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 week:
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To the Holy Trinity. | |
Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To the Holy Ghost. | |
Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To the Holy Angels. | |
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To St. Joseph. | |
Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To the B. Sacrament | |
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To the Passion of our Lord. | |
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
To the Blessed Virgin. | |
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:
Sunday . Litanies of the Holy Name of Jesus and of Loretto.
Monday . Litanies of the Incarnate Word and the Immaculate Conception.
Tuesday . Litanies of the Infant Jesus and of Lorette.
Wednesday . Litanies of the Holy Name of Jesus, and ditto of Mary.
Thursday . Litanies of the Life of Jesus, and ditto of Mary.
Friday . Litanies of the Passion and of the Seven Dolours.
Saturday . Litanies of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and ditto of Mary,
