A Litany of Saints

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O God the Father, Creator of heaven and earth,
Have mercy upon us. 

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy upon us. 

O God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the faithful,
Have mercy upon us. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, one God,
Have mercy upon us. 

Holy Mary, Mother of God 
Pray for us.

Blessed Philip, patron of this parish
Pray for us.

St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, St. Uriel 
Defend us in the day of battle.

All you holy Archangels, Angels and, the bodiless powers of heaven
Be at our side to guide and guard us on our way. 

St. John the Baptist, forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ
Pray for us.

St. Joseph, spouse of Mary and guardian of Jesus
St. Anna and St. Joachim
St. Elizabeth and St. Zechariah 
All you holy men and women pray for us.

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah 
Joseph, Moses, Miriam, Joshua, 
Samuel, David, Solomon
Ruth, Deborah, 
Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah
All you holy men and women pray for us.

Peter and Paul
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John 
Andrew, Philip, Nathaniel 
James, Thomas, Bartholomew, 
Simon, Thaddeus, Matthias, Barnabas, Timothy, Titus
Mary Magdalene, Mary and Martha of Bethany, Lazarus
Veronica, Cornelius, Prisca and Aquila
All you holy Apostles, Evangelists, and Disciples of the Lord pray for us.

Stephen, Thekla, Ignatius, Polycarp, Justin Martyr
The Martyrs of Lyons
Perpetua, Felicity, and their companions
Fabian, Lawrence, Vincent, Agnes
Latimer, Ridley, Cranmer
The Martyrs of Japan, Uganda, and New Guinea 
Jonathan Daniels,
Oscar Romero and the Martyrs of El Salvador
All you holy Martyrs pray for us.

Origen, Irenaeus, Clement, Cyprian
Athanasius, Ephrem the Syrian, Cyril, Jerome, 
Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, Macrina,
Ambrose, Martin, Augustine
John Chrysostom, Leo the Great
Gregory the Great, Maximus the Confessor, Issaac of Nineveh
John of Damascus, Symeon the New Theologian, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, 
Hildegard of Bingen, Catherine of Siena, Julian of Norwich,
Gregory Palamas, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Teresa of Liseux, Mother Teresa
All you holy men and women pray for us. 

Patrick, David, Columba
Augustine of Canterbury, Hilda of Whitby, 
Cuthbert, Venerable Bede, Anselm, 
Lancelot Andrewes, Richard Hooker, John Jewell
Pusey, Keble, Newman
Laud, Taylor, F.D. Maurice, Samuel Seabury
All you holy men and women pray for us. 

Antony of Egypt
Pachomius, Syncletica, Mary of Egypt
Benedict, Scholastica
Bernard, Dominic, Francis, Clare
Ignatius of Loyola, Charles de Foucauld,
Silouan, Thomas Merton
All you holy Monastics pray for us. 

All you holy Saints of God, 
Make intercession for us.

Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with
your saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our earthly
pilgrimage we may always be supported by this fellowship of
love and prayer, and know ourselves to be surrounded by their
witness to your power and mercy. We ask this for the sake of
Jesus Christ, in whom all our intercessions are acceptable
through the Spirit, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, 250)

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