LITANY IN HONOUR OF SAINT THOMAS MORE (For private use only.)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. 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, Queen of Martyrs,
Pray for Us!
St. Thomas More,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, adorer of Christ’s Passion,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, who put prayer before all else,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, devoted husband and father,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, defender of the Church,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, perfect model of friendship,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, impervious to all bribery,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, committed to the common good,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, who reverenced civil and Divine law,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, who always had death before thine eyes,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, acutely aware of the brevity of life,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, always wary of prosperity and presumption,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, stranger to haughtiness,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, ardent devotee of the Fathers of the Church,
Pray for us.
St. Thomas, who loathed idleness,
Pray for us.
Joyful and full of humour,
Pray for us.
Generous to all,
Pray for us.
Friend of the mentally handicapped,
Pray for us.
Lover of animals,
Pray for us.
Renowned peacemaker,
Pray for us.
Stranger to greed,
Pray for us.
Civil judge of unimpeachable integrity,
Pray for us.
Universal patron of the poor,
Pray for us.
Liberator of the downtrodden,
Pray for us.
Courageous Martyr who gave up all in fidelity
to Christ and His Church,
Pray for us.
The king’s good servant, but God’s first,
Pray for 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.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
V. Pray for us, St. Thomas More,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O Lord, Thou didst give Thy servant St. Thomas More
the courage to remain faithful to his conscience,
formed by the teachings of Thy Holy Catholic Church;
we ask Thee to give us the courage
to follow in his footsteps,
by placing prayer before all things,
and by courageously remaining faithful to Christ
and His Church to the very end,
so that we may attain our eternal reward.
Amen.
