Chapter 15

The Service of Prayer. III. The Litany . . . . . . . . . 153 Ancient Litanies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Rogation Litanies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Structure of the Litany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 i. Our cry to Christ, 159. ii. Our cry to the Father, 170. iii. Appeal for help, 171. iv. Pressing anxieties of the moment, 172. v. Final Commendation of our prayers to Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

_Appendix C. Lessons in the Day Hours_ . . . . . . . . . . 173 _Appendix D. Pliny's Letter to Trajan_ . . . . . . . . . . 174 _Appendix E. The addition of Filioque_ . . . . . . . . . 176 _Appendix F. Greek origin of Litanies_ . . . . . . . . . . 177 _Tables of Dates_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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