{"id":25876,"date":"2012-10-31T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=25876"},"modified":"2012-10-31T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T14:10:58","slug":"how-to-make-a-family-litany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/how-to-make-a-family-litany\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Family Litany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/how-to-make-a-family-litany\/all-saints\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25877\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-25877\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/All-Saints-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"create a family litany of saints\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a>All Saints Week &#8211; here we are! A week of beauty, starting with Halloween full of fun costumes and candy, All Saints Day with our holy heavenly friends, and ending with the ever hopeful and solemn All Soul&#8217;s Day, praying for those we love who have died. What a great time for our families to focus on the saints!<\/p>\n<p>When I became Catholic, the lives of the saints were a rich treasure trove of interest and hope for me. I was blown away by these small, yet holy lives. These were <em>real<\/em> people that I could relate to and love and ask to pray for me! I love to encourage my family&#8217;s devotion to the saints.<\/p>\n<p>One way to encourage this devotion is to write a litany of the saints for your family.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s simple, really, but I&#8217;ll go over a few pointers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start out with your family names &#8211; mother and father&#8217;s name saints and\/or confirmations saints.<\/li>\n<li>Add in your children&#8217;s name saints and\/or confirmation saints. Also, any other family members that are special to you: Grandma and Grandpa, aunts and uncles.<\/li>\n<li>Does your family have a charism? Do you love St. Francis, or are you particularly devoted to St. Therese of Lisieux? Did you take a trip once to Sienna and walk the streets in awe of what she did way back in the 14th century? Do you live in a city named after a saint? San Antonio or St. Paul? List these special saints as well.<\/li>\n<li>Now, think of your or your spouse&#8217;s occupation &#8211; who is the patron saint of your field? St. Matthew is the patron saint of accountants, St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle is the patron saint of teachers,\u00a0Isidore of Seville\u00a0is the patron saint of computer technicians and St. Veronica is the patron saint of laundry! Do some research, and learn why they lay claim to their area of &#8216;expertise&#8217;. Some are quite interesting! Can you tell me why St. Clare of Assisi is the patron saint of television? She WAS born in 1194&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Also, be sure to add in saints when you need support during certain times in your life. Is momma pregnant? Add in St. Gerard for 9 months. Is someone in your household applying for college? \u00a0St. Thomas Aquinas, here we come! Maybe you&#8217;re looking for a job. Solicit the prayers of St. Joseph and St. Cayetano. When your children are old enough, you can even assign them the task of researching which saint they&#8217;d like to add to the family litany. What a great way for children to explore the beautiful lives of the saints!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Here is the simple structure of a litany:<\/div>\n<div>St. Mary, pray for us<\/div>\n<div>St. Joseph, pray for us<\/div>\n<div>&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>All you holy men and women, pray for us<\/div>\n<p>As your family grows, your family litany grows with you. Your family will become ever thankful for this special list of holy ones. And, just imagine&#8230; someday, when your children are on their own and come across an obstacle or special occasion in their lives. Your family saint may just pop into their mind out of pure habit and instinct. What a beautiful a gift!<\/p>\n<p>Have a happy and holy All Saints Week!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cEach of you has a personal vocation which He has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is conquered by the fire of His gaze, no sacrifice seems too great to follow Him and give Him the best of ourselves. This is what the saints have always done, spreading the light of the Lord &#8230; and transforming the world into a welcoming home for everyone.\u201d \u00a0\u2015\u00a0Pope Benedict XVI<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Saints Week &#8211; here we are! A week of beauty, starting with Halloween full of fun costumes and candy, All Saints Day with our holy heavenly friends, and ending with the ever hopeful and solemn All Soul&#8217;s Day, praying for those we love who have died. What a great time for our families to&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/how-to-make-a-family-litany\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,90,89,88,154],"tags":[323,1144,1143,1145,1139,988,74,143],"class_list":["post-25876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-blog","category-faith-blog","category-family","category-marriage-blog","category-youth","tag-all-saints-day","tag-all-souls-day","tag-family-litany","tag-family-prayer","tag-halloween","tag-litany","tag-prayer","tag-saints","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":318602,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/keeping-the-inner-peace-on-election-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":25876,"position":0},"title":"Keeping the (inner) peace on election day","author":"Shawn Rain Chapman","date":"November 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I messaged a friend the other day,\u00a0\"How ARE we going to keep calm on election day?\"\u00a0She wrote back: \"I'm going to be drinking!\u00a0You don't drink,\u00a0so you shall have to pray, I suppose. :P\" I do plan to pray a lot, in whatever way I can, but most of all, I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/category\/acnm\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"peace","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atxcatholic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13640906_1199925920058556_7426082387165639649_o-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":167680,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/11\/prayer-love-love-prayer-reflection-praying-dead\/","url_meta":{"origin":25876,"position":1},"title":"Prayer is Love, Love is Prayer: A reflection on praying with and for the dead","author":"Shawn Rain Chapman","date":"November 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"November is the month the praying Church dedicates to remembrance of the dead. 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