litany of saints

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When we sing the Litany of Saints we don’t mention the names of St Bruno o St Bernard. Why aren’t their names mentioned? And If I wanted could I ad the name of S:ta Birgitta since I live in Sweden and love he vey much?
 
Well, I don’t think all saints can be listed in every litany…unless you have a great amount of time to include them all!

But of course there is no issue with adding you own saints of your choosing, and asking them to pray for you. As long as they are canonized saints!
 
Most modern Catholics don’t have the same awareness of St. Bruno and St. Bernard as they do of St. Francis and St. Dominic, because these saints were (a little) more recent, their orders are currently larger, and both they and their orders were/are much more active and therefore more visible and comprehensible to average lay Catholics and secular clergy.

I’m not aware of anything against tailoring litanies of saints to include those you want to include, but there may be rules for liturgical celebrations I don’t know about.
 
Absolutely add all the Saints you feel called to.

I have several prayer books that have the following line in the Litany:

Saint … pray for us.

In other words, you fill in the blank.
 
At the Easter Vigil we add any saints for the catechumens and candidates that aren’t in the Litany already. [Though one year someone got carried away and added St Crystal and St Rocky.:eek:]
 
Barbkw said:
youtube.com/watch?v=IzlTeuUPpmQ&feature=related

Gives me goosebumps to hear it at the Easter Vigil Mass. 👍

Beautiful in Latin as well:

youtube.com/watch?v=XnyIEhpA6SE

youtube.com/watch?v=KiM9uJIN64g&feature=related
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The first one, which is a version by John Becker, would appear to be illicit for use at the Easter Vigil, as it is not the version given in the missal. It deliberately avoids addressing the invoked as “Saint.” It even includes Origen, who is not a saint. See forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?p=851156 for more on Origen.
 
Barbkw said:
youtube.com/watch?v=IzlTeuUPpmQ&feature=related

Gives me goosebumps to hear it at the Easter Vigil Mass. 👍

Beautiful in Latin as well:

youtube.com/watch?v=XnyIEhpA6SE

youtube.com/watch?v=KiM9uJIN64g&feature=related
Click to expand...
I love the Litany of the Saints.
After the Mass and the Rosary, it’s my favorite prayer.

As St Augustine is often credited for the statement, “Qui cantat, bis orat” (“A person who sings prays twice”)

When I sing the Litany, I certainly feel like I have prayed not only twice, but with great efficacy.
 
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