A LITANY FOR LIFE

Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

Christ, have mercy

Christ, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

You breathed life into Adam, (Gn 2:7)

Lord, you give us life!

You formed Eve from flesh, (Gn 9:5-6)

Lord, you give us life!

You heard the cry of innocent blood, (Gn 4:16)

Lord, you give us life!

You spared the life of Cain, (Gn 8:16)

Lord, you give us life!

You saved Noah from the flood, (Gn 21:2)

Lord, you give us life!

You filled Sarah’s barren womb, (Gn 21:3)

Lord, you give us life!

You gave Abraham a son, (Gn 32:31)

Lord, you give us life!

You preserved the life of Jacob, (Nm 35:31)

Lord, you give us life!

You punished those who took life, (Dt 30:19)

Lord, you give us life!

You place before us life and death, (Ru 4:14)

Lord, you give us life!

You restore lost life, (Ru 4:14)

Lord, you give us life!

You nourish the aged and weak, (1 Sm 26:22-24)

Lord, you give us life!

You delivered Saul from David, (2 Sm 4:9)

Lord, you give us life!

You redeemed the life of David, (1 Kgs 3:14)

Lord, you give us life!

You gave Solomon length of days, (1 Kgs 17: 21-22)

Lord, you give us life!

You raised the child by Elijah’s cry, (1 Kgs 17:22)

Lord, you give us life!

You are the Life that is the light of men, (Jn 6:35)

Lord, you give us life!

You are the bread of Life, (Jn 6:68)

Lord, you give us life!

You have the words of eternal life, (Jn 11: 25)

Lord, you give us life!

You are the resurrection and the life, (Jn 14: 6)

Lord, you give us life!

You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life,

R. Lord, you give us life!

[Source: http://www.usccb.org]