercy on her (his)

Please for the dead

Prayer leader All (community)
We pray for our dead: give them eternal joy
Cleanse them of their guilt give them eternal joy
Add what is lacking in their life give them eternal joy
Complete them in the kingdom of the father, give them eternal joy
Evening prayer Jean-François Millet
Prayer leader All (community)
We proclaim your death, O Lord, and we praise your resurrection until you come in glory.
Prayer leader All (community)
Jesus be gracious to us, Lord and God deliver us
Have mercy on us Lord and God deliver us
Of all evil Lord and God deliver us
From all sin Lord and God deliver us
Of hatred and enmity Lord and God deliver us
From the fear of death Lord and God deliver us
From the fear of life Lord and God deliver us
Through your cross and suffering, Lord and God deliver us
By giving your life Lord and God deliver us
Through your blood that was shed for us Lord and God deliver us
Through your resurrection to new life Lord and God deliver us
By your coming that we expect Lord and God deliver us
Prayer leader All (community)
We proclaim your death, O Lord and we praise your resurrection until you come in glory.

We poor sinners

Our Father
Prayer leader All (community)
That we repent of our sins we ask you, listen to us
That we forgive each other we ask you, listen to us
That we believe in you we ask you, listen to us
That we hope in you we ask you, listen to us
That we love you we ask you, listen to us
That we live in you we ask you, listen to us
That our dead live with you we ask you, listen to us

Our father

Prayer leader All (community)
Let us pray as the Lord taught us: Our father ...

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