3. The Litany of the Holy Family.
Lord have mercy on us.
Lord hare mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Christ have mercy on us.
Lord have mercy on us.
Lord hare mercy on us.
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.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, worthy objects of our reverence and love,
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, by the voice of all ages called the Holy Family ,
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, names for ever blessed of the Father, the Mother, and the Child , who compose the Holy Family,
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph , image on earth of the august Trinity,
Holy Family, tried by the greatest contradictions, Have pity on us.
Holy Family, afflicted in your journey to Bethlehem, Have pity on us.
Holy Family, rejected by all , and obliged to take refuge in a stable, Have pity on us.
Holy Family, saluted by the concerts of the angels,
Holy Family, visited by the poor shepherds,
Holy Family, venerated by the Wise Men,
Holy Family, persecuted and exiled in a strange country,
Holy Family, hidden and unknown at Nazareth,
Holy Family, model of Christian families,
Holy Family, living in peace and charity,
Holy Family, whose Head is a model of paternal vigilance,
Holy Family, whose Spouse is a model of maternal care,
Holy Family, whose Child is a model of obedience and filial piety,
Holy Family , who led a poor, laborious, and penitent life,
