Approved for the whole Church by Saint John XXIII, 1960

Approved for the whole Church by Saint John XXIII, 1960

Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus

The sixth litany approved for public worship — for July, month of the Precious Blood

LatinEnglish

Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, audi nos.
Christe, exaudi nos.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

Pater de caelis, Deus, miserere nobis.
Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis.
Spiritus Sancte, Deus, miserere nobis.
Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, miserere nobis.

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.

Sanguis Christi, Unigeniti Patris aeterni, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, Verbi Dei incarnati, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, Novi et aeterni Testamenti, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, in agonia decurrens in terram, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, in flagellatione profluens, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, in coronatione spinarum emanans, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, in Cruce effusus, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, pretium nostrae salutis, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, sine quo non fit remissio, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, in Eucharistia potus et lavacrum animarum, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, flumen misericordiae, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, victor daemonum, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, fortitudo martyrum, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, virtus confessorum, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, germinans virgines, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, robur periclitantium, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, levamen laborantium, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, in fletu solatium, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, spes paenitentium, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, solamen morientium, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, pax et dulcedo cordium, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, pignus vitae aeternae, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, animas liberans de lacu Purgatorii, salva nos.
Sanguis Christi, omni gloria et honore dignissimus, salva nos.

Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the eternal Father, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the Incarnate Word of God, save us.
Blood of Christ, of the new and eternal Covenant, 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.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos, Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

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.

℣ Redemisti nos, Domine, in sanguine tuo.
℟ Et fecisti nos Deo nostro regnum.

℣ Thou hast redeemed us, O Lord, in thy Blood.
℟ And made us, for our God, a kingdom.

Oremus

Let us pray

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui unigenitum Filium tuum mundi Redemptorem constituisti, ac eius Sanguine placari voluisti: concede, quaesumus, salutis nostrae pretium ita venerari, atque a praesentis vitae malis eius virtute defendi in terris, ut fructu perpetuo laetemur in caelis. Per eundem Christum Dominum nostrum.

Almighty and eternal 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 the price of our salvation, and be so defended by its power from the evils of this present life on earth, that we may rejoice in its everlasting fruit in heaven. Through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

SourceApproved for the whole Church by Saint John XXIII, 1960 · The sixth litany approved for public worship — for July, month of the Precious Blood

The history of this prayer

Devotion to the Blood of Christ is ancient, but the litany is the most recent of the six approved for public worship: St John XXIII, whose family had a special devotion to the Precious Blood, approved it on 24 February 1960 and, a few months later, in the apostolic letter Inde a primis, asked that it be prayed throughout the Church alongside the litanies of the Holy Name and of the Sacred Heart.

The 24 invocations follow the Blood of Jesus from the bosom of the Father to heaven: the Incarnation, the agony, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, the Cross, the Eucharist, and then what that Blood does in martyrs, confessors, virgins, the suffering, the dying and the souls in Purgatory. The closing prayer is that of the feast of the Most Precious Blood, 1 July in the traditional calendar.

It is prayed above all in July, the month of the Precious Blood, on Fridays and in Lent. The Latin is the official text of 1960; the English is our own translation.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Litany of the Precious Blood prayed?

In July, the month dedicated to the Precious Blood, on Fridays, in Lent and on the feast of the Most Precious Blood (1 July in the traditional calendar).

Who approved the Litany of the Precious Blood?

St John XXIII, on 24 February 1960. In the letter Inde a primis, the same year, he recommended it to the whole Church.

Which litanies are approved for public worship?

Six: the Saints, Loreto (Our Lady), the Holy Name of Jesus, the Sacred Heart, the Precious Blood and St Joseph.

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