Saints and Fathers

A LITANY IN HONOR OF THE CRISTERO RELIGIOUS WAR
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, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us
Saint Michael and all Angels in Heaven, pray for us
Saint Felipe de Jesús, pray for us
Saint David Galván, pray for us
Saint Luis Batis, pray for us
Saint Manuel Morales, pray for us
Saint Salvador Lara, pray for us
Saint David Roldán, pray for us
Saint Jenaro Sánchez, pray for us
Saint Mateo Correa, pray for us
Saint Julio Álvarez, pray for us
Saint David Uribe, pray for us
Saint Sabás Reyes, pray for us
Saint Román Adame, pray for us
Saint Cristóbal Magallanes, pray for us
Saint Agustín Caloca, pray for us
Saint José Isabel Flores, pray for us
Saint José María Robles, pray for us
Saint Miguel de la Mora, pray for us
Saint Rodrigo Aguilar, pray for us
Saint Margarito Flores, pray for us
Saint Pedro Esqueda, pray for us
Saint Jesús Méndez, pray for us
Saint Toribio Romo, pray for us
Saint Justino Orona, pray for us
Saint Atilano Cruz, pray for us
Saint Tranquilino Ubiarco, pray for us
Saint Pedro Maldonado, pray for us
Saint José María de Yermo y Parres, pray for us
Saint María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas, pray for us
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, pray for us
Mexican Saints, chosen by the grace of God to illuminate the universal Church. Pray for us.
Mexican Saints, who as children and young people were docile to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit. Pray for us.
Mexican Saints, who in their youth had a great love for Jesus in the Eucharist. Pray for us.
Mexican Saints, who lived in poverty, also sought voluntary mortification. Pray for us.
Mexican Saints, who with great fervor attended to the poor and the sick. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints, who zealously promoted Catholicism in Mexico, Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints, who joyfully and faithfully followed Christ the King's call to a total surrender. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints Priests and Laymen, who together promoted love for Jesus, Mary and the Church. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints, who suffered spiritual and physical pains similar to those of Christ. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints, who asked for the grace of martyrdom for love of the Church and their Homeland. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Lay Saints, who defended their priests and alongside them suffered martyrdom. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints, who forgave their executioners before dying. Pray for us.
Mexican Martyr Saints, who are not only the glory of the Mexican Church, but also the true heroes of the Catholic faith. Pray for us.
Mexican Holy Martyrs, that through their intercession love for Christ the King and for Holy Mary of Guadalupe may grow in everyone. Pray for us.
Mexican Holy Martyrs, that through this love for Jesus and Mary we may receive the gift of a blessed death. Pray for us.
Mexican Holy Martyrs, that in the presence of God we may eternally also enjoy their glorious company. Pray for us.
All the Saints and Blessed Mexicans, Pray for us.
Almighty and eternal God, who granted the grace to die for Christ to your servants in Mexico during the Cristero War, come to our aid in our weakness, so that we may give with our life the same testimony of courage, faith, perseverance, and charity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, High Priest and Sovereign King,
Saint Ferdinand was a great administrator with a deep faith in your Gospel and loyal to your bride the Church.
His friendship with You inspired him to be a just ruler, who led his people through complicated situations and difficult time.
You enkindled in his heart a great deal of mercy, which shared with even those who attacked his throne.
We come before You, Jesus Christ our true King, and ask for the intercession of St. Ferdinand, you may impart your grace upon us. May we too, lead lives of justice, temperance, patience, prudence, and fortitude. Though we are not kings or rules of nations, You have given us authority in our jobs, communities, and families. Help us to use our authority according to Your most holy will, so that we might lead all souls to find their place under your Kingship.
We pray specifically for all political leaders, federal and state governments, existing monarchies, as well as all Church authorities and this papacy. Please have mercy on these rulers and leaders, and may their hearts ultimately conquered by your own Sacred Heart, so that they may use their power to lead all to know your Almighty power and love.
We ask specifically for the intercession of Saint Ferdinand for these intentions and those we keep in the silence of our hearts.
Saint Ferdinand III of Castile, pray for us. Amen.

Prayer: 
O holy King St. Louis, worthy son of our Holy Father St. Francis and patron of the Third Order, intercede for me with our Heavenly Father. Obtain for me the grace to follow in thy footsteps, to be always a dutiful child of St. Francis, and to observe exactly, all the days of my life, that holy rule which thou loved so ardently and kept so faithfully. Be my guide and protector, so that I may never stray from the path of virtue but increase daily in holiness and perfection, and finally merit to be numbered among the chosen ones of our Seraphic Father in Heaven. Amen
Let us pray, O God, Who didst exalt blessed Louis Thy Confessor from an earthly realm to the glory of Thy Heavenly kingdom: grant, we pray Thee, that by his merits and intercession we may be made heirs of the King of Kings, Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

The Litany of St. Isidore
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, 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 Mary, pray for us.
St. Isidore, pray for us.
St. Isidore, patron of farmers, pray for us.
St. Isidore, illustrious tiller of the soul, 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 grant to protect all tillers of the soil: we beseech You, hear us.
That You would grant to bring to all a true knowledge of the stewardship of the land...
That You would grant to preserve and increase our fields and flocks...
That You would grant to give and preserve the fruits of the earth...
That You would grant to bless our fields...
That You would grant to preserve all rural pastors...
That You would grant peace and harmony in our homes...
That You would grant to lift up our hearts to You...
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...
From winds and drought...From hail and storm...
From the scourge of insects...
From the spirit of selfishness...
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, O Lord.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
Grant, O Lord, that through the intercession of Saint Isidore, the farmer, we may follow his example of patience and humility, and so walk faithfully in his footsteps so that, in the evening of life, we may be able to present to You an abundant harvest of good fruits, You who live and reign forever and ever.
Amen.

Prayer:Thomas More, counselor of law and statesman of integrity, merry martyr and most human of saints:
PRAY that, for the glory of GOD and in the pursuit of His justice, I may be trustworthy with confidences, keen in study, accurate in analysis, correct in conclusion, able in argument, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, ever attentive to conscience.
Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients' tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul.
PRAY that my family may find in me what yours found in you: friendship and courage, cheerfulness and charity, diligence in duties, counsel in adversity, patience in pain—their good servant, and God's first. Amen

Prayer: 
St. Louis, you knew the challenge of a suffering soul. Carry our prayers to our Father in heaven that we may have peace in our hearts and in our lives.
St. Louis, along with Zelie you filled your household with such love that it produced saints, but even great piety does not spare us from loss and the sadness that accompanies it.
St. Louis, you gave all glory to God through your humble and patient work,
your commitment to the poor, and your family life, where reigned the happinessof loving and being loved.
St. Louis, you lived your daily life concretely through the joys and sorrows of your existence. You love us as your own children, with the heart of a father, because you are a friend of God.
St. Louis, intercede for us with God the Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the grace of the Holy Spirit.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Prayer: 
O Glorious Saint Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work in a spirit of penance for the expiation of my many sins; to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my natural inclinations; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop by means of labor the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, moderation, and patience, never shrinking from weariness and trials; to work above all with purity of intention and detachment from self, keeping unceasingly before my eyes death and the account that I must give of time lost, talents unused, good omitted, and vain complacency in success, so fatal to the work of God.
All for Jesus, all through Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch, Saint Joseph. Such shall be my watch-word in life and in death. Amen.

The Church is full of testimonies of people seeking sainthood in various states of life, yet we primarily focus on the stories of clergy and religious. This playlist seeks to share stories of saints who were also husbands and fathers. We invite you to learn more about brave men of faith who became saints through their vocation to Marriage and later fatherhood. Each track includes a brief biography on a saint, as well as a prayer asking for the intercession of each saint. Saints Joseph, Louis Martin, Thomas Moore, Isidor the Laborer, Louis of France, Manuel Morales, and Ferdinand of Castile, pray for us!