The Curé d'Ars Prayer Group

Rogation Days, Prayer without Ceasing

"Prescribed days of prayer and penance in spring. Two sets of rogation days were kept since early Christian times: the Major Rogation on April 25, the Feast of St. Mark; and the Minor Rogations on the last three days before Ascension Thursday. They were instituted to appease divine justice, ask for protection, and invoke Godʼs blessing on the harvest." (Catholic Dictionnary, Catholic Culture)

"Rogation is simply an English form of the Latin rogatio, which comes from the verb rogare, which means "to ask". The Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension day, were called Rogation days or days of solem supplication and prayer. On these days the priest and people went in procession, singing the litanies, to beg God’s blessing upon the fruits of the earth, and be preserved from pestilence, famine, ect." (Right Rev. Dr. Challoner)

"The object of these daysʼ devotions is to ask of God, from whom every good and perfect gift proceeds, that He would be pleased to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, and bestow upon His creatures all those temporal blessings that are necessary for them in the course of their mortal pilgrimage. Besides the actual graces received by the devotions of the Rogations Days, the fact itself of being reminded to have recourse to Almighty God for temporal blessings is of great advantage in this material age, when the all-sufficiency of man has become one of the leading dogmas of misguided persons." (The Litanies, The Sacramentals of the Holy Catholic Church Page 197.)

"On the feast of St. Mark rogations take place, which are called the major rogations or Litanies. The word Rogation is of Latin derivation, and means a petition, a prayer. A litany, originally meant a common, alternately spoken prayer. In the course of time this word was transferred to rogation, so that, in the language of the Church, litany and rogation are synonymous. The rogations of St. Markʼs day are called the Major Rogations or Litanies, because from the beginning they were held with greater solemnity than the rogations in Rogation Week.
These rogations on the feast of St. Mark are of very ancient date, for they can be traced back to St. Gregory the Great, who introduced them in the year 590. They have for their object to beg God in the spirit of humility and penance, that He may graciously protect us from all those evils with which nature threatens us. For, on account of the sins by which we have desecrated it, nature is in opposition to us, and causes us many damages. God being the Lord of nature, we supplicate Him by united prayers, that He may avert from us everything dangerous to our person and property." (The Pulpit Orator, page 147, By Rev. John Evangelist Zollner, 1884.)


Litany of the Saints

Lord; have mercy on us.
Christ; have mercy on us.
Lord; have mercy on us.
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.
Holy Mother of God; pray for us.
Holy Virgin of Virgins; pray for us.
St. Michael; pray for us.
St. Gabriel; pray for us.
St. Raphael; pray for us.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels; pray for us.
All ye holy orders of blessed spirits; pray for us.
St. John the Baptist; pray for us.
St. Joseph; pray for us.
All holy Patriarchs and Prophets; pray for us.
St. Peter; pray for us.
St. Paul; pray for us.
St. Andrew; pray for us.
St. James; pray for us.
St. John; pray for us.
St. Thomas; pray for us.
St. James; pray for us.
St. Philip; pray for us.
St. Bartholomew; pray for us.
St. Matthew; pray for us.
St. Simon; pray for us.
St. Thaddeus; pray for us.
St. Matthias; pray for us.
St. Barnabas; pray for us.
St. Luke; pray for us.
St. Mark; pray for us.
All holy Apostles and Evangelists; pray for us.
All holy Disciples of the Lord; pray for us.
All Holy Innocents; pray for us.
St. Stephen; pray for us.
St. Lawrence; pray for us.
St. Vincent; pray for us.
SS. Fabian and Sebastian; pray for us.
SS. John and Paul; pray for us.
SS. Cosmas and Damian; pray for us.
SS. Gervase and Protase; pray for us.
All holy Martyrs; pray for us.

St. Sylvester; pray for us.
St. Gregory; pray for us.
St. Ambrose; pray for us.
St. Augustine; pray for us.
St. Jerome; pray for us.
St. Martin; pray for us.
St. Nicholas; pray for us.
All holy Bishops and Confessors; pray for us.
All holy Doctors; pray for us..

St. Anthony; pray for us.
St. Benedict; pray for us.
St. Bernard; pray for us.
St. Dominic; pray for us.
St. Francis; pray for us.
All holy Priests and Levites; pray for us.
All holy Monks and Hermits; pray for us.

St. Mary Magdalen; pray for us.
St. Agatha; pray for us.
St. Lucy; pray for us.
St. Agnes; pray for us.
St. Cecilia; pray for us.
St. Catherine; pray for us.
St. Anastasia; pray for us.
All holy Virgins and Widows; pray for us.
All holy Saints of God, intercede for us.

Be merciful, spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord.
From all evil; deliver us, O Lord.
From all sin; deliver us, O Lord.
From Thy wrath anger; deliver us, O Lord.
From sudden and unprovided death; deliver us, O Lord.
From the snares of the devil; deliver us, O Lord.
From anger, and hatred, and all ill will; deliver us, O Lord.
From the spirit of fornication; deliver us, O Lord.
From lightning and storms; deliver us, O Lord.
From the scourge of earthquake; deliver us, O Lord.
From plague, famine, and war; deliver us, O Lord.
From everlasting death; deliver us, O Lord.
Through the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy Coming; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy Nativity; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy Baptism and holy Fasting; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy Cross and Passion; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy Death and Buria; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy holy Resurrection; deliver us, O Lord.
Through Thy admirable Ascension; deliver us, O Lord.
Through the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete; deliver us, O Lord.
In the day of Judgment; deliver us, O Lord.
We sinners; We beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst spare us; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst pardon us; We beseech Thee, hear us .
That Thou wouldst bring us to true penance; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst govern and preserve Thy holy Church; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst preserve our Holy Pope and all orders of the Church, in holy Religion; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst humble the enemies of holy Church; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst grant peace and unity to all Christian people; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst recall all who have wandered from the unity of the Church, and lead all unbelievers to the light of the Gospel; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst confirm and preserve us in Thy holy service; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst lift up our minds to heavenly desires; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst give eternal blessings to all our benefactors; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations, and benefactors from eternal damnation; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst give and preserve from harm the fruits of the earth; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed; We beseech Thee, hear us
That Thou wouldst graciously hear us, Son of God,

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.

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

Our Father, who art in heaven, ....

Psalm 69

O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul.
Let them be turned backward, and blush for shame that desire evils to me.
Let them be presently turned away blushing for shame that say to me: ‘tis well, ‘tis well.
Let all that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee. And let such as love Thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.
But I am needy and poor; O God, help me.
Thou art my helper and my deliverer: O Lord, make no delay.

V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
V. Save thy servants.
R. Who hope in Thee, O my God.
V. Be unto us, O Lord, a tower of strength.
R. From the face of the enemy.
V. Let not the enemy prevail against us.
R. Nor the son of wickedness have power to hurt us.
V. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins.
R. Neither requite us according to our iniquities.
V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff N....
R. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
V. Let us pray for our benefactors.
R. Vouchsafe, O Lord, for Thy Name’s sake, to reward with eternal life all those who do us good. Amen.

V. Let us pray for the faithful departed.
R. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
V. May they rest in peace.
R. Amen.
V. For our absent brethren.
R. Save thy servants who hope in Thee, O my God.
V. Send them help, O Lord, from thy holy place.
R. And from Sion protect them.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.
R. And let my cry come unto Thee.

Let us pray.
O God, whose property is always to have mercy and to spare, receive our humble petition: that we, and all Thy servants who are bound by the chain of sin, may be the compassion of Thy goodness mercifully be absolved. Graciously hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord the prayers of Thy suppliants, and forgive the sins of those that confess to Thee: that, in Thy bounty, Thou mayest grant us pardon and peace. In Thy clemency, O Lord, show Thine unspeakable mercy to us: that Thou mayest both loose us from all the punishments which we deserve for them. O God, who by sin art offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication to Thee, and turn away the scourges of Thine anger, which we deserve for our sins.

Almighty, everlasting God, have mercy upon Thy servant N, Our Sovereign Pontiff, and direct him according to Thy clemency into the way of everlasting salvation, that by Thy grace he may both desire those things that are pleasant to Thee, and perform them with all his strength.

O God, from Whom are all holy desires, right counsels, and just works, give unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give: that both our hearts, given over to Thy commands, and our times, the fear of our foes removed, may by Thy protection be peaceful. Inflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the fire of the Holy Ghost: that we may serve Thee with a chaste body and please Thee with a clean heart. O God, the Creator and redeemer of all the faithful, grant to the souls of Thy servants departed the remission of all their sins: that through pious supplications they may obtain that pardon which they have always desired.

Prevent, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our actions by Thy inspirations, and further them by Thy assistance: that every word and work of ours may begin always from Thee, and by Thee be likewise ended. Almighty, everlasting God, who hast dominion over the living and the dead, and art merciful to all, of whom Thou fore-knowest that they will be Thine by faith and good works: we humbly beseech Thee, that they for whom we intend to pour forth our prayers whether this present world still detain them in the flesh, or the world to come hath already received them out of their bodies, may, through the intercession of all Thy Saints, by the clemency of Thy goodness, obtain the remission of all their sins, Through our Lord Jesus Christ Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. May the almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear us. Amen. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in Peace.

The Solemn Invocations
On this day of Rogation, we beg of Thee, O Lord, in Thy mercy, to hear and answer our fervent petitions:

Do Thou, O Lord, defend Thy Holy Church and all Its members against the snares of the enemy, the powers of evil, and all temporal misfortunes; Deliver us, O Lord.
From all false doctrine and loss of faith; Deliver us, O Lord.
From famine, disease, and plague; Deliver us, O Lord.
From all captivity by our enemies; Deliver us, O Lord.
From the snares of the legions of Hell; Deliver us, O Lord.
From the spirit of the world and the flesh; Deliver us, O Lord.
From the spirit of pride and disobedience; Deliver us, O Lord.
That Godʼs Holy Church may dwell in peace and unity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thy True Catholic Church may spread throughout all nations; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve, bless, and defend the Bishop Thou hast chosen to govern Thy flock; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant to the members of Thy Church the grace to live in humility and obedience; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That all the members of Thy Holy Church be preserved from all spiritual and physical harm; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst sustain all the members of Thy One, True, Church in holiness, physical well-being, and material necessity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst convert all peoples to Thy One, True, Holy, Catholic Church; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve Thy Church and our parishes from all division, dissension, and disunity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve Thy Church from all those who have fallen into heresy and schism; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst inspire in the hearts of the faithful a greater spirit of charity; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant the blessings of wisdom and holiness to our Clerics in preparing for the Priesthood; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst preserve our Priests and Religious in the spirit of charity, piety, holiness, and fervent zeal for souls; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
Thou wouldst bless all of our missionary and apostolic labors and grant abundant conversion of souls; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant abundant laborers to work in the harvest of souls, and grant to all of our Religious perseverance in their holy Vocation; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst imbue our youth with the spirit of piety and love of their Holy Faith; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst grant to Thy Church a favorable outcome in all our court cases, legal actions, and attacks of the press and all of our enemies; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.
That Thou wouldst bless our Diocese, our Priory, our Friary, our Seminary, our Convent, our schools, and all our apostolic undertakings; O Lord, we beseech Thee, hear us.

Let us pray:
Almighty and Everlasting God, we commend unto Thee Thy Holy Catholic Church: that Thou wouldst grant unto Her peace, unity, and Thy protection, while shielding Her against the attacks of Her enemies and subjecting to Her the powers of evil. We thank Thee, O Lord, for the many blessings Thou hast bestowed upon us, and we beseech Thee to assist us to live peaceful and tranquil lives; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.