{"id":2704,"date":"2014-04-05T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2007\/03\/a-litany-for-passiontide\/"},"modified":"2014-04-05T19:25:23","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T18:25:23","slug":"a-litany-for-passiontide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2014\/04\/a-litany-for-passiontide\/","title":{"rendered":"A Litany for Passiontide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"flagellation-of-our-lord-jesus-christ.jpg\"<\/a>Litany of the Passion<\/em><\/strong>
\nby Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman<\/p>\n

Blessed Cardinal Newman’s Litany of the Passion<\/strong> reveals the tenderness and compunction of his Christocentric piety. It also demonstrates that Newman was a humble man, capable of entering into the mainstream of Catholic devotion and of learning from it, even while adapting it somewhat to his own sensibility.<\/p>\n

To illustrate Newman’s Litany I chose a painting by a French contemporary of his, William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825\u20131905). The position of Jesus attached to the column already suggests the torments of the crucifixion: his arms are extended, his feet lie one upon the other as they will be on the cross. No blood is visible on His sacred body; it appears white and host\u2013like. His face is turned upward, suggesting the mystery of His victimal priesthood. The flesh of Jesus appears luminous \u2014 almost transfigured \u2014 while, all around Him, are shadows. All the light in the painting seems to emanate from the body of Jesus. I see already the Lumen Christi<\/span> of the Paschal Vigil. Is this Bouguereau’s way of expressing the whole mystery of Redemption?<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord, have mercy.
\nLord, have mercy.
\nChrist, have mercy.
\nChrist, have mercy.
\nLord, have mercy.
\nLord, have mercy.<\/p>\n

Christ, hear us.
\nChrist, graciously hear us.<\/p>\n

God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
\nGod the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
\nGod the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
\nHoly Trinity, one God, Have mercy on us.<\/p>\n

Jesus, the Eternal Wisdom, Have mercy on us.
\nThe Word made flesh, Have mercy on us.
\nHated by the world, Have mercy on us.
\nSold for thirty pieces of silver, Have mercy on us.
\nSweating blood in Thy agony, Have mercy on us.
\nBetrayed by Judas, Have mercy on us.
\nForsaken by Thy disciples, Have mercy on us.
\nStruck upon the cheek, Have mercy on us.
\nAccused by false witnesses, Have mercy on us.
\nSpit upon in the face, Have mercy on us.
\nDenied by Peter, Have mercy on us.
\nMocked by Herod, Have mercy on us.
\nScourged by Pilate, Have mercy on us.
\nRejected for Barabbas, Have mercy on us.
\nLoaded with the cross, Have mercy on us.
\nCrowned with thorns, Have mercy on us.
\nStripped of Thy garments, Have mercy on us.
\nNailed to the tree, Have mercy on us.
\nReviled by the Jews, Have mercy on us.
\nScoffed at by the malefactor, Have mercy on us.
\nWounded in the side, Have mercy on us.
\nShedding Thy last drop of blood, Have mercy on us.
\nForsaken by Thy Father, Have mercy on us.
\nDying for our sins, Have mercy on us.
\nTaken down from the cross, Have mercy on us.
\nLaid in the sepulchre, Have mercy on us.
\nRising gloriously, Have mercy on us.
\nAscending into Heaven, Have mercy on us.
\nSending down the Paraclete, Have mercy on us.
\nJesus our Sacrifice, Have mercy on us.
\nJesus our Mediator, Have mercy on us.
\nJesus our Judge, Have mercy on us.<\/p>\n

Be merciful,
\nSpare us, O Lord.
\nBe merciful,
\nGraciously hear us, O Lord.<\/p>\n

From all sin, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom all evil, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom anger and hatred, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom malice and revenge, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom unbelief and hardness of heart, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom blasphemy and sacrilege, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom hypocrisy and covetousness, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom blindness of the understanding, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom contempt of Thy warnings, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom relapse after Thy judgments, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom danger of soul and body, Lord Jesus, deliver us.
\nFrom everlasting death, Lord Jesus, deliver us.<\/p>\n

We sinners, Beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest spare us, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest pardon us, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest defend Thy Church, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest bless Thy own, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest convert Thy foes, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest spread the truth, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest destroy error, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest break to pieces false gods, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest increase Thy elect, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest let loose the holy souls in prison, We beseech Thee, hear us.
\nThat Thou wouldest unite us to Thy saints above, We beseech Thee, hear us.<\/p>\n

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
\nSpare us, O Lord.
\nLamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
\nGraciously hear us, O Lord.
\nLamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world,
\nHave mercy on us.<\/p>\n

Christ, hear us.
\nChrist, graciously hear us.<\/p>\n

Lord, have mercy.
\nChrist, have mercy.
\nLord, have mercy.<\/p>\n

We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee,
\nBecause through Thy Holy Cross Thou didst redeem the world.<\/p>\n

Let us pray.
\nO God, who for the redemption of the world wast pleased to be born; to be circumcised; to be rejected; to be betrayed; to be bound with thongs; to be led to the slaughter; to be shamefully gazed at; to be falsely accused; to be scourged and torn; to be spit upon, and crowned with thorns; to be mocked and reviled; to be buffeted and struck with rods; to be stripped; to be nailed to the cross; to be hoisted up thereon; to be reckoned among thieves; to have gall and vinegar to drink; to be pierced with a lance: through Thy most holy passion, which we, Thy sinful servants, call to mind, and by Thy holy cross and gracious death, deliver us from the pains of hell, and lead us whither Thou didst lead the thief who was crucified with Thee, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest, God, world without end. –Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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