Litany of St. Stanislas Kostka

Lord have mercy.

Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy.

Christ have mercy.

Lord 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 Ghost,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,
Pray for us.

Holy Mother of God,
Pray for us.

Holy Mary, conceived without sin,
Pray for us.

St. Stanislas Kostka,
Pray for us.

Destined to the service of God from thy conception,
Pray for us.

Faithful follower of Jesus Christ,
Pray for us.

Well-beloved child of Mary,
Pray for us.

Called by her to the Company of Jesus,
Pray for us.

Faithful to the vocation and grace of God,
Pray for us.

Most worthy son of St. Ignatius,
Pray for us.

Fair ornament of the Company of Jesus,
Pray for us.

Model and Patron of novices,
Pray for us.

Enemy of the world and of its riches,
Pray for us.

Contemner of human glory,
Pray for us.

Severe chastiser of thine innocent flesh,
Pray for us.

Admirable in thy matchless purity,
Pray for us.

Vanquisher of every evil passion,
Pray for us.

Exact observer of religious discipline,
Pray for us.

Devout adorer of the Sacrament of the Altar,
Pray for us.

Treasure of heavenly graces,
Pray for us.

Mirror of obedience, humility, and patience,
Pray for us.

Model of candour, modesty and piety,
Pray for us.

Ardent lover of evangelical poverty,
Pray for us.

Wise above thy years,
Pray for us.

Lover of brotherly charity,
Pray for us.

Penetrated with self-contempt,
Pray for us.

Victim of divine love,
Pray for us.

Example of Christian youth,
Pray for us.

Honoured with the sensible presence of the Infant Jesus,
Pray for us.

An angel in thy life and manners,
Pray for us.

Fed by Angels with bread from heaven,
Pray for us.

An apostle in zeal and merits,
Pray for us.

A martyr in faith and in desire,
Pray for us.

A confessor in constant piety,
Pray for us.

Ushered into heaven amid a choir of virgins,
Pray for us.

Perfect in all virtues, notwithstanding thy short life,
Pray for us.

The ornament and glory of thy ancestors,
Pray for us.

The stay and prop of thrones,
Pray for us.

The refuge and the safety of all who call upon thee,
Pray for us.

Illustrious in the miracles wrought both before and after thy decease,
Pray for us.

Most blessed citizen of the heavenly Jerusalem,
Pray for us.

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.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

V. Pray for us, St. Stanislas.

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

O God, who, amongst other miracles of thy wisdom, hast bestowed even in tender age the grace of matured sanctity; grant, we beseech thee, that, redeeming the time by instant labour, after the example of blessed Stanislas, we may hasten to enter into eternal rest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.