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The Litany of the Saints (Latin: Litaniae Sanctorum) is a formal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Old Catholic Church, Lutheran congregations of Evangelical Catholic churchmanship, Anglican congregations of Anglo-Catholic churchmanship, and Western Rite Orthodox communities. [1]
For the litany, Cranmer drew heavily on both traditional and recent sources ranging from John Chrysostom to Martin Luther, the bulk of the material coming from the Sarum Rite. Much of the work of synthesizing these sources was originally done by William Marshall in his Lutheran-oriented primer prayer book, the Goodly Primer of 1535. [1]
The litany of Saint Joseph was sanctioned by Pope Pius X in 1909. After the usual petitions to the Holy Trinity and one to the Blessed Virgin, the litany is composed of twenty-five invocations expressing the virtues and dignities of Joseph. [6] Furthermore, Pius X composed a Prayer to Saint Joseph the Worker for the sanctification of labor. [7] [8]
In 1529, he, after modifying the traditional Litany of the Saints (mostly by removing the invocation of saints and prayers for the pope), began using the Litany at Wittenberg in Latin and German. Thomas Cranmer used Luther's revised Litany as one of his main sources in the preparation of the Litany in the Book of Common Prayer.
Rogation days are days of prayer and fasting in Western Christianity.They are observed with processions and the Litany of the Saints.The so-called major rogation is held on 25 April; [a] the minor rogations are held on Monday to Wednesday preceding Ascension Thursday. [1]
Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus; Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Litany of the Saints; M. Marian litany; S. Shumhata; T.
The Litany of Saint Joseph (Latin: Litaniae Sancti Ioseph) is a formal prayer in the Catholic Church dedicated to Saint Joseph, the Prince and Patron of the Universal Church. It is one of six litanies approved by the Catholic Church for public and private use. [1] The Litany of Saint Joseph was approved for public use by Pope Pius X in 1909.
The water is blessed in front of the congregation, not at the baptismal font. Among many detailed changes, only four of the traditional Old Testament readings were kept. Then followed only the first part of the Litany of the Saints and possible baptisms.