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Pontifical of Egbert: the litany at the consecration of a church (English) (written in England in the 10th century, ascribed to Egbert, Archbishop of York (732–766))
English translation by AnglicanGuide from the Latin. Read the Latin edition. Words in [brackets] are supplied or summarise omitted matter.
Sung going round the outside of the church before its dedication: a full litany naming English, Frankish and Roman saints (Cuthbert, Guthlac, Brigid among them), with suffrages for the pope, the king and his armies, wholesome air and the fruits of the earth. Translated in full by AnglicanGuide.
Source: W. Greenwell (ed.), The Pontifical of Egbert, Archbishop of York, Surtees Society 27 (1853), pp. 27–30 (Internet Archive). Public domain (translation © AnglicanGuide).
The Litany
The Litany at the Consecration of a Church
Around the church. Here begin the litanies.
Kyrie eleison. (three times)
Christe eleison. (three times)
Christ, hear us.
Saint Mary, pray for us.
Saint Michael, pray for us.
Saint Gabriel, pray for us.
Saint Raphael, pray for us.
All ye holy angels, pray for us.
The Saints
Saint Peter, pray for us.
Saint Paul, pray for us.
Saint Andrew, pray for us.
Saint James, pray for us.
Saint John, pray for us.
Saint Thomas, pray for us.
Saint Philip, pray for us.
Saint Bartholomew, pray for us.
Saint Matthew, pray for us.
Saint Simon, pray for us.
Saint Thaddeus, pray for us.
Saint Luke, pray for us.
Saint Mark, pray for us.
All ye holy apostles, pray for us.
Saint Stephen, pray for us.
Saint Linus, pray for us.
Saint Cletus, pray for us.
Saint Clement, pray for us.
Saint Sixtus, pray for us.
Saint Cornelius, pray for us.
Saint Cyprian, pray for us.
Saint Denis, pray for us.
Saint Laurence, pray for us.
Saint Maurice, pray for us.
Saint Justus, pray for us.
Saint Valerian, pray for us.
Saint George, pray for us.
Saint Christopher, pray for us.
Saint Sebastian, pray for us.
Saint Fabian, pray for us.
Saint John, pray for us.
Saint Paul, pray for us.
Saint Cosmas, pray for us.
Saint Damian, pray for us.
Saint Marcellus, pray for us.
Saint Urban, pray for us.
Saint Celestine, pray for us.
Saint Valentine, pray for us.
Saint Pancras, pray for us.
Saint Vincent, pray for us.
All ye holy martyrs, pray for us.
Saint Hilary, pray for us.
Saint Martin, pray for us.
Saint Silvester, pray for us.
Saint Leo, pray for us.
Saint Ambrose, pray for us.
Saint Gregory, pray for us.
Saint Remigius, pray for us.
Saint Germanus, pray for us.
Saint Amand, pray for us.
Saint Cuthbert, pray for us.
Saint Jerome, pray for us.
Saint Benedict, pray for us.
Saint Vigor, pray for us.
Saint Paternus, pray for us.
Saint Guthlac, pray for us.
Saint Augustine, pray for us.
Saint Athanasius, pray for us.
Saint Eusebius, pray for us.
Saint Isidore, pray for us.
Saint Omer, pray for us.
Saint Bertin, pray for us.
Saint Germanus, pray for us.
Saint Medard, pray for us.
Saint Vedast, pray for us.
Saint Paulinus, pray for us.
All ye holy confessors, pray for us.
Saint Perpetua, pray for us.
Saint Petronilla, pray for us.
Saint Felicity, pray for us.
Saint Agatha, pray for us.
Saint Lucy, pray for us.
Saint Cecilia, pray for us.
Saint Agnes, pray for us.
Saint Anastasia, pray for us.
Saint Euphemia, pray for us.
Saint Susanna, pray for us.
Saint Brigid, pray for us.
Saint Columba, pray for us.
Saint Christina, pray for us.
Saint Julitta, pray for us.
Saint Thecla, pray for us.
Saint Juliana, pray for us.
Saint Sabina, pray for us.
Saint Praxedes, pray for us.
Saint Justina, pray for us.
Saint Regina, pray for us.
Saint Potentiana, pray for us.
Saint Soteris, pray for us.
All ye holy virgins, pray for us.
All ye saints, pray for us.
The Petitions
Be merciful: spare us, O Lord.
Be merciful: deliver us, O Lord.
From the evil enemy: deliver us, O Lord.
From the peril of death: deliver us, O Lord.
From all evil: deliver us mercifully.
By thy cross: deliver us mercifully.
The Suffrages
We sinners beseech thee to hear us.
That thou give us peace: we beseech thee to hear us.
That thou give us wholesome air: we beseech thee.
That thou give us the fruit of the earth: we beseech thee.
That thou vouchsafe to keep the lord apostolic in holy religion: we beseech thee to hear us.
That thou vouchsafe to keep our king with his armies: we beseech thee to hear us.
That thou vouchsafe to bestow peace and unity upon all Christian people: we beseech thee to hear us.
That thou vouchsafe to keep this congregation in holy religion: we beseech thee to hear us.
Son of God, we beseech thee to hear us.
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: grant us peace.
Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.
Christ, hear us. (three times)
Christe eleison.