Litany for our Nation

 

Litany for America

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, Mother of God,	pray for us.
Holy Mary, Immaculate Conception,	pray for us.
Holy Mary, Patroness of the United States,	pray for us.
Holy Mary, Patroness of the Americas,	pray for us.
St. Isaac Jogues,	pray for us.
St. René Goupil,	pray for us.
St. Jean de Lalande,	pray for us.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha,	pray for us.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,	pray for us.
St. Francis Cabrini,	pray for us
St. John Neumann,	pray for us
St. Rose-Philippine Duchense,	pray for us
St. Anne-Thérèse Guérin,	pray for us.
Father Damien,	pray for us.
St Katherine Mary Drexel,	pray for us.
St. Marianne Cope,	pray for us.
Fra Junipero Serra	, pray for us.
All you Saints and Blesseds of the United States,	pray for us.
Lord Jesus, You proclaimed Yourself the Truth,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From a false understanding of Christopher Columbus,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From the belief that the Catholic Church is anti-democratic,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From the belief that the United States was not founded on Christian principles,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From the belief that traditional Christians cannot be loyal citizens,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From the scourge of revisionist historians,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From the attack on religious freedom,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From violent anti-intellectualism,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From the attack on Western Civilization,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From the materialistic philosophy,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From heretical theologians,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From historical illiteracy,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From racism, real and imagined,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From cowardly Cardinals, Archbishops, & Bishops,	deliver us, Oh God of Truth.
From the human sacrifice of the unborn,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From the human sacrifice of the newly born,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From the human sacrifice of the feeble,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From the human sacrifice of the sick and elderly,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From sexual immorality and child trafficking,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From heterodox Catholic politicians,	deliver us, O God of Truth.
From corrupt politicians,	deliver us, O God of Truth.

 

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, the God who is Truth.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. 

Jesus, You came to bring deliverance to the captive.	Deliver us, O Lord.
From our national demonic infestation,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of victimhood,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of socialism,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of violence,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of anarchy,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of atheism,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of irreligion,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of impurity,	deliver us, O Lord.
From spirits of Radical Islam,	deliver us, O Lord
From all spirits who would personally torment us,	deliver us, O Lord.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, our Deliverer.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. 

 

Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,	spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,	graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,	have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

 

St. Michael, the Archangel….

Our Father . . . .
Hail Mary . . . .

 

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Trinity

 The Father’s House: Discovering Our Home in the Trinity (Kindle Edition)

 

OP James Dominic Brent

                                        

Strange as it may seem, this book was good, even though I gave it an average rating.  The fault is mine, not the book's.  This type of book is to read on retreat, or in Adoration, or actually any kind of quiet space.

    Unfortunately, I read this waiting in a pick-up line, to pick up my grandchildren.  Sometimes I read while waiting for an appointment.  IOW, the atmosphere was not ideal.

   Even so, I could see how this book would bring you into a deeper understanding, and following that, an intense relationship with God, the Blessed Trinity.

   It's a small book and easily understandable.  I recommend it.

Trinity

 Where did the idea of God being Three Persons, come from?  It came from Jesus.  Matthew 28: 19.  

New International Version

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

I picture this Andrei Rublev icon.

When I pray, I just take a seat at the table and start talking.

The Sign of the Cross

 

Although I don't bless myself like Father George does, I like this video.  Mostly because St. George is the icon on the right.  St. George slays dragons and there are all kinds of dragons in our world.  As I post this, Iran has launched hundreds of drones against Israel.  Evil is the dragon.  May St. George slay the evil in men's hearts and put peace in its place.

BTW, I bless myself with my whole hand.  My friends, like Father George make a cross or use three fingers, (think Trinity) and bless themselves.  It's a prayer in itself.

Hypostatic Union

 This icon is known as Christ's blessing us.  Note his two raised fingers.  Whenever I explained the Trinity or hypostatic union, I'd show this icon, or one of the many other facsimiles of this depiction of Jesus.  Everyone in the class would immediately take out their pen and paper and take notes.

God is one divine being--a hand.  He also has two natures, human and divine; that's what the icon is telling you.  One God that has two perfectly complete natures--human and divine.  This is called the hypostatic union.

The other three fingers represent the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  That explanation has been attempted in other posts.

Reparation

 The U.S. Bishops are requesting everyone to pray Litany of the Sacred Heart today, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in reparation for the blasphemies at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles this evening when the team will showcase the so-called Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Pride Night.

After a month of often-vitriolic debate and a well-publicized change of heart by the team, the Dodgers are hosting their annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night despite angering the Catholic Church and Christian organizations due to the inclusion of the self-described "queer and trans nuns."

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who are members of the LGBTQ+ community who dress in religious-looking garb, will receive a Community Hero Award during the Pride Night celebration, honoring the group's efforts to promote human rights, diversity and "spiritual enlightenment."

Catholics are offended.  The group has been characterized by some Catholics (including the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights) as anti-Catholic and a hate-group for impersonating and mocking Catholic practices and beliefs, including religious sisters.  

Why don't they dress in hijab and call themselves Muslim sisters?  Why don't they dress as Hasidic Jewesses?  Why is Catholicism the acceptable prejudice?

It's insulting to mock holy women dedicated to God.

Today is the Catholic solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Pray this litany in repration.

Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy	Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy
God our Father in 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
Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, one with the eternal Word	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, infinite in majesty	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, source of justice and love	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, well-spring of all virtue	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, treasure-house of wisdom and knowledge	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom there dwells the fullness of God	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, from whose fullness we have all received	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, generous to all who turn to you	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with insults	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, broken for our sins	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, pierced by a lance	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, victim of our sins	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, salvation of all who trust in you	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, hope of all who die in you	have mercy on us
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints	have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world	have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world	have mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world	have mercy on us
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart.	Touch our hearts and make them like your own.

Let us pray.

Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son
and recall the wonders of his love for us,
may be made worthy to receive
an overflowing measure of grace
from that fount of heavenly gifts.
Through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen.