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Litany to
Our Lady of Czestochowa
[Based on a Homily-Litany of
the Martyred Polish Priest, Father Jerzy Popieluszko 1984 ]
For
private recitation.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ,
graciously hear us.
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.
Holy Mary,
pray for us.
Mother of God and our Mother,
pray for us.
Mother of those who place
their hope God's providence,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are deceived,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are betrayed,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are arrested
in the night,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are
imprisoned,
pray for us.
Mother of those who suffer from
the cold,
pray for us.
Mother of those who live in fear,
pray for us.
Mother of those who were
subjected to interrogations,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are subjected
to interrogations,
pray for us.
Mother of those innocents who
have been condemned,
pray for us.
Mother of those who speak the
truth,
pray for us.
Mother of those
who cannot be corrupted,
pray for us.
Mother of those who
resist evil and tyranny,
pray for us.
Mother
of orphans,
pray for us.
Mother of those who have been
attacked or taunted because they wore thy image,
pray for us.
Mother of those who are forced to
sign declarations contrary to their conscience,
pray for us.
Mother of mothers who weep,
pray for us.
Mother of fathers who have been
so deeply saddened,
pray for us.
Mother of suffering Poland,
pray for us.
Mother of always faithful Poland,
pray for us.
We beg thee, O Mother
in whom resides the hope of millions of people,
grant us to live in liberty and
in truth, in fidelity to thee and to thy Son. Amen.
Father Jerzy Popieluszko, a popular young parish priest in a
suburb of Warsaw, Poland, spoke out against the abuses of
communism and supported the then-banned Solidarity labor
union. Thousands flocked to hear his Sunday sermons. He was
abducted by the Polish secret police on October 19, 1984.
His savagely beaten body was found 11 days later in an icy
reservoir. Father
Popieluszko's death serves as testimony to the struggle for
freedom, basic rights, and human dignity |
