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Spirituality LitaniesHumility is a virtue, a quality, a value that anyone taking the path of spirituality should seek to acquire. Humility is opposed to pride, sufficiency, arrogance. The humble person is aware that what he has is not due to his merit alone. Her education, her social situation, her family, luck, friends, God, are all elements that contribute to what she is. She recognizes her qualities and is proud of them; however, she does not boast of it. Here is a prayer to help in the acquisition of humility:
Lord, have mercy on me.
O Jesus, meek and humble of heart, hear me.
From the desire to be esteemed, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be sought, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be loved, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be praised, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be honored, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be preferred, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be consulted, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be approved, deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire to be spared, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being put off, deliver me, Jesus.
From fear of being slandered, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being mocked, deliver me, Jesus.
From fear of being reviled, deliver me, Jesus.
O Mary, mother of the humble, pray for me.
Saint Joseph, protector of the humble, pray for me.
Saint Michael, who was the first to overcome pride, pray for me.
All the righteous sanctified above all by the spirit of humility, pray for me.
Prayer:
O Jesus, whose first lesson was this: "Learn from me that I am meek and lowly in heart", teach me to become lowly in heart like you.
So be it.
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Litanies are prayers characterised by the chanted repetition of intercessory requests. These intercessory requests are generally addressed to the Virgin Mary, the Sacred Heart or the Saints and are intended to solicit their intercession with God.
When to recite the litanies and what are they for?
The litanies are generally recited individually, depending on the difficulty for which help is desired, in groups (in families or in prayer groups) and in certain solemn liturgical ceremonies of the Catholic Church.
The Litanies of the Saints for example, are sung during the Easter Vigil, during baptism ceremonies, priestly or episcopal ordinations and on the feast of the Saints (All Saints).
The prayer of the Litany is foreseen, in particular, during the Easter Vigil, before the blessing of the baptismal water, and also during the celebration of baptism and ordinations to the sacred order of the episcopate, presbyterate and diaconate, as well as in the rite of the consecration of virgins and of religious profession in the rite of dedication of a church and an altar, during rogations, during Masses with stations and during penitential processions, to order the Evil One away in exorcisms, and finally to recommend the dying to the mercy of God.
The Litany of the Saints, which contains elements from both liturgical tradition and popular piety, illustrates the Church's trust in the intercession of the Saints, and highlights her experience of the communion that unites the Church in the heavenly Jerusalem and the Church still on pilgrimage on earth. It is permitted to invoke in the Litany of the Saints the names of those listed in the liturgical calendars of dioceses and religious institutes.
It is evident that it is forbidden to insert in the Litanies the names of persons whose cult is not recognised.
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