Litanies.

THE following Litanies may be used as occasion serves, either by themselves or in connection with other parts of this book. They have been selected with the view of supplying a series of devotions adapted to the festivals and holy seasons of the Church, and are capable of being varied as piety may suggest.

The subjoined Table shews the particular devotion by which it is a common practice to consecrate each day of the

But, besides appropriating certain Litanies to the days of the week usually recommended for their use, it would be a profitable exercise, both for individuals and for families, to dedicate a week to Jesus and Mary, in the following way:

Litanies of the Holy Name of Jesus and of Loretto.

Sunday Monday

Tuesday
Wednesday

Thursday

Life of Jesus, and ditto of Mary.

Passion and of the Seven Dolours.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, and ditto of Mary.

Table of Litanies.

Page

The Saints

297

The Most Holy Name of Jesus

The Blessed Virgin, or Litany of Loretto

308

312

The Dying

The Most Holy Trinity.

A Scriptural

The Holy Ghost

The Incarnate Word

315

317

318

320

322

Litany of the Saints.

Ne reminiscaris, Domine, Remember not, O Lord delicta nostra, vel parentum our offences, nor those of our

et All ye holy Angels and
Archangels,
All ye holy orders of
blessed Spirits,

St. John Baptist,

Pray for us.

Sancte Joannes,
Sancte Thoma,

Sancte Jacobe,
Sancte Philippe,

Sancte Bartholomæe,
Sancte Matthæe,
Sancte Simon,

Sancte Thaddae,

Sancte Matthia,
Sancte Barnaba,

Ora pro nobis.

Sancte Luca,
Sancte Marce,
Omnes sancti Apostoli et
Evangelista, Orate, &c.
Omnes sancti Discipuli Do-
mini, Orate, &c.
Omnes sancti Innocentes,
Orate, &c.
Sancte Stephane, Ora, &c.
Sancte Laurenti, Ora, &c.
Sancte Vincenti, Ora, &c.
Sancti Fabiane et Sebas-
tiane,

Sancti Joannes et Paule,
Sancti Cosma et Damiane,
Sancti Gervasi et Protasi,
Omnes sancti Martyres,

Sancte Sylvester,

Sancte Gregori,

Sancte Ambrosi,

Sancte Augustine,

Sancte

Hieronyme,

Sancte Martine,

Sancte Nicolae,

Orate, &c.

Ora pro nobis.

St. John,
St. Thomas,
St. James,
St. Philip,
St. Bartholomew,
St. Matthew,
St. Simon,
St. Thaddeus,

St. Matthias,

St. Barnabas,
St. Luke,
St. Mark,

All ye holy Apostles and
Evangelists,

All ye holy Disciples of
our Lord,

All ye holy Innocents,

St. Stephen,
St. Lawrence,
St. Vincent,

SS. Fabian and Sebas-
tian,

SS. John and Paul,

SS. Cosmas and Damian,
SS. Gervase and Protase,
All ye holy Martyrs,
St. Sylvester,
St. Gregory,
St. Ambrose,
St. Augustine,
St. Jerome,
St. Martin,
St. Nicholas,

Here, for the Devotion of the Forty Hours, is inserted: