litany of the saints
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The Litany of the Saints is a traditional Catholic prayer invoking the intercession of numerous canonized saints, often used in major liturgical rites and solemn ceremonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| litany of the saints canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic prayer
ⓘ
intercessory prayer ⓘ litany ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Roman Missal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Pontifical NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Ritual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Christe eleison
ⓘ
Kyrie eleison ⓘ invocations of specific named saints ⓘ petitions for deliverance from evil ⓘ petitions for divine mercy ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
local adaptations of saint lists
ⓘ
long form ⓘ short form ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | medieval Western Christianity ⓘ |
| invokes |
Blessed Virgin Mary
NERFINISHED
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angels ⓘ apostles ⓘ bishops ⓘ doctors of the Church NERFINISHED ⓘ holy men ⓘ holy women ⓘ martyrs ⓘ patriarchs ⓘ priests ⓘ prophets ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Easter Vigil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
baptism ⓘ confirmation in some rites ⓘ consecration of virgins ⓘ dedication of a church ⓘ funeral rites in some forms ⓘ ordination ⓘ processions ⓘ religious profession ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | invocation of the intercession of saints ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | official litany of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| structure | series of invocations and responses ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
communion of saints
ⓘ
dependence on divine mercy ⓘ intercession of saints ⓘ |
| typicalResponse |
Libera nos Domine
ⓘ
Ora pro nobis ⓘ |
| usedIn | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.