Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy. Perfect for everyday use: includes with dozens of timeless classics. FREE: Powerful Prayers Booklet America's favorite and most affordable prayer booklet. Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy. God, our heavenly Father, … Religious Profession - Litany of the Saints. While it’s certainly true there are numerous Saints whose patronage would be of benefit to educators (Saint Drogo as the patron Saint of coffee, for example), the Saints in this litany are all men and women who know firsthand the cross that accompanies the profession … St. ... (April 25th), in the Mass of Ordination, before conferring of major orders, during forty hours' devotion, and during religious profession. A list of saints in their proper groupings as given in the Ordo Cantus Missae and in the Ordo Rituum Conclavis appears below. Still other saints are listed for the abbatial blessing, religious profession, and dedication of altars and churches. After each response below the invocation is: Have mercy on us. Christ, graciously hear us. Sancta_Scholastica July 2014. Posts: 14. Forms of it were used in the East as early as the third century, and the litany as we know it today was largely in place by the time of Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604). This is to believed to be the most ancient of the Church's litanies. Litany of the Saints - Traditional. Lord, have mercy Christ, hear us. I was wondering if anyone happened to have the Latin text for the Litany of the Saints from the Rite of Religious Profession for the OF? Litany of Saints - Lord, have mercy. From A Catholic Prayer Book. Litanies appear in the Graduale Romanum also — one at the Easter Vigil and another for other occasions. The Litany of the Saints is one of the oldest prayers in continuous use in the Catholic Church. Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy. Litany of the Saints. Dozens of timeless classics, Mass prayers, novenas, and more.