The Diocesan Novena we have been praying in advance of the consecration of the Cathedral Church on Saturday (6th July) will finish on Thursday of this week.
Fr Jonathan Munn has helpfully suggested that we use the following Litany for the Church on Friday.
Please share this as you are able.
God bless
+Damien
LITANY OF THE CHURCH
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
O God the Father of heaven,
have mercy upon us.
O God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O God the Holy Ghost,
have mercy upon us.
O Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy upon us.
O God, Eternal Father, who didst choose the Church of thine elect before the foundation of the world,
have mercy upon us.
O God, who on the fall of man didst promise redemption through thine only-begotten Son,
have mercy upon us.
O God, who leddest thy people like sheep by the hand of Moses and Aaron,
have mercy upon us.
O God, who in the fulness of time didst send thy Son to be the anointed Prophet, Priest, and King of thy people, Israel,
have mercy upon us.
O God, who by the cross didst bring both Jew and Gentile into thy one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church,
have mercy upon us.
O Jesus, who hast built thy Church on the foundation of thy holy Apostles and Prophets,
have mercy upon us.
O Jesus, calling thy Church thy bride, O Jesus, who in the last great manifestation of thyself wilt come to deliver thy Church,
have mercy upon us.
O Jesus, who hast comforted us with the promised glory of the Church Triumphant,
have mercy upon us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Our Lady of Walsingham,
pray for us.
Holy Michael Archangel,
pray for us.
Holy St John Baptist,
pray for us.
Holy Peter,
pray for us.
Holy Paul,
pray for us.
Holy Augustine of Canterbury
pray for us.
Holy Francis,
pray for us.
Holy Deiniol
pray for us.
Holy Asaph,
pray for us.
Holy Giles,
pray for us.
Holy Osmund,
pray for us.
Holy Bede,
pray for us.
Holy Dunstan,
pray for us.
Holy Anselm,
pray for us.
Holy Odile,
pray for us.
Blessed Elizabeth Barton
pray for us.
All ye holy saints and angels in Heaven,
pray for us.
We sinners beseech thee to hear us, O Lord Jesus, that as thou hast promised to avenge thine own elect, thou wilt hear us when we call upon thee,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest pour down plenteously thy Holy Ghost upon thy Church,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest endue the clergy with the spirit of power and love,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest vouchsafe unto all thy people a right apprehension of Christian truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest give unto all Christians a right understanding of the grace of the Apostolic ministry, and of the blessed efficacy of thy sacraments,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest bring back all separatists to the one communion of thy holy Church,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest vouchsafe unto her the long-desired restoration of her godly discipline.
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest richly bless the divided portions of Catholic Christendom, and remove all hindrances to a perfect reunion,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
That thou wouldest speedily bring this great nation to the knowledge and love of thy truth,
We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Let us pray.
O ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father,
who, by the child bearing of blessed Mary
Ever-Virgin, hast revenged our ruin and
by the ministry of thy holy angels dost
ever succour and defend us: Keep, we
beseech thee, our Diocese, under thy
continual help and protection; that we, ever
needful of thy grace, may bring forth for
thee the fruit of good works and the harvest
of souls; through Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever One God,
world without end. Amen
who, by the child bearing of blessed Mary
Ever-Virgin, hast revenged our ruin and
by the ministry of thy holy angels dost
ever succour and defend us: Keep, we
beseech thee, our Diocese, under thy
continual help and protection; that we, ever
needful of thy grace, may bring forth for
thee the fruit of good works and the harvest
of souls; through Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever One God,
world without end. Amen