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 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 nostrorum ; neque vindictam sumas de peccatis nos tris. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christe audi nos. Fili Redemptor mundi Spiritus Sancte Deus, Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, Sancta Maria, Sancta Dei Genitrix, Miserere nobis. Ora pro nobis. Sancta Virgo virginum, fathers; neither take thou vengeance of our sins. et All ye holy Angels and St. John Baptist, Have mercy, &c. Pray for us. Pray for us. Sancte Joannes, Sancte Jacobe, Sancte Bartholomæe, Sancte Thaddae, Sancte Matthia, Ora pro nobis. Sancte Luca, Sancti Joannes et Paule, Sancte Sylvester, Sancte Gregori, Sancte Ambrosi, Sancte Augustine, Sancte Hieronyme, Sancte Martine, Sancte Nicolae, Orate, &c. Ora pro nobis. St. John, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, All ye holy Apostles and All ye holy Disciples of All ye holy Innocents, St. Stephen, SS. Fabian and Sebas- SS. John and Paul, SS. Cosmas and Damian, |