The Litany of the Saints is one of six “Public” litanies of the Church which may be used in the liturgy according to the approved forms published in the liturgical books. The following is a traditional version of the Litany.

The Litany of the Saints is an ancient prayer that is often recited on All Saints' Day as well as whenever it is needed.

(2Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 3:14-19; 2Corinthians 13:5) In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration.

All you holy Saints of God, Lord, be merciful. From all evil, From all sin, From your wrath, From a sudden & unprovided death, From the snares of the devil, From anger, hatred, & all ill-will, From the spirit of uncleanness, From lightning & tempest, From the scourge of earthquake, From plague, famine, & war, From everlasting death, pray for us ...

The Litany of the Saints (Latin: Litaniae Sanctorum) is a formal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Old Catholic Church, Lutheran congregations of Evangelical Catholic churchmanship, Anglican congregations of Anglo-Catholic churchmanship, and Western Rite Orthodox communities. [1]

Mar 12, 2025 · All you holy Saints of God, pray for us. Lord, be merciful, Lord, save your people. From all evil, Lord, save your people. From all sin, Lord, save your people. From your wrath, Lord, save your people. From a sudden and unprovided death, Lord, save your people. From the snares of the devil, Lord, save your people.

All you Saints of God, After each invocation below, the response is: Lord, save Your people. Lord be merciful, Lord save Your people. From every evil, From every sin, From Your anger, From sudden and unforeseen death, From the snares of the devil, From anger, hatred, and all ill will, From the spirit of uncleanness, From lightening and tempest,

May 24, 2022 · The Litany of the Saints is often recited or sung in a shorter form than the one given below (which is itself an abridged version!) on All Saints Day (naturally enough!). It is a moving appeal for help from many of our greatest saints, as well as for divine protection.

All holy men and women, Saints of God, pray for us. Lord, be merciful, Lord, deliver us, we pray. From all evil, Lord, deliver us, we pray. From every sin, Lord, deliver us, we pray. From everlasting death, Lord, deliver us, we pray. By your Incarnation, Lord, deliver us, we pray. By your Death and Resurrection, Lord, deliver us, we pray.

Jun 25, 2019 · The Litany of the Saints is one of the oldest prayers in continuous use in the Catholic Church. 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).