(adapted by Father Donald H. Calloway and Scott L. Smith, Jr.)
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
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.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, most worthy of our veneration, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, called “The Holy Family” from all time, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Son, Mother, and Father of the Holy Family, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Divine Child, pure spouse, and chaste spouse, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Restorers of fallen families, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Image of the Blessed Trinity here on earth, have pity on us.
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, tested by the greatest of difficulties, have pity on us.
Holy Family, tested by the greatest of difficulties, have pity on us.
Holy Family, with much suffering on the journey to Bethlehem, have pity on us.
Holy Family, without a welcome in Bethlehem, have pity on us.
Holy Family, visited by the poor shepherds, have pity on us.
Holy Family, obliged to live in a stable, have pity on us.
Holy Family, praised by the angels, have pity on us.
Holy Family, venerated by the Wise Men from the East, have pity on us.
Holy Family, greeted by the pious Simeon in the Temple, have pity on us.
Holy Family, persecuted and exiled to a foreign country, have pity on us.
Holy Family, hidden and unknown in Nazareth, have pity on us.
Holy Family, faithful in observance of divine laws, have pity on us.
Holy Family, perfect model of the Christian family, have pity on us.
Holy Family, center of peace and concord, have pity on us.
Holy Family, whose protector is a model of paternal care, have pity on us.
Holy Family, whose mother is a model of maternal diligence, have pity on us.
Holy Family, whose Divine Child is a model of filial obedience, have pity on us.
Holy Family, poor in material goods, but rich in divine blessings, have pity on us.
Holy Family, as nothing in the eyes of men, but so great in Heaven, have pity on us.
Holy Family, our support in life and our hope in death, have pity on us.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Let us pray:
O God of infinite goodness and kindness, Who has seen fit to call us to this family, give us the grace to venerate Jesus, Mary, and Joseph so that, imitating them in this life, we may enjoy with them the life to come. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.