V. In the Name (✠) of the Father... R. Amen.

Litany of St. PeterV. Lord, have mercy on us. R. Christ, have mercy on us. V. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. R. Christ, graciously hear us.

V. God the Father of Heaven, R. ☧V. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, R. ☧V. God the Holy Ghost, R. ☧V. Holy Trinity, One God, R. ☧

V. Holy Mary, Mother of God, R. *V. Queen conceived without Original Sin, R. *V. Queen of the Apostles, R. *V. Saint Peter, R. *V. Prince of the Apostles, R. *V. St. Peter, to whom were given

the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, R. *V. St. Peter, so ardent for the glory of Christ, R. *V. St. Peter, whose heart was pierced

with one look from Jesus (☨), R. *V. St. Peter, who ceased not to grieve

for having denied the Son of God, R. *V. St. Peter, whose cheeks were furrowed by

a stream of tears which flowed to the end of thy life, R. *V. St. Peter, who cried out,

“Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee!” R. *V. St. Peter, bound in chains for Christ, R. *V. St. Peter, delivered from prison by an angel, R. *V. St. Peter, who rejoiced to suffer for Christ, R. *V. St. Peter, whose very shadow healed the sick, R. *V. St. Peter, whose voice even the dead obeyed, R. *V. St. Peter, that we may have

a constant and mutual charity among ourselves, R. *V. St. Peter, that we may taste and see

more and more how sweet is the Lord, R. *V. St. Peter, that we may be zealous in loyalty to thy successor,

the present Vicar of Christ, R. *V. St. Peter, that we may help, at least by prayer, to restore

to the unity of thy Holy See the scattered sheep, R. *V. St. Peter, that we may be watchful in prayer, R. *V. St. Peter, that we may die the death of the just, R. *

V. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,R. Spare us, O Lord.V. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,R. Graciously hear us, O Lord.V. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world,R. Have mercy on us.

V. Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him,R. And His wonderful works to the children of men.V. Pray for us, O holy Saint Peter, the Rock,R. That we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.V. Let us pray. O Lord Jesus (☨) Christ, Who upon blessed

Peter, Thine Apostle, didst bestow the pontifical power of binding and losing, and didst give to him the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, grant that his intercession may ensure our deliverance from the bondage of sin, Thou Who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

R. Amen.

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For the Litany: ☧ Have Mercy on us. * Pray for us.

Novena PrayerV. Let us pray. O Glorious St. Peter,

Thou art the Shepherd of the sheep, the Prince of the Apostles,

R. Unto thee were given * the Keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven.

V. Thou art Peter;R. And upon this Rock * I will build my Church.V. Raise us up, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the apostolic

assistance of blessed Peter, Thine Apostle,R. So that the weaker we are, * the more mightily we may be

helped * by the power of his intercession:V. And that being perpetually defended by the same holy Apostle,R. We may neither yield to any iniquity, *

nor be overcome by any adversity.V. Obtain for us the grace of

(Pause and state your intentions)V. And the grace to accept, as favors bestowed by the mercy of

God, the infirmities, sufferings and misfortunes of this life,R. That we may not grow slack in our service of God *

by reason of these vicissitudes of our exile, * but that we may the rather show ourselves more devoted. * Amen.

Prayer for the Pope ✴V. O Lord, with suppliant humility we entreat Thee,R. That in Thy boundless mercy *

Thou wouldst grant *the most holy Roman Church *a pontiff who, *by his zeal for us, *may be pleasing to Thee, *and by his good government *may be ever honored by Thy people,for the glory of Thy Name.

V. Through our Lord Jesus (☨) Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee,in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end.

R. Amen.V. Glory be to the Father (☨) ...R. As it was in the beginning...V. In the Name (✠) of the Father...R. Amen.

✴ Collect from the “Mass for the Election of a Pope”.

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