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Litaniae Pretiosissimi Sanguinis Domini Nostri Iesu Christi

The Litany of the Most Precious Blood

Approved for public liturgical use by Pope St. John XXIII, February 24, 1960

The Catholic litany on the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ — approved by Pope St. John XXIII on February 24, 1960.

The Prayer
English · Original
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 Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the eternal Father,
  save us.
Blood of Christ, Incarnate Word of God, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament, save us.
Blood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony,
  save us.
Blood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging, save us.
Blood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,
  save us.
Blood of Christ, poured out on the Cross, save us.
Blood of Christ, price of our salvation, save us.
Blood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness,
  save us.
Blood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,
  save us.
Blood of Christ, stream of mercy, save us.
Blood of Christ, victor over demons, save us.
Blood of Christ, courage of martyrs, save us.
Blood of Christ, strength of confessors, save us.
Blood of Christ, bringing forth virgins, save us.
Blood of Christ, help of those in peril, save us.
Blood of Christ, relief of the burdened, save us.
Blood of Christ, solace in sorrow, save us.
Blood of Christ, hope of the penitent, save us.
Blood of Christ, consolation of the dying, save us.
Blood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts, save us.
Blood of Christ, pledge of eternal life, save us.
Blood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory, save us.
Blood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honour,
  save 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. Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in thy Blood.
R. And hast made us, for our God, a kingdom.

Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who hast appointed thine only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by his Blood: grant, we beseech thee, that we may so venerate with solemn worship the price of our salvation, and through its power be so defended against the evils of the present life on earth, that we may rejoice in its fruit for ever in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
When the Prayer is Said

Daily during the month of July (the month of the Most Precious Blood); on Fridays; at the feast of the Most Precious Blood (July 1 in the traditional Roman calendar); as a private devotion in times of grave spiritual or temporal crisis.

History & Background

The Litany of the Most Precious Blood is the newest of the major Catholic litanies — composed in the mid-20th century and approved for public liturgical use by Pope St. John XXIII on February 24, 1960. The litany was a personal devotion of John XXIII, who encouraged a renewal of the medieval Catholic devotion to the Precious Blood.

The litany invokes Christ under 24 titles drawn from the Blood that he shed: the Blood of Christ in the Circumcision, the Blood in the Agony of Gethsemane, the Blood in the Scourging, the Blood in the Crowning with Thorns, the Blood on the Way of the Cross, the Blood from the Five Wounds, the Blood and Water from the Pierced Side, the Blood of the Eucharistic Chalice, the Blood as the price of our redemption.

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