Far from a Catholic, yet close to being one, I found this video featuring The Litany of Saints, an ancient Christian Hymnal...pretty much Outstanding. Pope John Paul II reminds me of my earthly Father who ran into mental issues, so for me, this is a quite amazing...especially if one savvy's Latin.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3iu9bwEfl4[/media] For non Latin speakers (I'm one them) Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. Holy Mary, pray for us. Holy Mother of God, pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us. St. Michael, pray for us. St. Gabriel, pray for us. St. Raphael, pray for us. All you holy Angels and Archangels, pray for us. All you holy orders of blessed Spirits, pray for us. St. John the Baptist, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us. All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets, pray for us. St. Peter, pray for us. St. Paul, pray for us. St. Andrew, pray for us. St. James, pray for us. St. John, pray for us. . St. Thomas, pray for us. St. James, pray for us. St. Philip, pray for us. . St. Bartholomew, pray for us. St. Matthew, pray for us. St. Simon, pray for us. St. Thaddeus, pray for us. St. Matthias, pray for us. St. Barnabas, pray for us. St. Luke, pray for us. St. Mark, pray for us. All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us. All you holy Disciples of the Lord, pray for us. All you holy Innocents, pray for us. St. Stephen, pray for us. St. Lawrence, pray for us. St. Vincent, pray for us. Sts. Fabian and Sebastian, pray for us. . Sts. John and Paul, pray for us. . Sts. Cosmas and Damian, pray for us. Sts. Gervase and Protase, pray for us. All you holy Martyrs, pray for us. St. Sylvester, pray for us. St. Gregory, pray for us. . St. Ambrose, pray for us. St. Augustine, pray for us. St. Jerome, pray for us. St. Martin, pray for us. St. Nicholas, pray for us. All you holy Bishops and Confessors, pray for us. All you holy Doctors, pray for us. St. Anthony, pray for us. St. Benedict, pray for us. St. Bernard, pray for us. St. Dominic, pray for us. St. Francis, pray for us. All you holy Priests and Levites, pray for us. All you holy Monks and Hermits, pray for us. St. Mary Magdalen, pray for us. St. Agatha, pray for us. St. Lucy, pray for us. St. Agnes, pray for us. St. Cecilia, pray for us. St. Catherine, pray for us. St. Anastasia, pray for us. All you holy Virgins and Widows, pray for us. All you Holy Men and Women, Saints of God, make intercession for us. Be merciful, spare us, O Lord. . Be merciful, graciously hear us, O Lord. . From all evil, O Lord, deliver us. From all sin, deliver us. From your wrath, deliver us. From sudden and unprovided death, deliver us. From the snares of the devil, deliver us. From anger, and hatred, and all ill-will, deliver us. From the spirit of fornication, deliver us. From lightning and tempest, deliver us. From the scourge of earthquake, deliver us. From plague, famine and war, deliver us. From everlasting death, deliver us. Through the mystery of your holy Incarnation, deliver us. Through your Coming, deliver us. Through your Nativity, deliver us. Through your Baptism and holy Fasting, deliver us. Through your Cross and Passion, deliver us. Through your Death and Burial, deliver us. Through your holy Resurrection, deliver us. Through your admirable Ascension, deliver us. Through the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, In the day of judgment, deliver us. We sinners, we beseech you, hear us. That you would spare us, we beseech you, hear us. That you would pardon us, we beseech you, hear us. That you would bring us to true penance, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to govern and preserve your holy Church, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to preserve our Apostolic Prelate, and all orders of the Church in holy religion, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to humble the enemies of Holy Church, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to give peace and true concord to Christian kings and princes, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to grant peace and unity to all Christian people, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to call back to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from the truth and lead all unbelievers to the light of the Gospel, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to confirm and preserve us in your holy service, we beseech you, hear us. That you would lift up our minds to heavenly desires, we beseech you, hear us. That you would render eternal blessings to all our benefactors, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deliver our souls and the souls of our brethren, relations and benefactors, from eternal damnation, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, we beseech you, hear us. That you would deign graciously to hear us, we beseech you, hear us. Son of God, we beseech you, hear us. Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. . Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. . Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. . Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Our Father, etc. (inaudibly). V. And lead us not into temptation. R. But deliver us from evil. [psalm69] Deign, O Lord, to rescue me; O Lord, make haste to help me Let them be put to shame and confounded who seek my life. Let them be turned back in disgrace who desire my ruin. Let them retire in their shame who say to me, "Aha, aha!" But may all who seek you exult and be glad in you, And may those who love your salvation say ever, "God be glorified!" But I am afflicted and poor; O God, hasten to me! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, hold not back! Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Save your servants. Who trust in you, O my God. Be a tower of strength for us, O Lord, Against the attack of the enemy. Let not the enemy prevail against us. And let not the son of evil dare to harm us. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. Neither requite us according to our iniquities. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff N. The Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Let us pray for our benefactors. Deign, O Lord, for Your name's sake, to reward with eternal life all those who do us good. Amen. Let us pray for the faithful departed. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. V. For our absent brethren. R. Save your servants, who trust in you, my God. V. Send them help, O Lord, from your sanctuary. R. And sustain them from Zion. V. O Lord, hear my prayer. R. And let my cry come to you. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with your spirit.
I am not Catholic and I am not fluent but I think John Paul was one of the greatest men to have ever lived in my life time. I also include Martin Luther King, Gandhi, theDali Lama and very few others in that group. Thanks for the video bro.
Well Celt my man, Ratzinger is visting the US, and in the US serious or even backsliden Catholic's are generally not given much respect, I thought that it would be very appropriate to post a JP II video on the eve of the visit by the Pope. Now granted, Religious Freedom is under assualt by our "good friends" the ChiComs, and the Dalai Lama may be spoken for by proxy by the Pope, yet even still, the US is home to some 60 million nominal Catholics....
The last I heard, the RCC was trying to move up the time table to make him a Saint, but I also thought that he had been beautafied, a sort of intermediate step..
that is impressive. I really had to concentrate to hear him. Qwest Field is just not made for speeches and they are harder to hear if the guy doesn't speak great english
Much of that litany is prayed every year on Good Friday by Christians throughout the world. In Lutheran circles in North America, it is known as the Bidding Pray because an assisting minister bids (that is invites) the congregation to pray for each of the issues mentioned. Every time I perform a Baptism, I tell the party that the words of the Apostles' creed (which is the profession of faith in which we Baptize) is essentially the same words used for 1700+ years and around the world in nearly every baptism. The Church, at its best and most faithful, is a community both throughout time and globe encircling. These ancient liturhgical forms remind us of our connectedness, one to the other, and throughout time. Thanks for posting it here.
