LITANY – 3 For a faithful learning and living of the Word of God

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Christ, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Omniscient Father in heaven,

For the sake of Jesus Christ –

Hear our prayer.

Lord, God of knowing and of all that can be known,

Hear my prayer and be gracious to me.

From all ignorance of You and Your Word;

From all foolishness of thought, word or deed;

From all knowing apart from the holy revelation of Your Word;

From all understanding apart from the holy perception of Your Word;

From all wisdom apart from the holy sage of Your Word;

From losing a reverent love for and want to hear Your Word;

From all wants for other and newer words that Your Word alone;

And from all temptations to lean on our own understanding or that of the world –

Lord have mercy and deliver us.

Lord have mercy and save us.

Blessed Lord Jesus Christ,

Revelation of the Most High,

Hear our prayer and answer our cry.

By Your holy learning as a child for us;

By Your holy faithful attendance to the Word of God in the temple for us;

By Your holy questions asked of the priests and teachers of the law for us;

By Your holy submission to learning the Word of God even thought You are that Word made flesh for us;

By Your holy abidance in the Word of God for us;

By Your holy teaching of the Word of God;

By Your holy patience with those who were slow to hear and to learn;

By Your holy revelation of God’s grace and truth

And by Your holy Word giving and working the grace and truth You are and bring –

Blessed Lord have mercy upon us and teach us.

Blessed Lord hear our prayer and grant us the wisdom of Your Word.

Gracious God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

Whom to know is life and good understanding,

Hear our prayer according to Your knowledge of us and our need to know.

That Your Holy Spirit may give us ears to hear as we hear Your Word;

That we may by hearing believe Your Word;

That we may hearing all things worldly according to Your Word;

That we may trust in Your Word alone as our greatest revelation for life and salvation;

That we may abide in Your Word;

That we may be made wise by Your Word;

That all our thoughts, desires, words and deeds may be flow only from Your Word;

That we may fear, love and trust in Your Word above all other word;

And that we may faithfully share Your whole Word;

Have mercy upon us and graciously give us Your Holy Spirit.

Have mercy upon us and teach us blessed Lord.

Omniscient God the Father, Faithful Speaker of Your Word,

Have mercy upon us and hear our prayer.

God the Son, Jesus Christ, Faithful Word of God made flesh,

Have mercy upon us and hear our prayer.

God the Holy Spirit, Faithful Caller of God through the Word,

Have mercy upon us and hear our prayer.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Christ, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Amen.

- pmwl 12-9-2011

LITANY – 2 - An Intercession for another who is injured/suffering

O Lord, have mercy upon me.

O Christ, have mercy upon me.

O Lord, have mercy upon me.

O Father in heaven,

For the sake of Jesus Christ –

Hear my prayer.

Lord, God of all compassions and mercy,

For the sake of __________, hear my prayer.

From all fears of body and mind;

From any neglect to his/her physical welfare;

From all temptations to doubt and despair;

From all assaults of the evil one;

From any further complications in his/her recovery;

From any further injuries to his/her body and mind;

And from weakness of heart, mind, body or spirit-

Lord have mercy and deliver __________.

Lord have mercy and protect __________.

Blessed Lord Jesus Christ,

Compassionate Lord and great Physician –

For the sake of __________, hear my prayer.

By Your holy incarnation for us;

By Your holy living in this fallen world for us;

By Your holy receiving the cause of all sickness, injury and suffering – our sin, for us;

By Your holy receiving of the holy injuries and wounds to Your flesh for us;

By Your holy suffering all this on the Cross for us;

By all Your holy patience in suffering for us;

By all Your holy compassion for others in suffering for us;

By all Your holy speaking of forgiveness in suffering for us;

By all Your holy entrance into death for us all;

And by Your holy resurrection over sin and death for us;

Blessed Lord have mercy upon __________ and help him/her.

Blessed Lord hear my prayer and grant these to __________.

Gracious God our heavenly Father

Ruling over all eternity and our times –

For the sake of __________, hear my prayer.

In all forms of his/her injuries;

In all conditions of his/her affliction;

In all degrees of his/her suffering;

In all times of his/her doubts;

In all times of his/her temptation;

In all times of his/her trouble;

In all times of his/her fear;

In all times of his/her want to give up;

In all times of his/her apathy;

In all times of his/her frustration;

And in all times of his/her selfishness –

Have mercy upon __________ and graciously give him/her Your peace

Have mercy upon __________ and heal him/her blessed Lord.

Gracious God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit –

For the sake of __________, hear my prayer –

For the strengthening of his/her faith by Your Word;

For the calling work of the Holy Spirit in him/her;

For the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit to grow and strengthen his/her faith in Christ alone;

For the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in all his/her thoughts, words, desires and deeds;

For the Holy Spirit’s intercession in all his/her prayers;

For the Holy Spirit to renew his/her strength that he/she may not grow weary;

And the Holy Spirit to mount him/her up as on the wings of eagles –

I implore You to hear my prayer, O Lord.

I implore You to have mercy upon __________ for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

O God the Father, Blessed Creator,

Have mercy upon __________ and hear my prayer.

O God the Son, Jesus Christ, Blessed Redeemer,

Have mercy upon __________ and hear my prayer.

O God the Holy Spirit, blessed Sanctifier

Have mercy upon __________ and hear my prayer.

O Lord, have mercy upon __________.

O Christ, have mercy upon __________.

O Lord, have mercy upon __________.

Amen.

- pmwl 12-7-2011

LITANY 1

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Christ, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Father in heaven,

For the sake of Jesus Christ –

Hear our prayer.

Lord God, heavenly Father –

From all our sinful thoughts;

From all our sinful words;

From all our sinful desires;

From all our sinful actions;

From all our lack of faith and faithfulness;

From all our doubt and despair;

And from all our unbelief;

Good Lord have mercy upon us.

Good Lord forgive us and deliver us.

Lord God, heavenly Father –

From all vanity of our ego;

From all the illusions of our sinful pride;

From all trust in the illusions of others;

From all want of praise and gratification;

From all dependence upon on earthly affirmations;

From all want of earthly glory;

From all lust for earthly pleasure;

From all fear of earthly powers;

From all temptations to these and other great sins of unbelief;

From the assaults of the devil and our own flesh;

And from the enticements of this world to sin –

Good Lord have mercy upon us.

Good Lord deliver and defend us.

Blessed Lord Jesus Christ,

Son of God and Son of man –

By all Your holy seeing;

By all Your holy understanding;

By all Your holy decisions;

By all Your holy thoughts;

By all Your holy desires;

By all Your holy compassion;

By all Your holy speaking;

By all Your holy ministrations of mercy;

By all Your holy living;

By all Your holy love;

And by Your holy work of baptism –

Blessed Lord have mercy upon us and help us.

Blessed Lord we implore You to grant these to us and through us to those we serve.

Gracious God our heavenly Father –

In all times of doubts;

In all times of temptation;

In all times of trouble;

In all times of fear;

In all times of laziness;

In all times of apathy;

In all times of anger;

In all times of frustration;

And in all times of selfishness –

Hear us and mercifully help us blessed Lord.

Hear us and mercifully deliver us blessed Lord.

Gracious God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit –

For the strengthening of our faith by Your Word;

For faithfulness to Your Word;

For faithfulness to Your Church;

For faithfulness to our family;

For faithfulness to those we are to serve;

For faithfulness in all our thoughts, words, desires and deeds;

For faithfulness in our prayers;

For faithfulness in all our times of trouble and ease;

And for the faithfulness of the Holy Spirit to work all these in us –

We implore You to hear our prayer O Lord.

We implore You to have mercy upon us for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

O God the Father, Blessed Creator,

Have mercy upon us and hear our prayer.

O God the Son, Jesus Christ, Blessed Redeemer,

Have mercy upon us and hear our prayer.

O God the Holy Spirit, blessed Sanctifier

Have mercy upon us and hear our prayer.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

O Christ, have mercy upon us.

O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Amen.

- pmwl 12-6-2011