Litany of Saint Monica

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.Saint Monica, glory of all women – pray for us.Saint Monica, meek and humble – pray for us.Saint Monica, full of kindness – pray for us.Saint Monica, loving every human being – pray for us.Saint Monica, Christian woman full of living faith – pray for us.Saint Monica, servant of the poor – pray for us.Saint Monica, patient wife – pray for us.Saint Monica, wife who loved in spite of every hardship – pray for us.Saint Monica, wife who won her husband for Christ – pray for us.Saint Monica, example of a faithful wife – pray for us.Saint Monica, unwavering in your trust in God's mercy – pray for us.Saint Monica, mother who taught faith and love of God – pray for us.Saint Monica, mother ever mindful of her children – pray for us.Saint Monica, mother anxious for Augustine's faith – pray for us.Saint Monica, mother persevering ceaselessly in prayer – pray for us.Saint Monica, mother of the son of so many tears – pray for us.

Saint Monica, full of joy at your son's conversion – pray for us.

Saint Monica, model of holy mothers – pray for us.

Saint Monica, patroness of difficult family life – pray for us.

Saint Monica, our Patroness – pray for us.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world – spare us, O Lord.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world – graciously hear us, O Lord.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world – have mercy on us.Pray for us, Saint Monica.That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. O God, who console the sorrowful and who mercifully accepted the motherly tears of Saint Monica for the conversion of her son Augustine, grant us, through the intercession of them both, that we may bitterly regret our sins and find the grace of Your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.