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 Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.


Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us and our children.

Virgin conceived without sin,
Pray for us and our children.

St. Aloysius,
Pray for us and our children.

Special favourite of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pray for us and our children.

Angel in the flesh,
Pray for us and our children.

Innocent youth,
Pray for us and our children.

Contrite penitent,
Pray for us and our children.

Ardent lover of Jesus Crucified,
Pray for us and our children.

Zealous imitator of His Life and Passion,
Pray for us and our children.

Fervent adorer of the most Holy Eucharist,
Pray for us and our children.

Devoted servant of the Mother of God,
Pray for us and our children.

Watchful guardian of thy baptismal innocence,
Pray for us and our children.

Scorner of the world’s vanities,
Pray for us and our children.

Despiser of its pleasures,
Pray for us and our children.

Vanquisher of evil spirits,
Pray for us and our children.

Devout hearer of the Divine word,
Pray for us and our children.

Honourable example of a pure mind,
Pray for us and our children.

Perfect model of modesty and reserve,
Pray for us and our children.

Bright mirror of humility and patience,
Pray for us and our children.

Enthusiastic lover of every virtue and perfection,
Pray for us and our children.

Elevated model of youth,
Pray for us and our children.


By thy great graces,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy special vocation,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By all thy good works,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy treasure of merits,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy severe self-denial,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy painful penances,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy prayer and recollection,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy reverence for thy parents and superiors,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy obedience without reserve,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy careful choice of a vocation,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy courageous accomplishment of thy resolutions,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy fidelity to God,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy ready compliance with the inspirations of grace,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy gratitude for heavenly lights and impulses,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy holy life,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy blessed death,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.

By thy exceeding blessedness in heaven,
We beseech thee St. Aloysius.


Tender friend and unwearied intercessor of our children,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may restrain the desires of the flesh,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may crucify their evil inclinations,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may combat the lusts of the eyes,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may suppress pride,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may despise vanity,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may, from the depth of their soul, hate and fear every sin,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may avoid the dangers and occasions of sin,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may banish evil thoughts and imaginations,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may renounce evil desires,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may fly evil company,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may keep eternity before their eyes,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may not weary in their desires after heaven,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may not tire of the practice of good,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may persevere to the end,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may escape eternal damnation,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may reach heaven,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may eternally praise and magnify God,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.

That they may eternally thank thee, St Aloysius,
Pray for them St. Aloysius.


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.


Let us pray.

God, Thou Source of all good and all consolation,
have mercy on us and our children!
Grant that, after the example of St.Aloysius,
we may detest sin more than aught else in the world,
and rather endure every evil
than deviate from the way of Thy Commandments
and Thy good pleasure.
May we daily understand more clearly
that no one who turns from Thee
and is disobedient to Thy Will
enjoys interior peace of heart!
May we ever taste more and more
the joys that spring from a devout and virtuous life,
and which surpass all understanding.
Be Thou alone our Joy, our Hope, our Refuge,
the Object of all our desires and longing here on earth,
as Thou wilt be eternally our Portion,
our Possession, our Riches, our Plenitude,
in which both mind and heart
will be unalterably fixed and satiated.
O infinitely good, loving, merciful Father in heaven,
grant us what we ask through the merits and intercession of St Aloysius!

Amen.

Prayer of St Aloysius to the Blessed Mother

O holy Mary, my mistress,
Into Thy blessed trust and special keeping,
into the bosom of Thy tender Mercy, this day,
Every day of my life and at the hour of my death,
I commend my soul and body; to Thee I entrust all
my hopes and consolations, all my trials and miseries,
my life and the end of my life,
that through Thy most Holy intercession and Thy merits,
All my actions may be ordered and disposed
according to Thy will
and that of thy Divine Son.

Amen.

[Source: Book "Mother Love" first printed in 1888. Publisher: Angelus Press, PO Box 217, St Marys, KS, 66536.]