Litany of the Holy Coat
Dr. Lang is going to England, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
To bring out both Swiss and Germans, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
To cultivate the vine at Port Phillip !!! Holy Coat ! pray for us !
He 's worse than Ronge and Czerski, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
Those heretical Silesian priests, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
Who, madly daring to think for themselves, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
And to examine the word of God, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
Have renounced the Pope and all his work !!! Holy Coat ! pray for us !
Including thee, Most Holy Coat !!! Holy Coat ! pray for us !
He will defeat our grand conspiracy, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
In which Bishop Polding and Bishop Murphy, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
With all the French priests in Tahiti, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
Are now engaged with might and main, Holy Coat ! pray for us !
To ROMANIZE THIS SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE !!!
Holy Coat ! pray for us !
J.D. Lang, The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 1846, p. 3, Trove, nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12885860 (accessed 8 November 2012).
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