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What is a litany?
A litany is a responsive group prayer. In the prayer you can pray for something or someone or you can give thanks to God or celebrate a gift from God. Often litanies include a scripture to read first.
Usually one leader begins each set of statements (when you see "One" or "Leader" written) and the group responds together (when you see "All" or "Group" written). Sometimes, though, different members of the group take turns responding to the leader (when you see "One" then "Another" written).
Litanies are often part of formal church services, small group gatherings, or family worship. The litanies here are intended for family use. Remember that an adult doesn't necessarily have to be the leader. Giving children key roles such as serving as the leader or reading the scripture often increases their interest.
After each monthly litany is a prayer for your family to pray together and several activities to do. If you want, you can do each litany once a week for four weeks in a row and choose a different activity to do each week.
Ordinary Time In the Image of God Making Choices What Is Success? God Made Us to Work Together Our Friend Jesus We Can Forgive Getting Along The Gift of Our Bodies Holy Ground The Greatest Commandment I Can Be a Hero As Christ Has Welcomed Us Worried? What's Important? God Created Everything We Belong to God Hard Choices A Litany of Forgiveness A Litany of Friendship Psalm 139 Listening to God Cheerful Givers God's Precious Children Fruit of the Spirit When We Are Angry at God We Are Called God's Children Let All People Praise God! The Golden Rule We Are the Light of the World Let All People Glorify God So Much to Be Happy About! Working Together Special Occasions A Litany for World Peace Day (August 6) A Back-To-School Litany New Year, New Beginnings Giving Thanks A Time of Peace All Saints Day Family Thanksgiving Worship Vacation Time Lent/Easter Easter: The Light of the World God's Surprises Repentance God Is Doing a New Thing! Family Worship Center for Easter A Lenten Litany Advent/Christmas Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (1998) Advent, Christmas, and Ephiphay (1999) Advent, Christmas, and Ephiphay (2000) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2001) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2002) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2003) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2004) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2005) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2006) Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (2007)
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