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TexRose
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Are they prayers? Requests? I have read litany of Mary, litany of St Raphael, etc. Actually, i’ve read many more but never knew what they signify.
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TexRose
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japhy
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The Catholic Encyclopedia has an answer for you.Are they prayers? Requests? I have read litany of Mary, litany of St Raphael, etc. Actually, i’ve read many more but never knew what they signify.
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Br.Rich_SFO
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Basically Litany means a “List”.Are they prayers? Requests? I have read litany of Mary, litany of St Raphael, etc. Actually, i’ve read many more but never knew what they signify.
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LilyM
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The intent is usually summed up in the phrases most commonly used in the Litany itself.
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin, for example, enumerates some of her different attributes and titles, each one followed by the phrase ‘pray for us’. So the intent is to honour her and to remind ourselves of the exalted position she has as Mother of God and singularly blessed human being. As well as to seek her intercession in an especially intense way through the many repetitions of ‘pray for us’.
The Litany of the Sacred Heart has some of the same functions, again listing different glorious attributes of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in his honour. The main phrase in this case, however, is ‘have mercy on us’. So the function is similar to that of the Divine Mercy chaplet, to plead for God’s mercy and the protection of the Sacred Heart.
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin, for example, enumerates some of her different attributes and titles, each one followed by the phrase ‘pray for us’. So the intent is to honour her and to remind ourselves of the exalted position she has as Mother of God and singularly blessed human being. As well as to seek her intercession in an especially intense way through the many repetitions of ‘pray for us’.
The Litany of the Sacred Heart has some of the same functions, again listing different glorious attributes of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in his honour. The main phrase in this case, however, is ‘have mercy on us’. So the function is similar to that of the Divine Mercy chaplet, to plead for God’s mercy and the protection of the Sacred Heart.
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Biblioassistant
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The Fathers of Mercy say the Litany of Humility during their holy hour. Litanies can be almost anything you want - praise, petition whatever. They have elements of lots of prayers in them.
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