The many faces of St. Francis from the Basilica

Litany of Christ the King of Nations


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

God, our Heavenly Father, Who has made firm for all ages Thy Son's Throne,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Jesus, our Victim-High Priest, true Prophet, and Sovereign King,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, poured out upon us with abundant newness,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, Three Persons, yet One God in the Beauty of Thine Eternal Unity,
Have mercy on us.

O Jesus, our Eternal King,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, Most Merciful King,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, extending to us the Golden Scepter of Thy Mercy,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, in Whose great Mercy we have been given the Sacrament of Confession,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, Loving King Who offers us Thy healing Grace,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, our Eucharistic King,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, the King foretold by the prophets,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King of Heaven and earth,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King and Ruler of all Nations,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, Delight of the Heavenly Court,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King most compassionate toward Thy subjects,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King from Whom proceeds all authority,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Whose Kingdom is not of this world,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Whose Sacred Heart burns with Love for all of mankind,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who is the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who has given us Mary, the Queen, to be our dear Mother,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who will come upon the clouds of Heaven with Power and Great Glory,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Whose Throne we are to approach with confidence,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who art truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who desireth to heal us of all division and disunity,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King wounded by mankind's indifference,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who giveth us the balm of Thy Love with which to console Thy Wounded Heart,
Reign in our hearts.
O Jesus, King Who art our Well-Spring of pure delight,
Reign in our hearts.

Jesus, King of All Nations, True Sovereign of all earthly powers,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, subjecting under Thy feet forever the powers of Hell,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, the Light beyond all light,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose Mercy is so great as to mitigate the punishments our sins deserve,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, recognized by the Magi as the True King,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, the Only Remedy for a world so ill,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who blesses with Peace those souls and Nations that acknowledge Thee as True King,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who Mercifully sends us Thy Holy Angels to protect us,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose Chief Prince is St. Michael the Archangel,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who teaches us that to reign is to serve,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Just Judge Who will separate the wicked from the good,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, before Whom every knee shall bend,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose Dominion is an everlasting Dominion,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Lamb Who will shepherd us,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Who after having destroyed every sovereignty, authority and power, will hand over the Kingdom to Thy Heavenly Father,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose Reign is without end,
May we serve Thee.
Jesus, King of All Nations, Whose kindness toward us is steadfast, and whose fidelity endures forever,
May we serve Thee.

Eternal Father, Who hast given us Thine Only Begotten Son, to be our Redeemer, One True Mediator, and Sovereign King,
Be merciful to us.
Loving Jesus, Sovereign King, Who humbled Thyself for Love of us and took the form of a servant,
Be merciful to us.
Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Trinity, Love of the Father and the Son, Who sanctifies us and gives us Life,
Be merciful to us.

Mary, our Queen and Mother, who mediates to Jesus on our behalf,
Pray for us.
Mary, our Queen and Mother, through whom all Graces come to us,
Pray for us.
Mary, our Queen and Mother, Singular Jewel of the Holy Trinity,
We love thee.

Holy Angels and Saints of our Divine King,
Pray for us and Protect us.
Amen.


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