Pray the Litany of Obedience to the Will of God to help you overcome habitual sin and selfish tendencies that cause you to disobey God and follow selfish and sinful paths. Pray to do God’s will and receive the grace from God to turn away from sin and obey God. When we begin to strive to do the will of God we are often tempted to fall into old habits.
The Litany of Obedience to the Will of God prayer helps you to acknowledge the Almighty power of God. By reciting this prayer you recognize the right way to see yourself in relation to God and why it is important to follow God’s will in your life.
The first step in Christian discipleship is obedience to God. It is a stumbling block for many, because we like to rationalize and control things in our lives. It’s human nature, and so the best way to overcome pride is to have obedience to God.
Pray daily for the grace of obedience to God. The Lord promises us that he hears the prayers of the righteous and will bless those who ask for special virtues and graces. Obedience to God is a grace and it opens up the virtue of humility, and this virtue alone helps you advance very far in the spiritual life, because God loves a humble contrite heart. Obedience to God and to Church authority is also a virtue that we must pray and ask God to give us.
Let us pray the Litany of Obedience to the Will of God:
Obedience to God and to do God's Will
The Litany of Obedience to the Will of God
℣. Lord, have mercy on us,
℟. Christ, have mercy on us.
℣. Lord, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear us.
℟. Jesus, graciously hear us.
℣. God the Father, Who has created me,
℟. Hallowed be Your will.
℣. God the Son, Who has redeemed me,
℟. Not my will but Your will be done.
℣. God the Holy Ghost, Who has offered sanctification,
℟. Blessed be the Most Sweet Will of God.
℣. God, You know and foresee all things,
℟. Have mercy on us.
℣. God, You govern and rule all things,
℟. Have mercy on us.
℣. God, You who, according to Your inscrutable designs, does effect all things in a wonderful manner,
℟. Have mercy on us.
℣. God, who does permit evil in order to bring about a greater good for the salvation of the elect,
℟. Have mercy on us.
℣. In all things and in all possible events,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In all circumstances and disgraces,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In my state and employment,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In my affairs and occupations,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In all my actions,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In my health and strength,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In my body and soul,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In my life and death,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In myself and in those who belong to me,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In all men and angels,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In all creatures,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. In all parts of the earth,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. At all times,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. For all eternity,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Although weak nature complains,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Although it costs much to self-love and sensuality,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Solely and only through love for You and Your good pleasure,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Because You are my Creator,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Because You are the Supreme Lord of all things,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Because You are infinite perfection, I proclaim with all the saints in Heaven, and with the Blessed Virgin Mary,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. With Jesus in the Garden of Olives,
℟. Your Holy Will be done, O my God.
℣. Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
℟. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
All: Amen.
℣. May the just, most amiable will of God be done in all things.
May it be praised and magnified forever!
All: Amen.
℣. Let Us Pray.
℣. Grant me Your grace, O Father, that perfect resignation to Your Holy Will may be with me, and labor with me, and continue with me to the end. Grant me always to desire and will that which is most acceptable to You and which pleases You best. Let Your will be mine, and let my will always follow Yours and agree perfectly with it.
℟. Amen.
More Resources on Obedience to God
If you’d like additional prayer resources, including mental prayer meditations on how to obey the will of God in your life, you may like to pray the following two prayers on having a desire to obey God: Lord You Cleanse Me, White As Snow, If I Am Willing To Obey and You Are Merciful To Me, I Love You Lord, I’ll Obey Your Laws.
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