Litany of the Love of God

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

After each of the following invocations, respond "have mercy on us":

God, the Father of heaven…
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world…
God, the Holy Spirit…
Holy Trinity, One God…
You Who are Infinite Love…
You Who first loved me…
You Who commanded me to love You…

After the following invocations, respond, "I love You, O my God":

With all my heart…
With all my soul…
with all my mind…
With all my strength…
Above all possessions and honors…
Above all pleasures and enjoyments…
More than myself and everything belonging to me…
More than all my relatives and friends…
More than all men and angels…
Above all created things in heaven and on earth…
Only for Yourself…
Because You are the sovereign Good…
Because You are infinitely worthy of being loved…
Because You are infinitely perfect…
Even had You not promised me heaven…
Even had You not menaced me with hell…
Even should You try me by want and misfortune…
In wealth and in poverty…
In health and in sickness...
In life and in death...
In time and in eternity...
In union with that love wherewith all the saints and all the angels love You in heaven...
In union with that love wherewith the Blessed Virgin Mary loves You...
In union with that infinite love where with You love Yourself eternally...

Let us pray: My God, Who possesses in incomprehensible abundance all that is perfect and worthy of love, annihilate in me all guilty sensual, and undue love for creatures. Kindle in my heart the pure fire of Your love, so that I may love nothing but You or in You until, being entirely consumed by holy love of You, I may go to love You eternally with the elect in heaven, the country of pure love. Amen.

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