was so wonderful along the ways of life, that we can hardly believe them to have been men. We should therefore at once be glad and ashamed on the festivals of the saints ; glad, because our patrons have gone before us ; ashamed, because we are unable to follow their example.[1]
LITANY OF ALL THE SAINTS.
Collected out of Holy Scripture.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaveD, 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, the chosen Mother of God, called blessed among women, and throughout all generations,
| All ye holy angels, who stand ever before God, ready to praise and obey him, and to minister to men, | Isa. vi.; Heb. i. |
| All ye holy Patriarchs and Prophets who with many prayers and sighs desired the coming of the Messias, and by different figures and prophecies foreshowed it. | Gen. xlix. Isa. vii. et passim. |
| All ye holy Apostles and Disciples of the Lord, | |
| Who have left all things and followed Christ, | Matt iv. |
| Who are made princes over all the earth, born to be sons instead of fathers, patriarchs, and prophets. | Ps. xliv. Pray for us. |
| Who spread the sound of the gospel over all the earth, | Ps. xviii. |
| Who were sent to the lost sheep , of the house of Israel, | Matt x. |
| Who were hated by all men for the name of Christ, | Ibid. |
- ↑ Sermon on the Vigil of SS. Peter and Paul
