Litany of the Saints (the Music for the Pope you Heard Today)

[FoxPro]

Litany of the Saints
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God.
Pray for us.
Saint Michael,
Pray for us.
Holy angels of God,
Pray for us.
Saint Joseph,
Pray for us.
Saint John the Baptist,
Pray for us.
Saint Peter and Saint Paul,
Pray for us.
Saint Andrew,
Pray for us.
Saint John,
Pray for us.
Saint Mary Magdalene,
Pray for us.
Saint Stephen,
Pray for us.
Saint Ignatius,
Pray for us.
Saint Lawrence,
Pray for us.
Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity,
Pray for us.
Saint Agnes,
Pray for us.
Saint Gregory,
Pray for us.
Saint Augustine,
Pray for us.
Saint Athanasius,
Pray for us.
Saint Basil,
Pray for us.
Saint Martin,
Pray for us.
Saint Benedict,
Pray for us.
Saint Francis and Saint Dominic,
Pray for us.
Saint Francis Xavier,
Pray for us.
Saint John Vianney,
Pray for us.
Saint Catherine,
Pray for us.
Saint Theresa,
Pray for us.
All you saints of God,
Pray for us.


Lord, be merciful,
Lord, save us.
From all harm,
Lord, save us.
From every sin,
Lord, save us.
From all temptations,
Lord, save us.
From everlasting death,
Lord, save us.
By Your coming among us,
Lord, save us.
By Your death and rising to new life,
Lord, save us.
By Your gift of the Holy Spirit,
Lord, save us.


Be merciful to us sinners,
Lord, hear our prayer.
Guide and protect Your Holy Church,
Lord, hear our prayer.
Keep our Pope and all the clergy in faithful service to Your Church.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Bring all people together in trust and peace.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Strengthen us in Your service.
Lord, hear our prayer.


Amen.

[FoxPro]

This is the song going through my head after watching today.

[sinkspur]

Except the response was "Ora pro eo" which is "Pray for him." The entire litany was sung in Latin.

[diamond6]

Absolutely beautiful today, I again was brought to tears.

Can't believe he's gone.

[VermiciousKnid]

I know...it was beautiful, wasn't it?

The news shows kept cutting into it, so I printed out the whole thing (BOY there are a lot of Saints!) and the kids and I sang it (in Latin) after supper tonight in honor of His Holiness.

Now..I ain't exactly American Idol material, but even I can chant the Litany pretty much on key.

Regards,

[stillafreemind]

Thank you for posting this..it was beautiful.

[FoxPro]

A touching reply. I am alone now. I remember singing with my kids. I miss that. You are lucky, and blessed.

[STARWISE]

And I'm watching it again ... it is compelling .. haunting. God Bless this inspired and extraordinary man .. I always felt he was a living saint, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was canonized in the future. He truly had a two-way dialogue with God.

[celtic gal]

The singing is called Geregorian Chant that you heard as the Litany of the Saints was sung.

[Judith Anne]

What was the name of the piece directly before the Litany of the Saint? Do you know or does anyone?

I've heard it before at the Abbey, but I cannot put my finger on the name...

[potlatch]

As a child attending Catholic school we attended Mass each morning and chanted the replies to the Priest in Latin. It is beautiful and is a form of the Gregorian Chants.

I had just done a search on Gregorian Chants when I came across this thread.

[Ann Archy]

You have VERY lucky kids to have such a blessed parent that would take the time to sing the Litany of Saints with them!! I'm jealous. Our family used to kneel in the living room every night during Lent and say the Rosary....it was a wonderful time.

[fortunecookie]

It was beautiful to hear. Thanks for posting.

[Smartass]

We we're listening to the chanting this morning.   I commented to wife how pretty the Latin singing was.   I was corrected real fast...CHANTING.    Anyway, it's sounded very peaceful and appropriate.

[STARWISE]

Thank you, yes .. I know .. and I'm now kicking myself for not taking a CD by monks when I moved... but I shall find another one.

[kstewskis]

Ora pro eo ping!

[potlatch]

I don't think there is anything prettier to hear. I have heard Chants of Monks in Monasteries and ones of Nuns singing and they are beautiful.

They sound as they must have sounded in Medieval times.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I heard it just a little while ago on CNN. Thanks kindly.

[Smartass]

I'll send you to a web site!

[DaGman]

Yup, can't get it out of my head either.

[Lady In Blue]

I watched the procession of the body of Pope John Paul II from the palatine palace to St Peter's Basilica on EWTN and it was just beautiful! Did you watch it on EWTN? They had the best camera angles. I don't know if Fox showed the whole thing or not. I for one will stay tuned to EWTN instead of the rest of the cable. I want an entirely Catholic perspective on the funeral.