Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary – by St John Henry Newman

This beautiful litany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was written by St John Henry Newman. Join this great saint in honouring your mother with this litany.

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 Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, after God’s own Heart, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, in union with the Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, vessel of the Holy Spirit, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, shrine of the Trinity, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, home of the Word, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, immaculate in your creation, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, flooded with grace, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, blessed of all hearts, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, throne of glory, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, abyss of humbleness, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, victim of love, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, nailed to the cross, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, comfort of the sad, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, refuge of the sinner, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, hope of the dying, pray for us.
Heart of Mary, seat of mercy, 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.

Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy, Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy, Lord, have mercy.

V. Immaculate Mary, meek and humble of heart.
R. Conform our hearts to the Heart of Jesus.

Let us pray:
O most merciful God, who for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the wretched, has made the Immaculate Heart of Mary most like in tenderness and pity to the Heart of Jesus, grant that we, who now commemorate her most sweet and loving heart, may by her merits and intercession, ever live in the fellowship of the Hearts of both Mother and Son, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.


This litany is extracted from our book Fatima: the Family and the Church. This summary of Our Lady’s message, updated to include the important development of the canonisation of Francisco and Jacinta by Pope Francis on 13th May 2017, explains why we need the message of Fatima more than ever.

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