Happy Feast of St. Isidore!

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Litany of St. Isidore

Litany in honor of St. Isidore the Farmer, patron of farmers and workers. This litany can be prayed in conjunction with the Novena to St. Isidore.

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 Mary,
pray for us.

St. Isidore,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, patron of farmers,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, illustrious tiller of the soil,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, model of laborers,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, devoted to duty,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, loaded down with the labors of the field,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, model of filial piety,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, support of family life,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, confessor of the faith,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, example of mortification,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, assisted by angels,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, possessor of the gift of miracles,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, burning with lively faith,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, zealous in prayer,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, ardent lover of the Blessed Sacrament,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, lover of God's earth,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, lover of poverty,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, lover of fellowmen,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most patient,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most humble,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most pure,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most just,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most obedient,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most faithful,
pray for us.

St. Isidore, most grateful,
pray for us.

Jesus, Our Lord,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to protect all tillers of the soil,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to bring to all a true knowledge of the stewardship of the land,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to preserve and increase our fields and flocks,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to bless our fields,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to preserve all rural pastors,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to grant peace and harmony in our homes,
we beseech You, hear us.

That You would vouchsafe to lift up our hearts to You,
we beseech You, hear us.

Be merciful,
spare us, O Lord.

Be merciful,
graciously hear us, O Lord.

From lightning and tempest,
deliver us, O Lord.

From pestilence and floods,
deliver us, O Lord.

From winds and drought,
deliver us, O Lord.

From hail and storm,
deliver us, O Lord.

From the scourge of insects,
deliver us, O Lord.

From the spirit of selfishness,
deliver us, O Lord.

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.

Let Us Pray:

Grant, O Lord, that through the intercession of Blessed Isidore, the husbandman, we may follow his example of patience and humility, and so walk faithfully in his footsteps that in the evening of life we may be able to present to You an abundant harvest of merit and good works, Who lives and reigns world without end. Amen.


Hymn for the Novena to St. Isidore

O Lord, as You have made the earth,
To man and beast have given birth
Have given sun and rain that thence
The soil might give them sustenance:

We beg You make us willing to
Perform the law we get from You,
That work of ours and grace of Yours
May bring the increase that endures.

Through Jesus Christ let this be done
Who lives and reigns, our Lord, Your Son,
Whom with the Spirit we adore,
One God with You forevermore.