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In Christian worship, Marian litany is a form of prayer to Mary, mother of Jesus used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions.
The greatest Marian prayers: their history, meaning, and usage by Anthony M. Buono 1999 ISBN 0-8189-0861-0; Head, Karen, and Collin Kelley, eds. Mother Mary Comes to Me. A Popculture Poetry Anthology (Lake Dallas, TX: Madville, 2020).
Our Lady´s chapel in Altenmarkt. Fresco illustrating the Lauretan litany "Mary, you saviour of sinners". Refugium Peccatorum (Latin for Refuge of Sinners), also known as Our Lady of Refuge, is a title for the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church. [1] Its use goes back to Saint Germanus of Constantinople in the 8th century. [2]
In 1980, Pope John Paul II added Mother of the church. The invocation Queen of families was added on 31 December 1995, also by Pope John Paul II. [17] On 20 June 2020, during the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pope Francis added three invocations: Mother of mercy, Mother of hope, and Solace of migrants. [18] [19]
In Cranmer's litany, the invocation of saints was heavily reduced and only Mary, the mother of Jesus, was mentioned by name. [8] In all, Cranmer's revision reduced what had once been the major part of the litany into just three petitions: [ 9 ] to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels, and all the saints.
' under your protection ') is an ancient Christian hymn and prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The hymn enumerates her special election by God the Father and her motherhood of God the Son. It is one of the oldest known Marian prayers and among the most ancient preserved hymns still currently in use.
The Hyde version of the hymn specifically, which is more commonplace than its counterpart, has been used in at least three hymnals, [6] [7] and was the version used in a cover of the hymn by the Catholic religious sisters congregation, the Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior, for their likewise-named 1998 album "Mary of Graces". [8] [9]
The Council decreed that Mary is the Mother of God because her son Jesus is one person who is both God and man, divine and human. [29] This doctrine is widely accepted by Christians in general, and the term "Mother of God" had already been used within the oldest known prayer to Mary, the Sub tuum praesidium, which dates to around 250 AD. [154]