Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus

The Holy Name
Today, the Church celebrates the optional Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. Sacred Scripture tells us:

⁹ Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹ and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. [Phil 2:9-11]

The name of Jesus is holy and powerful (cf. Lk 10:17). To aid us in reflecting on His Holy Name, we have included the text of the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus as well as a video from EWTN.

Daily Aspiration
As we start the new year with the intention of recommitting to our particular spiritual development, perhaps we could consider incorporating one of the lines from the Litany as an aspiration.

The Video


Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus
V. Lord, have mercy on us.
R. Christ, have mercy on us.
V. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us.
R. Jesus, graciously hear us.
V. God the Father of Heaven
R. Have mercy on us.
V. God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. God the Holy Spirit,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Holy Trinity, one God,
R. Have mercy on us.
V. Jesus, Son of the living God, R. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, splendor of the Father, [etc.]
Jesus, brightness of eternal light.
Jesus, King of glory.
Jesus, sun of justice.
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary.
Jesus, most amiable.
Jesus, most admirable.
Jesus, the mighty God.
Jesus, Father of the world to come.
Jesus, angel of great counsel.
Jesus, most powerful.
Jesus, most patient.
Jesus, most obedient.
Jesus, meek and humble of heart.
Jesus, lover of chastity.
Jesus, lover of us.
Jesus, God of peace.
Jesus, author of life.
Jesus, example of virtues.
Jesus, zealous lover of souls.
Jesus, our God.
Jesus, our refuge.
Jesus, father of the poor.
Jesus, treasure of the faithful.
Jesus, good Shepherd.
Jesus, true light.
Jesus, eternal wisdom.
Jesus, infinite goodness.
Jesus, our way and our life.
Jesus, joy of Angels.
Jesus, King of the Patriarchs.
Jesus, Master of the Apostles.
Jesus, teacher of the Evangelists.
Jesus, strength of Martyrs.
Jesus, light of Confessors.
Jesus, purity of Virgins.
Jesus, crown of Saints.

V. Be merciful, R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Be merciful, R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.

V. From all evil, R. deliver us, O Jesus.
From all sin, deliver us, O Jesus.
From Your wrath, [etc.]
From the snares of the devil.
From the spirit of fornication.
From everlasting death.
From the neglect of Your inspirations.
By the mystery of Your holy Incarnation.
By Your Nativity.
By Your Infancy.
By Your most divine Life.
By Your labors.
By Your agony and passion.
By Your cross and dereliction.
By Your sufferings.
By Your death and burial.
By Your Resurrection.
By Your Ascension.
By Your institution of the most Holy Eucharist.
By Your joys.
By Your glory.

V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. spare us, O Jesus.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. graciously hear us, O Jesus.
V. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
R. have mercy on us, O Jesus.

V. Jesus, hear us.
R. Jesus, graciously hear us.

Let us pray.

O Lord Jesus Christ, You have said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek, and you shall find, knock, and it shall be opened to you." Grant, we beg of You, to us who ask it, the gift of Your most divine love, that we may ever love You with our whole heart, in word and deed, and never cease praising You.

Give us, O Lord, as much a lasting fear as a lasting love of Your Holy Name, for You, who live and are King for ever and ever, never fail to govern those whom You have solidly established in Your love. R. Amen.

Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

Since today is the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, I thought I would include a copy of the litany approved for an indulgence, by Pope Leo XIII. At the end of the litany, I have included a video of the litany in Latin.

Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.

LORD, have mercy on us

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Jesus, hear us.

Jesus, 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.

Jesus, Son of the living God, have mercy on us.

Jesus, splendor of the Father, have mercy on us.

Jesus, brightness of eternal light, have mercy on us.

Jesus, king of glory, have mercy on us.

Jesus, the sun of justice, have mercy on us.

Jesus, son of the Virgin Mary, have mercy on us.

Jesus, amiable, have mercy on us.

Jesus, admirable, have mercy on us.

Jesus, the powerful God, have mercy on us.

Jesus, father of the world to come, have mercy on us.

Jesus, angel of the great council, have mercy on us.

Jesus, most powerful, have mercy on us.

Jesus, most patient, have mercy on us.

Jesus, most obedient, have mercy on us.

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, have mercy on us.

Jesus, lover of chastity, have mercy on us.

Jesus, lover of us, have mercy on us.

Jesus, God of peace, have mercy on us.

Jesus, author of life, have mercy on us.

Jesus, model of all virtues, have mercy on us.

Jesus, zealous for souls, have mercy on us.

Jesus, our God, have mercy on us.

Jesus, our refuge, have mercy on us.

Jesus, father of the poor, have mercy on us.

Jesus, treasure of the faithful, have mercy on us.

Jesus, good shepherd, have mercy on us.

Jesus, true light, have mercy on us.

Jesus, eternal wisdom, have mercy on us.

Jesus, infinite goodness, have mercy on us.

Jesus, our way and our life, have mercy on us.

Jesus, joy of angels, have mercy on us.

Jesus, king of patriarchs, have mercy on us.

Jesus, master of apostles, have mercy on us.

Jesus, teacher of the evangelists, have mercy on us.

Jesus, strength of martyrs, have mercy on us.

Jesus, light of confessors, have mercy on us.

Jesus, purity of virgins, have mercy on us.

Jesus, crown of all saints, have mercy on us.

Be merciful, Spare us, O Jesus.

Be merciful, Graciously hear us, O Jesus

From all evil, deliver us, O Jesus.

From all sin, deliver us, O Jesus.

From Thy wrath, deliver us, O Jesus.

From the snares of the devil, deliver us, O Jesus.

From the spirit of fornication, deliver us, O Jesus.

From eternal death, deliver us, O Jesus.

From a neglect of Thy inspirations, deliver us, O Jesus.

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy nativity, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy infancy, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy most divine life, have mercy on us.

By Thy labors, have mercy on us.

By Thy agony and passion, have mercy on us.

By Thy cross and dereliction, have mercy on us.

By Thy languors, have mercy on us.

By Thy death and burial, have mercy on us.

By Thy resurrection, have mercy on us.

By Thy ascension, have mercy on us.

By Thy institution of the Most Holy Eucharist, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy joys, deliver us, O Jesus.

By Thy glory, deliver us, O Jesus.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us,O Jesus!

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Hear us, O Jesus!

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Jesus!

Jesus, hear us.

Jesus, graciously hear us.

Let us pray.

O, LORD Jesus Christ, Who has said, 'Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock

and it shall be opened unto you!' mercifully attend to our supplications and grant us the gift of

your divine charity, that we may ever love you with our whole heart and never desist from Thy

praise.

Give us, O Lord, a perpetual respect and love of Thy holy name; for you never cease to govern

those whom you instruct in the solidity of Thy love. Who lives and reigns, one God, world

without end. Amen.


[Indulgence granted by Pope Leo XIII, Jan. 16, 1886. Quoted from F.X.Lasance, My Prayer
Book, Denziger Brothers (1908) pp. 460-63. Imprimatur +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York, 1908.]