LITANY IN HONOUR OF SAINT SCHOLASTICA.

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 Ghost,

Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, One God,

Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,

pray for us.

Holy Mother of God,

pray for us.

Holy Virgin of virgins,

pray for us.

Saint Scholastica,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

true sister of St. Benedict,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

chosen by God from eternity,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

predisposed to faith

by the grace of Christ Our Lord,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

consecrated to God from thine infancy,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

always a virgin incorrupt,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

espoused to Jesus Christ,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

scholar of the Holy Ghost,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

mirror of innocence,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

model of perfection,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

pattern of virtues,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

glory of the monastic life,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

mother of numberless virgins,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

imitator of the angelic life,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

full of faith in God,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

replenished with hope of the goods of Heaven,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

ever burning with the love of thy Spouse,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

resplendent with humility,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

trusting as a daughter in the Lord,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

intent on prayer,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

quickly heard by the Lord,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

famed for the praise of perseverance,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

who didst enter the courts of Heaven in the form of a dove,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

who dost now follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

who dost rejoice in the delights of thy Spouse forever,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

adorned with a crown of glory,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

advocate with God of those who invoke thee,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

generous patron of those who imitate thee,

pray for us.

St. Scholastica,

holy and innocent virgin,

pray for us.

We sinners

Beseech thee, Saint Scholastica, to hear us.

That thou wouldst deign

to help us by thy most holy

and efficacious prayers to God,

We beseech thee, hear us.

That thou wouldst deign

to cherish and preserve, by thy protection,

the Benedictine Order (and this monastery)

and all who dwell therein,

We beseech thee, hear us.

(That thou wouldst admit us

into the number of thy children,)

We beseech thee, hear us.

That thou wouldst deign

to raise up, increase,

and preserve our devotion toward thee,

We beseech thee, hear us.

(That thou wouldst deign

to preserve in us the perfect observance

of the Rule of thy blessed brother,

our most holy father Saint Benedict,)

We beseech thee, hear us.

That thou wouldst deign,

by thy supplications,

to moisten the dryness of our hearts

with the dew of heavenly grace,

We beseech thee, hear us.

That by thy intercession

thou mayest eternally unite us to Christ,

the Spouse of our souls,

We beseech thee, hear us.

That thou mayest lead us to eternal joys,

and to Jesus (our most sweet Spouse),

We beseech thee, hear us.

That thou wouldst vouchsafe to hear us,

We beseech thee, hear us.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,

Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy Virgin Scholastica,

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let Us Pray

O God, Who, to show the innocence of her life,

didst cause the soul of Thy blessed virgin Scholastica

to ascend to Heaven in the form of a dove,

grant, we beseech Thee,

by her merits and prayers,

that we may live so innocently

as to deserve to arrive at eternal joys,

through Jesus Christ,

Thine only-begotten Son Our Lord,

Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost

liveth and reigneth,

God, forever and ever.

Amen.