All Saints' Day Prayers
What is All Saints' Day?
All Saints' Day is a major Catholic holiday celebrating every saint, both those who are known to us and the unknown ones who served God without human recognition. The eve of this festival is Hallowe'en, also known as "All Hallows' Eve." All Saints' Day is celebrated November 1. These All Saints' Day Prayers are related to this theme.
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A Catholic Prayer in Praise of the Saints
How shining and splendid are your gifts, O Lord which you give us for our eternal well-being
Your glory shines radiantly in your saints, O God In the honour and noble victory of the martyrs.
The white-robed company follow you, bright with their abundant faith;
They scorned the wicked words of those with this world's power.
For you they sustained fierce beatings, chains, and torments, they were drained by cruel punishments.
They bore their holy witness to you who were grounded deep within their hearts; they were sustained by patience and constancy.
Endowed with your everlasting grace, may we rejoice forever with the martyrs in our bright fatherland.
O Christ, in your goodness, grant to us the gracious heavenly realms of eternal life.
Unknown author, 10th century
Prayer to the Saints and Angels Before Mass
Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Powers, heavenly Virtues, Cherubim and Seraphim; all Saints of God, holy men and women, and especially my patrons: intercede for me that I may be worthy to offer this sacrifice to almighty God, to the praise and glory of His name, for my own welfare and also that of all His holy Church.
Amen.
From the Roman Missal
Catholic Liturgy of the Hours All Saints' Prayer
Father, All-Powerful and ever-living God, today we rejoice in the holy men and women of every time and place. May their prayers bring us your forgiveness and love We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Liturgy of the Hours
A Prayer for Saintly Grace
Almighty and Everlasting God, who dost enkindle the flame of Thy love in the hearts of the saints, grant unto us the same faith and power of love; that, as we rejoice in their triumphs we may profit by their examples, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Gothic Missal
Litany of the Saints
Responses from the congregation are indicated in parentheses.
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.)
Christ, hear us. (Christ, hear us.)
Christ, graciously 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, Holy Mother of God, (Pray for us.)
Holy Virgin of virgins, (Pray for us.)
Saint Michael, (Pray for us.)
Saint Gabriel, (Pray for us.)
Saint Raphael, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Angels and Archangels, (Pray for us.)
All you holy orders of blessed Spirits, (Pray for us.)
Saint John the Baptist, (Pray for us.)
Saint Joseph, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets, (Pray for us.)
Saint Peter, (Pray for us.)
Saint Paul, (Pray for us.)
Saint Andrew, (Pray for us.)
Saint James, (Pray for us.)
Saint John, (Pray for us.)
Saint Thomas, (Pray for us.)
Saint James, (Pray for us.)
Saint Philip, (Pray for us.)
Saint Bartholomew, (Pray for us.)
Saint Matthew, (Pray for us.)
Saint Simon, (Pray for us.)
Saint Thaddeus, (Pray for us.)
Saint Matthias, (Pray for us.)
Saint Barnabas, (Pray for us.)
Saint Luke, (Pray for us.)
Saint Mark, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Disciples of the Lord, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Innocents,(Pray for us.)
Saint Stephen, (Pray for us.)
Saint Lawrence, (Pray for us.)
Saint Vincent, (Pray for us.)
Saints Fabian and Sebastian, (Pray for us.)
Saints John and Paul, (Pray for us.)
Saints Cosmas and Damian, (Pray for us.)
Saints Gervase and Protase, (Pray for us.)
All you holy martyrs, (Pray for us.)
Saint Sylvester, (Pray for us.)
Saint Gregory, (Pray for us.)
Saint Ambrose, (Pray for us.)
Saint Augustine, (Pray for us.)
Saint Jerome, (Pray for us.)
Saint Martin, (Pray for us.)
Saint Nicholas, (Pray for us.)
All you holy bishops and confessors, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Doctors, (Pray for us.)
Saint Anthony, (Pray for us.)
Saint Benedict, (Pray for us.)
Saint Bernard, (Pray for us.)
Saint Dominic, (Pray for us.)
Saint Francis, (Pray for us.)
All you holy priests and Levites, (Pray for us.)
All you holy monks and hermits, (Pray for us.)
Saint Mary Magdalene, (Pray for us.)
Saint Agatha, (Pray for us.)
Saint Lucy, (Pray for us.)
Saint Agnes, (Pray for us.)
Saint Cecilia, (Pray for us.)
Saint Catherine, (Pray for us.)
Saint Anastasia, (Pray for us.)
All you holy virgins and widows, (Pray for us.)
All you holy Saints of God, (Make intercession for us.)
Be merciful, (Spare us, O Lord.)
Be merciful, (Graciously hear us, O Lord.)
From all evil, O Lord, (Deliver us.)
From all sin, (Deliver us.)
From Your wrath, (Deliver us.)
From sudden and unlooked for death, (Deliver us.)
From the snares of the devil, (Deliver us.)
From anger, and hatred, and every evil will, (Deliver us.)
From the spirit of fornication, (Deliver us.)
From lightning and tempest, (Deliver us.)
From the scourge of earthquakes, (Deliver us.)
From plague, famine, and war, (Deliver us.)
From everlasting death, (Deliver us.)
Through the mystery of Your holy Incarnation, (Deliver us.)
Through Your coming, (Deliver us.)
Through Your birth, (Deliver us.)
Through Your baptism and holy fasting, (Deliver us.)
Through Your cross and passion, (Deliver us.)
Through Your death and burial, (Deliver us.)
Through Your holy resurrection, (Deliver us.)
Through Your admirable ascension, (Deliver us.)
Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. (Deliver us.)
In the day of judgment. (Deliver us.)
We sinners, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would spare us, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would pardon us, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would bring us to true penance, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to govern and preserve Your holy Church, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all orders of the Church in holy religion, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to humble the enemies of holy Church, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to grant peace and unity to the whole Christian world, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would call back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from her fold, and to guide all unbelievers into the light of the Gospel, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to confirm and preserve us in Your holy service, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would lift up our minds to heavenly desires, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would render eternal blessings to all our benefactors, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would deliver our souls, and the souls of our brethren, relations, and benefactors, from eternal damnation, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the Earth, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, (We implore You to hear us.)
That You would vouchsafe graciously to hear us, Son of God, (We implore You to hear us.)
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.)
Christ, (Hear us.)
Christ, (Graciously hear us.)
Lord, have mercy, (Lord, have mercy.)
Christ, have mercy, (Christ, have mercy.)
Lord, have mercy, (Lord, have mercy.)
End by saying the Our Father inaudibly.
Anglican Collect for All Saints
Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of Your Son, Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that thou hast prepared for those who unfeignedly love thee; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, in glory everlasting.
Amen.
Book of Common Prayer, 1979
A Psalm of Saintly Virtue
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my trangressions to the Lord"; then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin.
Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee; at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
Thou art a hiding place for me, thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with deliverance.
Psalm 37 (RSV)
Compiled by David Bennett
Updated 10-20-2019