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	AllRefer.com - litany (Roman Catholic And Orthodox Churches: Liturgy, Hymns, And Prayers) - Encyclopedia
		The Eastern liturgies make frequent use of litanies, recited by the deacon; the response is usually "Lord, have mercy." The Kyrie eleison is a relic of such a litany.
		In the Roman Catholic Church the one liturgical litany, the Litany of the Saints, dates from the 5th cent.
		Modeled after it are a number of nonliturgical (i.e., nonprescribed) litanies, of which the following are authorized: Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus (15th cent.), Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or of Loreto; 16th cent.), Litany of the Sacred Heart, and Litany of St. Joseph.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/litany.html (292 words)

	The Catholic Encyclopedia - Litany
		A litany is a well-known and much appreciated form of responsive petition, used in public liturgical services, and in private devotions, for common necessities of the Church, or in calamities — to implore God's aid or to appease His just wrath.
		In the Ambrosian or Milanese Rite two litanies are recited on the Sundays of Lent instead of the "Gloria in excelsis".
		Litanies appeared in honour of God the Father, of God the Son, of God the Holy Ghost, of the Precious Blood, of the Blessed Virgin, of the Immaculate Conception, of each of the saints honoured in different countries, for the souls in Purgatory, etc. In 1601 Baronius wrote that about eighty forms were in circulation.
	jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Catholic_Encyclopedia/09286a.htm (918 words)

	Encyclopedia: Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Christian prayer originally approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V.
		It is also known as the Litany of Loreto, for its first-known place of origin, the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, where its usage was recorded as early as 1558.
		The litany contains many of the titles used formally and informally for Mary, the mother of Jesus, and would often be recited as a question and response chant in a group setting.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Litany-of-the-Blessed-Virgin-Mary (725 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Litany of Loreto
		A litany of this new form is that of a codex in the Library of St. Mark's, Venice, dating from the end of the thirteenth or the beginning of the fourteenth century.
		This litany is the shortest of all and the closest in similarity to that of Loreto.
		At Rome the Litany of Loreto was introduced into the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore by Cardinal Francesco Toledo in 1597; and Paul V, in 1613, ordered it to be sung in that church, morning and evening, on Saturdays and on vigils and feasts of the Madonna.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09287a.htm (2683 words)

	The Litany of Re
		The Litany of Re was a major religious composition known from the New Kingdom.
		The Litany of Re was a special composition that, at least a portion of which, was inscribed in the tomb of Tuthmosis III and the tomb of his vizier, Useramun.
		The Litany of Re is a description of, and praise for the deity who descends into the netherworld at night and meets Osiris as the ruler of the netherworld and of the dead.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/litany.htm (2912 words)

	Litany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The litany is a Christian prayer form consisting of a series of petitions sung or said by a deacon, priest, or cantor, to which the congregation repeats a fixed response.
		Litany, in Christian liturgy, form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications pronounced by the clergy, alternating with responses by the choir or congregation.
		In the Roman Catholic church the principal litany is the Litany of the Saints.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txs/litany.htm (352 words)

	LITANY - Online Information article about LITANY
		special written litanies of the various churches all showed the common features which are now regarded as essential to a litany, in as far as they consisted of (1) invocations, (2) deprecations, (3) intercessions, (4) supplications.
		present recognize two litanies, the " Litaniae majores " and the "Litaniae breves," which differ from one another chiefly in respect of the fulness with which details are entered upon under the heads mentioned above.
		gospel and at the end of Mass; and on the first five Sundays in Lent a missal litany is placed before the Oratio super populum, and on the same five Sundays in the Mozarabic rite before the epistle.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LEO_LOB/LITANY.html (1530 words)

	LM
		The Litany's use in church processions was ordered by Henry VIII when England was at war with Scotland and France.
		The Litany was used in each of the three ordination rites of the 1550 ordinal, with a special petition and concluding collect.
		The Great Litany should not be preceded by a hymn, psalm, or anthem when it is used as an entrance rite at the eucharist.
	www.er-d.org /19625_14453_ENG_HTM.htm (463 words)

	Catholic Pages Directory: » Prayers » LITANIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Litanies A litany is the repetitive invocation of Our Lord, Our Lady or the Saints under their various titles.
		Litany of Christ the King This litany in honour of Christ the King composed by Fr Musser is intended for private devotion and recitation only.
		Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Litaniae Pretiosissimi Sanguinis Domini Nostri Iesu Christi) This Litany in honor of Jesus in His Most Precious Blood was drawn up by the Sacred Congregation of Rites and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960.
	www.catholic-pages.com /dir/litanies.asp (302 words)

	LM
		The litany was the first English language rite that was prepared by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556).
		548-551, 560); a Litany of Thanksgiving for a Church, which may be used for reaffirmation of mission and ministry when a building has been used for an extended time without consecration, or on the anniversary of the dedication or consecration of a church, or at other times (pp.
		The BOS includes a Litany of Healing in a public service of healing, and a Litany for the Church in the service for the founding of a church.
	www.er-d.org /19625_14690_ENG_HTM.htm (273 words)

	The Prayer Book Society: News: The Litany and March 21st
		The English Litany owes its content and its English prose to the mind and hand of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.
		The text of the Litany that is found in the BCP (1662) is virtually the same as that found in the BCP of 1549 and 1552.
		In 1559 in the reign of Elizabeth I the petition referring to the Bishop of Rome was removed.
	pbs1928.blogspot.com /2002/03/litany-and-march-21st.html (723 words)

	Litany Blessed Virgin Mary
		When the litany is prayed in families with children who are just learning to read and spell, it might be useful to explain the meaning of some of the unfamiliar words.
		Litanies are to be found among the prayers to the Blessed Virgin recommended by the Magisterium.
		Following the prescription of Leo XIII that the recitation of the Rosary should be concluded by the Litany of Loreto during the month of October, the false impression has arisen among some of the faithful that the Litany is in some way an appendix to the Rosary.
	www.wf-f.org /LitanyBVM.html (665 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Salve Regina/Litany Of Notre D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Litany Of Loreto In E Flat Major: II.
		Litany Of Loreto In E Flat Major: III.
		Litany Of Loreto In E Flat Major: IV.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000024WB7 (281 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations: Catholicism: Prayer and Spirituality: ...
		Indulgenced Litanies - These half-dozen litanies are those to which indulgences are attached in the 1968 Enchiridion.
		Litany of St. Raphael - Litany asking the protection of the angel Raphael, patron of travelers and of the sick.
		Litany of the Martyrs and Saints of the Catacombs of St. Callixtus - Honors early Roman martyrs and saints.
	dmoz.org /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Prayer_and_Spirituality/Prayers/Litanies (348 words)

	St. Joseph, Husband of Mary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the form of an infant as in the form of bread, Jesus emptied Himself of His majesty, took on the humblest and commonest of cloaks to conceal His glory, and gave the grace to the humble and faithful to approach, believe, and adore.
		The Litany of Saint Joseph is a traditional, indulgenced prayer, often recited in public with one person introducing each invocation, and everyone responding with the conclusion ("have mercy on us," "pray for us").
		O God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever.
	www.smart.net /~tak/Patrons/joseph.html (739 words)

	The Litany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To tell schools that they should educate all students to their highest ability, but that they should figure out how to do it, is not enough.
		We need those who are propagating the litany to not only evangelize, but to find a grassroots voice in communities.
		Until communities allow schools to change, the litany will continue, but not much will be accomplished.
	www.thejournal.com /magazine/vault/A4160C.cfm (351 words)

	A Litany of Light in a Time of War - Third Week in Lent
		The following litany was prepared by the National Council of Churches as part of its ongoing witness on behalf of Peace and in faithful opposition to a war in Iraq.
		A second family member ought to be designated ahead of time to light the candle when indicated in the litany.
		At the conclusion of the litany members of the congregation may be invited to display a single candle in their homes as a means of witnessing for peace.
	www.ncccusa.org /iraq/litanyoflightforpeace2.html (795 words)

	Ask the Wise Man: The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Has Greek Roots - October 1997 Issue of St. Anthony Messenger ...
		Many of the praises in the litany came from prayers of the Greek Church, in particular the Akathist Hymn which was to be sung standing out of reverence for the Incarnation.
		The form of the litany was modeled on the earlier Litany of the Saints.
		The Litany of the Blessed Virgin is sometimes called the Litany of Loreto, because we know it was used at the Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, as early as 1558.
	www.americancatholic.org /messenger/oct1997/wiseman.asp (1803 words)

	Litany Barimen-Swayvil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		She tends to favor high-necked dresses of intricate lace and sweeping low-necked gowns of straith material [a material that changes color and opacity with the mood of the wearer].
		Having had little time as a child to fully develop her own interests, Litany tends to engulf herself in the passions of her sons.
		A tad fatalistic and more than a touch mad, Litany seems to be a wealth of contradictions and surprises even for herself.
	www.rpgclassics.com /~rendezvous/AmberChronicles/Litany.shtml (426 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Litany of the Holy Name
		Though this was an implied recognition of the litany, requests made in 1640, 1642, and 1662, for formal approval were rejected.
		This litany is arranged on the plan of the Litany of Loreto, and begins with the invocation of the Holy Trinity.
		The litany closes with the triple invocation of the Lamb of God, the petition, "Jesus hear us", "Jesus graciously hear us", and two prayers.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09290a.htm (459 words)

	Litany: Scott's Music News Covering Skinny Puppy, Download, ohGr and Related Projects
		Obviously this is the perfect opportunity to organize a Litany meet-up, so feel free to coordinate something here on the forum.
		From the self-referential file, the new home for the Litany Forum has been found and work on it is underway.
		It'll be my first time in Texas, so if any Litany folks can recommend things I should do while I'm there (or would like to meet up for a drink or such), please drop me a line.
	userpages.aug.com /sgraham/news.html (4073 words)

	Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
		This litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary was composed during the Middle Ages.
		The place of honor it now holds in the life of the Church is due to its faithful use at the shrine of the Holy House at Loreto.
		It was definitely approved by Sixtus V in 1587, and all other Marian litanies were suppressed, at least for public use.
	www.intermirifica.org /Mary/marylitany.htm (364 words)

	litany on Encyclopedia.com
		A Litany of Prayer: A beloved friend is focus of tearful healing
		Fed: Litany of woes presented at poverty inquiry
		Discours de Kofi Annan lors du Sommet sur la société de l'information, à Genève Litanies de discours, auditoires clairsemé.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/l1/litany.asp (506 words)

	Confronting the Litany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		His new book The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the real state of the world moves what has traditionally been an irrational and hidden agenda-driven debate towards a far more sensible evaluation of what are the real problems and what might be the most sensible ways of tackling them.
		Not content with debunking myths about environmental pollution, exponential population rise, acid rain and forest death, chemicals and pesticides, Lomborg also considers the arguments of the opponents of GM food, seeing in these the 'encapsulation of the litany' which he is determined to challenge.
		Lomborg, however, is equally concerned with the potential hazards of GM technology, which must be balanced against its potential benefits.
	www.sirc.org /articles/confronting_litany.shtml (794 words)

	WebLinks
		One ancient form of prayer is the litany, a prayer of petitions and responses.
		One type of litany used in the earliest days of the Church was the offering of a series of petitions with the response Kyrie Eleison—"Lord, have mercy." In later centuries, after the persecutions of the early Christians had ended, public devotional processions became popular.
		This litany is also prayed during the celebration of the sacrament of Baptism.
	www.cyberfaith.com /weblinks/ia_maryourmother.html (1180 words)

	United Methodist bishops offer 1999 Labor Day message, litany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A letter encouraging the use of both resources – and reminding recipients of the church's historic stand with working people – was sent to all U.S. bishops, district superintendents, annual conference church and society leaders and members of the Labor Rights Network.
		The document, including the message and litany, was signed by Bishop Robert C. Morgan, Louisville, Ky., president of the Council of Bishops, and Bishop Fritz Mutti, Topeka, Kan., chairman of the denomination's Concern for Workers Task Force.
		The message and the litany are on the Board of Church and Society's Web site.
	gbgm-umc.org /mission/news/umns081699jpsc.html (186 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Litany of woes for GOP, from Miers to Katrina, Frist to DeLay
		If you are one of those people, we'd like to follow you on your travels as you survey all the deals out there.
		Litany of woes for GOP, from Miers to Katrina, Frist to DeLay
		WASHINGTON – It's hard to tell which is more irritating for conservatives less than a year after they savored Republican election triumphs of 2004: President Bush's latest pick for the Supreme Court or his high-dollar pledge for recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20051009-1025-gopwoes.html (952 words)

	FGA: Please follow the standard litany when giving a problem report. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Providing this information with respect to problems with using tools or machines is done by a standard litany of questions and their answers that you must provide.
		If you don't supply this information right at the start, you'll waste yours and others' time, and delay the actual remedy to your problem, by forcing everyone to spend one or more rounds of communication back and forth simply trying to wring the relevant information out of you.
		The questions in the standard litany can be paraphrased when it comes to the use of computers:
	homepages.tesco.net /%7EJ.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.html (381 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Texts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Between the two ways was a Lake of Flames, where the ambivalent fire could consume (the damned) but also serve the purpose of regeneration (to those blessed followers of the sun god, Re).
		Litany of Re This is a two part Litany of the Sun that provides the sun God Re under 75 different forms in the first part.
		The second part is a series of prayers in which the pharaoh assumes various parts of nature and various deities but particularly that of the sun god.
	www.crystalinks.com /egyptexts.html (3318 words)

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