Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

Response: Have mercy on us.
God the Father in Heaven ...
God the Son, Redeemer of the world ...
God the Holy Spirit ...
Holy Trinity, one God ...

Response: Pray for us
Holy Mary ...
St. Michael the Archangel ...
St. Joseph ...
St. Gianna, filled with love for God ...
St. Gianna, filled with love for children ...
St. Gianna, filled with love for Our Lady and her Rosary ...
St. Gianna, filled with love for the Most Blessed Sacrament ...
St. Gianna, who sought the will of God in all things ...
St. Gianna, generous with those in need ...
St. Gianna, devoted to prayer ...
St. Gianna, willing to lay down your life for the sake of the Gospel ...
St. Gianna, patient in suffering ...
St. Gianna, united to Jesus on the Cross ...
St. Gianna, called to the vocation of marriage ...
St. Gianna, who welcomed children as a blessing ...
St. Gianna, physician to the ill ...
St. Gianna, faithful daughter of the Church ...
St. Gianna, witness to the sanctity of human life ...

Response: Deliver us Lord, through the intercession of St. Gianna
From neglecting God through prayer ...
From refusing to see God in the sick and poor ...
From callousness to the sufferings of others ...
From selfishness ...
From a lack of trust in God's providence ...
From blindness to the dignity of the human person ...
From denial that human life begins at conception ...

Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

Let us pray:

Lord of life, we thank Thee for the heroic witness of St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Thou hast taught us that there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for others. St. Gianna did this, not only as she gave birth to her last child, but also in her everyday life as she died to herself so that she could live wholly for Thee. What selflessness we see in her!

Help us, we pray, that through the intercession of St. Gianna, our society may regain a sense of the sacredness of all human life. Fill us with her spirit of courage to suffer any struggle rather than deny Thee and the sanctity of human life. We ask Thee this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Imprimatur: Justin Cardinal Rigali
Archbishop of Philadelphia
September 29, 2004