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Litany In Honour Of St Martin de Porres

Leader (L): Lord, have mercy on us. Response (R): Christ have mercy on us.
(L): Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. (R): Christ, graciously hear us.
(L): God the Father of Heaven. (R): Have mercy on us.
(L): God the Son, Redeemer of the World. (R): Have mercy on us.
(L): God the Holy Spirit. (R): Have mercy on us.
(L): Holy Trinity, One God. (R): Have mercy on us.

(L): Holy Mary, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. (R): Pray for us.
(L): St Martin De Porres. (R): Pray for us.

St Martin de Porres holding a Cross and surrounded by animals.

The RESPONSE to the following invocations is: Pray for us

(L): St. Martin, ever in the presence of God.
(L): St. Martin, faithful servant of Christ.
(L): St. Martin, lover of the Holy Eucharist.
(L): St. Martin, devoted to our Blessed Mother.
(L): St. Martin, spiritual Patron of Americans.
(L): St. Martin, raised from the depths to a heavenly mansion.
(L): St. Martin, honoured son of Saint Dominic.
(L): St. Martin, lover of the Most Holy Rosary.
(L): St. Martin, apostle of mercy.
(L): St. Martin, minister of charity.
(L): St. Martin, miraculously conveyed to far-distant lands.
(L): St. Martin, freed from the barriers of time and space.
(L): St. Martin, seeker of the conversion of sinners.
(L): St. Martin, protector of the tempted and repentant.
(L): St. Martin, helper of souls in doubt and darkness.
(L): St. Martin, compassionate to the sorrowful and afflicted.
(L): St. Martin, consoler of the discouraged and unfortunate.
(L): St. Martin, peacemaker in all discords.
(L): St. Martin, touched by all suffering.
(L): St. Martin, comforter of the sick and dying.
(L): St. Martin, angel to hospitals and prisons.
(L): St. Martin, worker of miraculous cures.
(L): St. Martin, guardian of the homeless child.
(L): St. Martin, humbly hiding God-given powers.
(L): St. Martin, devoted to holy poverty.
(L): St. Martin, model of obedience.
(L): St. Martin, lover of heroic penance.
(L): St. Martin, strong in self-denial.
(L): St. Martin, performing menial tasks with passion.
(L): St. Martin, gifted with prophecy.
(L): St. Martin, symbol of interracial brotherhood.

(L): Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. (R): Spare us, O Lord.
(L): Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. (R): Graciously hear us, O Lord.
(L): Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. (R): Have mercy on us.

(L): Pray for us, St Martin. (R): That we may be made worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ.

Let Us Pray.
O God, the exalter of the humble, You welcomed Your confessor Saint Martin to Your heavenly Kingdom.

Grant that through his merits and intercession we may likewise follow the example of his humility and be exalted with him in Heaven.

This we ask through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.