Download Litany Of The Saints
Dorthea Garneau
In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth. (2Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 3:14-19; 2Corinthians 13:5) In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration.
Note that the saints had their weaknesses and struggles just like we do. But they also had a tremendous devotion to God. They became canonized (that is to say, officially recognized) as Catholic Saints after their deaths. This was usually done after a lengthy review of both the holiness of their lives and miracles associated with them.
The Litany of the Saints is often recited or sung in a shorter form than the one given below (which is itself an abridged version!) on All Saints Day (naturally enough!). It is a moving appeal for help from many of our greatest saints, as well as for divine protection.
This litany is the oldest litany continually in use. It was used if not by Pope Liberius certainly by Pope St. Gregory the Great in the "Litania Septiformis" at Rome and in the procession of St. Mamertus at Vienna. This litany forms one of our oldest liturgical offices in the West, and is the model for all others.
Almighty, everlasting God, who hast dominion over both the living and the dead and art merciful to all who, as Thou foreknowest, will be Thine by faith and works; we humbly beseech Thee that they for whom we intend to pour forth our prayers, whether this present world still doth detain them in the flesh or the world to come hath already received them stripped of their mortal bodies, may, by the grace of Thy fatherly love and through the intercession of all the saints, obtain the remission of all their sins. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen.
What follows is part of my Lectio Divina and the saints that I petitioned before the Throne of the Lamb to have mercy of us. I remember walking up the road to Monte Casino Shrine to the Blessed Mother during Lent and reciting the Litany. There were about two hundred of us, two by two, trudging up the road to the Shrine and reciting the Litany in Latin.
If you arewanting to pray the Litany's responses withoutlooking at the text, the auditory cues relevant to the section thatinvokes the Saints are these: if the first word of the invocation is"Sancta" or "Sancte," use "ora"; if the first word of the invocation is"Sancti" or "Omnes," use "orate." Listen to the litany here:
Saint Ronan Pray for us. A group of people is making a Novena for the Catholic Church in Ireland trough the Intercession of the Saints and Martyrs of Ireland..? we are praying Rosary and litany..i won't forget Saint Ronan in the above litany
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