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 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
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
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
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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