Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
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 Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Holy Abbot Saint Maurus,
Saint Maurus, first disciple of Saint Benedict,
St. Maurus, who from the first dawn of reason did serve God,
St. Maurus, who from earliest youth despised the vanity of the world,
St. Maurus, who, while yet a child, wast placed under the care of St. Benedict,
St. Maurus, who by his advance in virtue gained the particular love of St. Benedict,
St. Maurus, who was regarded as a model of the monastic life,
St. Maurus, illustrious for obedience,
St. Maurus, who walked on the water as on solid ground, to rescue Saint Placidus from the waves,
St. Maurus, great lover of fasting,
St. Maurus, who in a vision perceived the soul of St. Benedict on a path of light ascend to Heaven,
St. Maurus, who, for forty years, governed your monasteries in great sanctity, and finally yielded up his soul in the hands of his Creator,
St. Maurus, great patron of all who invoke you,
That we may follow your example,
That we may be converted to God,
That we may know the vanity of the world and fly from all danger of sin,
That by keeping the commandments of God and His holy Church we may daily increase in virtue,
That we may give a good example to our neighbor,
That we may be obedient to our Superiors,
That we may despise all earthly good, and practice self-denial,
That we may, through charity, love and assist our neighbor,
That we may love fasting,
That freed from all sloth we may zealously strive to fulfill the will of God,
That we may attain the spirit of true devotion,
That we may gain the grade of a happy death,
That with thee we may love and praise God eternally,
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world: Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world: Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
V. Pray for us, O holy Abbot Saint Maurus:
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. O God, Who through the holy Abbot Maurus did spread the Order of Saint Benedict throughout. France, and there increase and preserve it: grant us in your mercy the grace, that through the merits and intercession of this your faithful servant, and all the holy sons of Saint Benedict, the Order may also be spread in our days; and that we may imitate the virtues of Saint Maurus in such a manner, as to gain Heaven, where, in company with the blessed, we may praise you for all eternity. R. Amen.
Prayer Source: Kyrie Eleison – Two Hundred Litanies by Benjamin Francis Musser O.F.M., The Magnificat Press, 1944
