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| | Litany - definition of Litany in Encyclopedia |
 | | A litany, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. | | | The continuous repetition of the "Kyrie" is used to-day at the consecration of a church, while the relics to be placed in the altar are carried in procession around the church. | | | In 590, when an epidemic caused by an overflow of the Tiber was ravaging Rome, Gregory the Great commanded a litany which is called "Septiformis"; on the preceding day he exhorted the people to fervent prayer, and arranged the order to be observed in the procession, viz, that the clergy from S. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Litany
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| | Encyclopedia: Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| | The Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Christian prayer originally approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V. | | | The litany contains many of the titles used formally and informally for Mary, the mother of Jesus, and would often be recited as a question and response chant in a group setting. | | | For instance: A litany, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Litany-of-the-Blessed-Virgin-Mary
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| | Litany |
| | In the Roman Catholic church the principal litany is the Litany of the Saints. | | | The litany is in the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England and in the service books of other Anglican churches and some Protestant churches. | | | Litany, in Christian liturgy, form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications pronounced by the clergy, alternating with responses by the choir or congregation. |
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http://mb-soft.com/believe/txs/litany.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Litany of Loreto |
| | A litany of this new form is that of a codex in the Library of St. Mark's, Venice, dating from the end of the thirteenth or the beginning of the fourteenth century. | | | At Rome the Litany of Loreto was introduced into the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore by Cardinal Francesco Toledo in 1597; and Paul V, in 1613, ordered it to be sung in that church, morning and evening, on Saturdays and on vigils and feasts of the Madonna. | | | Vergine, cavate dalla sacra Scrittura" (New praises or litanies of the most holy Virgin, drawn from Sacred Scripture), with Porta's music and the text apart, expressing the wish that His Holiness would cause it to be sung in St. Peter's and in other churches as was the custom at Loreto. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09287a.htm
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| | The Litany of Re |
| | In this litany, the dead king's limbs are deified as every part of his body is equated with a god, allowing the deceased to become "entirely a god". | | | The Litany of Re is a description of, and praise for the deity who descends into the netherworld at night and meets Osiris as the ruler of the netherworld and of the dead. | | | The Litany of Re was a major religious composition known from the New Kingdom. |
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http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/litany.htm
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| | litany on Encyclopedia.com |
| | In the Roman Catholic Church the one liturgical litany, the Litany of the Saints, dates from the 5th cent. | | | Modeled after it are a number of nonliturgical (i.e., nonprescribed) litanies, of which the following are authorized: Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus (15th cent.), Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or of Loreto; 16th cent.), Litany of the Sacred Heart, and Litany of St. Joseph. | | | The litany in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer is much like the Litany of the Saints. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/l1/litany.asp
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| | A Litany of Light in a Time of War - Third Week in Lent |
| | The following litany was prepared by the National Council of Churches as part of its ongoing witness on behalf of Peace and in faithful opposition to a war in Iraq. | | | At the conclusion of the litany members of the congregation may be invited to display a single candle in their homes as a means of witnessing for peace. | | | It is prepared for use in churches and other settings during the Christian observance of Lent 2003. |
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http://www.ncccusa.org/iraq/litanyoflightforpeace2.html
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| | The Great Litany should not be preceded by a hymn, psalm, or anthem when it is used as an entrance rite at the eucharist. | | | The Great Litany takes the place of the prayers of the people at the eucharist. | | | The 1928 BCP allowed the Litany to be used after the fixed collects of Morning or Evening Prayer, or before the Eucharist, or separately. |
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http://www.er-d.org/19625_14453_ENG_HTM.htm
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| | LITANY - Online Information article about LITANY |
| | Mary" or the "Litanies of the Sacred Name of Jesus." There was originally a See also: | | | gospel and at the end of Mass; and on the first five Sundays in Lent a missal litany is placed before the Oratio super populum, and on the same five Sundays in the Mozarabic rite before the epistle. | | | In 747 the synod of Cloveshoe ordered the litanies or rogations to be gone about on April 25 " after the manner of the Roman Church," and on the three days before Ascension " after the manner of our ancestors." The latter are still known in the See also: |
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http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/LEO_LOB/LITANY.html
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| | Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations: Catholicism: Prayer and Spirituality: ... |
| | Litany of the Faithful Departed - Asks for God's mercy on the deceased, calls on the saints to join our prayer. | | | By S. Joan Chittister, O.S.B. Litany to Old Testament Saints - Uses some of the titles of God found in the Old Testament, calls on the holy men and women who faithfully served God before the coming of Christ. | | | A Litany of Women for the Church - Calls on our mothers in faith. |
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http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Prayer_and_Spirituality/Prayers/Litanies
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| | Catholic Pages Directory: » Prayers » LITANIES |
| | Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Litaniae Pretiosissimi Sanguinis Domini Nostri Iesu Christi) This Litany in honor of Jesus in His Most Precious Blood was drawn up by the Sacred Congregation of Rites and promulgated by Pope John XXIII on February 24, 1960. | | | Litany of Christ the King This litany in honour of Christ the King composed by Fr Musser is intended for private devotion and recitation only. | | | Litany and Novena to St Philomena litany written by St. John Vianney and also a novena. |
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http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/litanies.asp
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| | Litany Blessed Virgin Mary |
| | Litanies are to be found among the prayers to the Blessed Virgin recommended by the Magisterium. | | | This traditional Litany contains ancient titles of the Blessed Virgin, many of which have their origin in Scripture, and many of them have been used as names of parishes. | | | Following the prescription of Leo XIII that the recitation of the Rosary should be concluded by the Litany of Loreto during the month of October, the false impression has arisen among some of the faithful that the Litany is in some way an appendix to the Rosary. |
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http://www.wf-f.org/LitanyBVM.html
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Litany of the Holy Name |
| | The litany closes with the triple invocation of the Lamb of God, the petition, "Jesus hear us", "Jesus graciously hear us", and two prayers. | | | In 1862 Pius IX approved one of the formularies in use, and attached an indulgence of 300 days for the faithful of the dioceses whose bishops had made special application. | | | At the request of the Carmelites, Pope Sixtus V (1585-90) granted an indulgence of 300 days for its recitation (Samson, "Die Allerheiligen Litanei", Paderborn, 1894, 14). |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09290a.htm
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| | United Methodist bishops offer 1999 Labor Day message, litany |
| | The document, including the message and litany, was signed by Bishop Robert C. Morgan, Louisville, Ky., president of the Council of Bishops, and Bishop Fritz Mutti, Topeka, Kan., chairman of the denomination's Concern for Workers Task Force. | | | The message and the litany are on the Board of Church and Society's Web site. | | | A letter encouraging the use of both resources – and reminding recipients of the church's historic stand with working people – was sent to all U.S. bishops, district superintendents, annual conference church and society leaders and members of the Labor Rights Network. |
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http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/news/umns081699jpsc.html
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| | WebLinks |
| | One ancient form of prayer is the litany, a prayer of petitions and responses. | | | One type of litany used in the earliest days of the Church was the offering of a series of petitions with the response Kyrie Eleison—"Lord, have mercy." In later centuries, after the persecutions of the early Christians had ended, public devotional processions became popular. | | | These feast day processions were called litanies and were often celebrated on days formerly associated with pagan festivals. |
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http://www.cyberfaith.com/weblinks/ia_maryourmother.html
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| | The Litany |
| | When the Litany is said instead of the Prayers at Morning or Evening Prayer, the Collect of the Day, the Lord's Prayer and the Grace are added here. |
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http://www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/liturgy/commonworship/texts/daily/morneve/word/litany.html
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| | Litany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim @ ELCore.Net |
| | God, Who, when the disciples ministered to the Lord and fasted, ordered that Saul and Barnabas be set aside for the work to which You called them, be with Your Church as she prays now, and You, who know the hearts of all of us, show those whom You have chosen for Your ministry. | | | Litany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim @ ELCore.Net | | | , Chapter VIII), this litany has been customarily recited at the seminary in Cracow, especially on the day before ordinations. |
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http://catholicity.elcore.net/LitanyOfOurLordJesusChristPriestAndVictim.html
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| | The Prayer Book Society: News: The Litany and March 21st |
| | Cranmer reduced the 62 invocations to saints and angels to three, which were addressed to: St Mary, Mother of God our Saviour; the Holy Angels, Archangels and all Holy Orders of Blessed Spirits; and the Holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, Virgins and all the Blessed Company of heaven. | | | To conform to growing Protestant convictions about life after death the requests for prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Angels and Saints had been removed. | | | In 1552 it was placed in the revised edition of "The Book of Common Prayer" after Evening Prayer and the Athanasian Creed with these words: " Here followeth the LITANY to be used upon Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.." |
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http://pbs1928.blogspot.com/2002/03/litany-and-march-21st.html
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| | Litany of the Month |
| | Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus |
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http://web2.airmail.net/~carlsch/MaterDei/Prayers/litanybymonth.htm
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| | Marian Litanies |
| | The author of The Litany to Jesus in the Womb of Mary is Marta Catalano, a member of The Helpers of God's Precious Infants located in Brooklyn, NY. | | | The above litany is the closing prayer from Prayers for Peace and Justice. | | | We ask this through Christ and the Holy Spirit, with you, |
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http://www.udayton.edu/mary/prayers/litpray02.html
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| | A Litany for the Children of Africa |
| | Reagan, a member of the Ndeke United Methodist Church in Kitwe, Zambia, leading congregation in Litany of Hope for Africa's children. | | | Reagan, a member of the Ndeke United Methodist Church in Kitwe, sported a red Missioners of Hope t-shirt--with artwork depicting faces of children within an outline of the African continent--as he led the prayer. | | | newest group of United Methodist "Missioners of Hope" one of the most poignant moments of the worship service came when Reagan Kalongo, age 13, led the congregation in a litany for the children of Africa. |
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http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/news2000/GBGM033000cntpsc.stm
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| | Novena Prayers; EWTN Global Catholic Network |
| | Litanies approved by the Holy See for use in public worship. | | | Listen to the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | | | Listen to the Litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/Litanies/index.htm
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| | While this charge is sometimes also used in conjunction with litanies and the types of prayer associated with certain indulgences, the last two are generally attacked directly as "unScriptural" without bothering to resort to Matthew's Gospel. | | | Repetitious Prayer, Litany, Hail Mary, Rosary, Sub Tuum Praesidium, Memorare, Hail Holy Queen, Litany to Jesus in the Womb of Mary | | | Most of the Scripture in this section was taken from Danielou's Bible and the Liturgy pp. |
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http://www.bridegroompress.com/sc/prayers.htm
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| | The Litany. |
| | Here followeth the Litany, or General Supplication, to be sung or said after Morning Prayer, upon Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and at other times when it shall be commanded by the Ordinary. | | | HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. |
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http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/daily/litany.html
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| | A Litany from Jerusalem |
| | This litany was adapted from a prayer by Munith A Younan, the Lutheran Bishop in Jerusalem. | | | In the name of Jesus, liberator and redeemer, we pray. |
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http://www.scifac.ru.ac.za/cathedral/spire/jun02/litany.htm
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| | Exhortation & Litany (1544) |
| | One can see the appearance of the original text in the sung sections of the Litany. | | | Accordingly, he decreed in June, 1544, that there were to be "set forthe certayne godly prayers and suffrages in our natyve Englyshe tongue". | | | This Litany apparently was originally published in several editions, some with music, and some without. |
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http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Litany1544/Exhortation&Litany_1544.htm
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| | A September 11 Litany from the National Council of Churches |
| | A September 11 Litany from the National Council of Churches | | | Liturgy by Rev. Eileen W. Lindner and Rev. Marcel A. Welty, National Council of Churches | | | 'Printer-friendly' version of the above litany, formatted for Microsoft Word |
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http://www.ncccusa.org/interfaith/sept-11-litany.html
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| | A Litany for All Saints Day by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB |
| | The following litany, written for the arrival of the new millennium, is especially appropriate for All Saints Day. | | | A Litany for All Saints Day by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB |
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http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/newsh/items/blank/item_3495.html
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| | Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| | The place of honor it now holds in the life of the Church is due to its faithful use at the shrine of the Holy House at Loreto. | | | This litany to the Blessed Virgin Mary was composed during the Middle Ages. | | | It was definitely approved by Sixtus V in 1587, and all other Marian litanies were suppressed, at least for public use. |
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http://www.intermirifica.org/Mary/marylitany.htm
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| | St. Joseph, Husband of Mary |
| | In the form of an infant as in the form of bread, Jesus emptied Himself of His majesty, took on the humblest and commonest of cloaks to conceal His glory, and gave the grace to the humble and faithful to approach, believe, and adore. | | | A partial indulgence is granted those who recite this litany. | | | The Litany of Saint Joseph is a traditional, indulgenced prayer, often recited in public with one person introducing each invocation, and everyone responding with the conclusion ("have mercy on us," "pray for us"). |
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http://www.smart.net/~tak/Patrons/joseph.html
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| | Prayers E-Book: Litanies |
| | Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Father Croiset | | | Litany of the Love of God, Pope Pius VI Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ | | | Litany of the Saints from the Lorrha Missal |
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http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/index007.htm
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| | Ancient Egyptian Texts |
| | The second part is a series of prayers in which the pharaoh assumes various parts of nature and various deities but particularly that of the sun god. | | | Litany of Re This is a two part Litany of the Sun that provides the sun God Re under 75 different forms in the first part. | | | Between the two ways was a Lake of Flames, where the ambivalent fire could consume (the damned) but also serve the purpose of regeneration (to those blessed followers of the sun god, Re). |
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http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptexts.html
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| | Litany of The Blessed Virgin Mary |
| | Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. | | | The Litany of Loreto was originally approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V. Lord, have mercy. |
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http://www.udayton.edu/mary/prayers/loreto.html
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| | Litany: Scott's Music News Covering Skinny Puppy, Download, RxITALIN and Related Projects |
| | I’ve created a new topic over on the Litany BBS that will be dedicated to the sharing of information on how to get to Doomsday, where to stay, prices and the like. | | | Tear Garden pics::: here’s a collection of Tear Garden pics from the IPK released a few years ago by Nettwerk. | | | here on Litany we’ll be doing a few things to celebrate the release of this much-delayed, much-anticipated release. |
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http://userpages.aug.com/sgraham/arc9.html
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| | Litany Barimen-Swayvil |
| | The imbalance of mind that plagues her father also seems to haunt Litany. | | | Upon coming of age, she set her sights on Mandor Sawall as a possible means of securing her position in the courts. | | | It is hard to tell which of her parents she most strongly takes after. |
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http://www.rpgclassics.com/~rendezvous/AmberChronicles/Litany.shtml
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| | USCCB - (USCCB Publishing) - Prayer Resources |
| | Includes blessings at table, litanies, prayers for penance and reconciliation, and much more. | | | Provides traditional prayers for celebrating Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. | | | Celebrate the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI with this inspiring prayer from the Sacramentary. |
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http://www.usccb.org/publishing/prayer.shtml
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| | Litany of Sacred Voice Concert WORLD |
| | Setting the early evening tone for tranquil reflection, the superb octet began at the back of the church facing one another. | | | Though the audience might have been small (30 people), their response was pure ecstatic approval. | | | Four members added handbell playing as the group sung the plainchant's cry for mercy with its lengthy list of Saints and protectors along with the Holy Trinity. |
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http://www.stjoan.com/er4/litany.htm
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| | FGA: Please follow the standard litany when giving a problem report. |
| | You've come to this page because you've reported a problem, for which you want a diagnosis and a remedy, but have not answered one or more of the questions in the standard litany. | | | This is the Frequently Given Answer to such reports. | | | The questions in the standard litany can be paraphrased when it comes to the use of computers: |
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http://homepages.tesco.net/%7EJ.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.html
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| | Peace Prayer Vigil, Litany of Lamentation |
| | Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I: send me!" (Isaiah 6: 8) | | | NOTE: You can Update this litany to fit current events. |
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http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/mar18.html
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| | Death or victory, no matter what she as a soldier may want, would be, in the end, entirely beyond her hands. | | | Just know that my soul's yearning is answered, Susan spoke as to the universe and stars beyond her bed, beyond her ship, to the very infinite reaches within and without that she could comprehend, as she gave thanks for the warmth, and breath, and smoky deep eyes that shown in loving regard into her own. | | | The soft-voiced litany whispered in Susan's mind, as she drowsily nuzzled Talia's damp hair, inhaling her soap, their sweat, the musky scents of their lovemaking. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~abie1/b5/ivanova/litany.html
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| | Guardian Unlimited Guardian daily comment A litany of deception and secrecy |
| | This sad episode is the latest event in a litany of deception and secrecy surrounding the proposals. | | | David Blunkett, as home secretary, refused point blank to answer the home affairs committee's questions on the scheme's cost. | | | Debate was guillotined as the government steamrollered the bill through the committee. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1546559,00.html
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| | Shadow Lords Litany |
| | This part of the Litany should never come to question. | | | If your leader is weak then the greatest must take it from him or face breaking the Litany. | | | The traditions of howls only tell our enemy's where we are, nothing more. |
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http://www.role-play.net/Whitewolf/rad/sllitany.htm
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| | Confronting the Litany |
| | In 1900, we lived for an average of 30 years; today we live for 67." | | | Not content with debunking myths about environmental pollution, exponential population rise, acid rain and forest death, chemicals and pesticides, Lomborg also considers the arguments of the opponents of GM food, seeing in these the 'encapsulation of the litany' which he is determined to challenge. | | | There is, however, one problem: it does not seem to be backed up by the available evidence. |
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http://www.sirc.org/articles/confronting_litany.shtml
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