The Litany of the Blessed of the Society of Jesus
Christ, hear us ….. Christ, graciously hear us.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
God, our Father in heaven ….. Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the World ….. Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, Breath of Life ….. Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God ….. Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus ….. Pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother and Queen of our Society ….. Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of Montserrat ….. Pray for us.
Our Lady of the Way ….. Pray for us.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help ….. Pray for us.
Holy Father Ignatius ….. Pray for us.
St Peter Favre, beloved friend and spiritual guide ….. Pray for us.
St. Francis Xavier, first companion and missionary ….. Pray for us.
St. Peter Canisius, catechist and doctor of the Church ….. Pray for us.
St. Edmund Campion, martyr of Christ in England ….. Pray for us.
St. Stanislaus Kostka, fugitive from home to die a Jesuit novice ….. Pray for us.
St. Paul Miki, crucified like Christ in Japan ….. Pray for us.
St. John Francis Regis, missioner to people in town and country ….. Pray for us.
St. Roque Gonzalez, murdered defending Paraguay’s Indians ….. Pray for us.
Sts. John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, martyred friends of Amerindians ….. Pray for us.
St. Peter Claver, selfless servant of the slaves in Colombia ….. Pray for us.
St. José de Anchieta, first recorder of the Tupi tongue and its poet ….. Pray for us.
St. John de Brito, encultured martyr of Christ in India ….. Pray for us.
St. Joseph Pignatelli, hallowed link of the once and future Company ….. Pray for us.
St. José Maria Rubio, teaching modern Madrid to do what God wants
and want what God does ….. Pray for us.
St. Miguel Pro, joyful pastor and martyr for Cristo Rey in Mexico ….. Pray for us.
St. Alberto Hurtado, tireless holy agent of social change in Chile ….. Pray for us.
All you Saints of the Society of Jesus ….. Pray for us.
Bl. Dominic Collins, tall strong soldier hanged joyful in Ireland ….. Pray for us.
Bl. Julian Maunoir, Breton apostle who formed a 1000 colleagues ….. Pray for us.
Bl. Francisco Garate, humble doorkeeper who found God in all things ….. Pray for us.
Bl. Rupert Mayer, apostle of Munich and fearless witness of truth ….. Pray for us.
Bl. Rutilio Grande, murdered for journeying with Salvador’s rejects ….. Pray for us.
All you Blessed of the Society of Jesus ….. Pray for us.
All you men, Companions of Jesus who have gone before us in the Lord’s service - preaching, teaching, building, pastoring, writing, always more, always better, always with love
….. Pray for us.
Christ, for whom we have done little and do less and would do much more
….. Have mercy on us.
Christ, bloodied king leading us to victory in the fight with evil
….. Have mercy on us.,
Christ, risen glorious in our flesh and journeying with us in our daily world
….. Have mercy on us.
Then let us pray:
God our Father, You called us as His companions to engage in the crucial struggle of our time—for faith and justice, for peace and love. Bring to its fullest in us the work You shaped in Ignatius and his friends— the work Your Spirit has guided through the centuries. Place us with your Son under the banner of the Cross to serve Him alone in His Church. We dare to ask all of this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
