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| The Litany of the Carthusian Martyrs |
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| Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, 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, Mother of God, pray for us. St. John the Baptist, glorious Forerunner of the Lord, pray for us. St. Bruno, pray for us. St. John [Houghton], pray for us. St. Robert [Lawrence], pray for us. St. Augustine [Webster], pray for us. Bl. Humphrey [Middlemore], pray for us. Bl. William [Exmew], pray for us. Bl. Sebastian [Newdigate], pray for us. Bl. John [Rochester], pray for us. Bl. James [Walworth], pray for us. Bl. Thomas [Johnson], pray for us. Bl. William [Greenwood], pray for us. Bl. John [Davye], pray for us. Bl. Robert [Salt], pray for us. Bl. Walter [Pierson], pray for us. Bl. Thomas [Green], pray for us. Bl. Thomas [Scryven], pray for us. Bl. Thomas [Redyng], pray for us. Bl. Richard [Bere], pray for us. Bl. Robert [Horne], pray for us. All you blessed Carthusian martyrs, champions of the Lord, pray for us. Through your trials and tribulations, rejoice, for Christ has crowned you with glory and honor! Through your agony and suffering, rejoice, for Christ has crowned you with glory and honor! Through your humiliation and persecution, rejoice, for Christ has crowned you with glory and honor! Through the torments by which you submitted willingly for the love of God, rejoice, for Christ has crowned you with glory and honor! Through your fervent prayers and supplications as the hour of death drew near, rejoice, for Christ has crowned you with glory and honor! Through your martyrdom and death, rejoice, for Christ has crowned you with glory and honor! Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear 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. The martyrs died for Christ. R. And received the gift of eternal life. |
| Let Us Pray: Lord, you gave your martyrs John [Houghton], Robert [Lawrence], Augustine [Webster], Humphrey [Middlemore], William [Exmew], Sebastian [Newdigate], John [Rochester], James [Walworth], Thomas [Johnson], William [Greenwood], John [Davye], Robert [Salt], Walter [Pierson], Thomas [Green], Thomas [Scryven], Thomas [Redyng], Richard [Bere] and Robert [Horne] the privilege of shedding their blood in boldly proclaiming the death and resurrection of your Son. May this celebration of their victory give them honor among your people. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. |
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