A
LITANY
FOR
CRUSADERS
Benedictus
dominus deus meus qui docet manus meas ad proelium
COPYRIGHT: 2004
By James Pawlak
All Rights Reserved
DEDICATION
To all the
Crusaders who have put their lives and very souls at risk in taking
up arms against all false prophets and enemies
of the Faith throughout all the centuries. THESE WERE AND ARE THE
TRUE WITNESSES, MARTYRS, OF AND FOR THE FAITH.
ECCLISIASTICAL
APPROVAL SOUGHT
Copies of this
document were sent to Most Reverend Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of
Milwaukee, for ecclesiastical approval. As
of the time of this publication no response, as to such approval, was
had from him except a meaningless letter filled with platitudes about
martyrs.
Greeting
In
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
Litany
As
Christ Jesus is our Ruler and his saints and blessed ones our
friends, let us pray:
Christ
Jesus Ruler, Christ Jesus Victor,
Have
mercy on us;
Sword-of-Victory,
Have
mercy on us;
Lord
of Splendor, Grace and Glory,
Have
mercy on us;
Eternal
Judge,
Have
mercy on us;
Holy
God! Holy Mighty One! Holy Immortal One!
Have
mercy on us;
St.
Louis, Crusader, King and good friend of the
King-of-Kings,
Pray
for us;
St.
Michael the Archangel, Victor over the Evil One,
Pray
for us;
St.
Joan of Arc, Armored in Virtue,
Pray
for us;
St.
Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church and Definer of
True
Knighthood,
Pray for us;
St.
Acarius of Byzantium, Martyr and truly good
Centurion,
Pray
for us;
St.
George, Martyr and soldier;
Pray
for us;
St.
Adrian of Nicomedia, Officer and Martyr,
Pray
for us;
St.
Ignatius of Loyola, Soldier and commander of men,
Pray
for us;
St.
James, Apostle of Christ and banner of the Spanish Crusaders,
Pray
for us;
St.
Theodore Statelates, General and Martyr,
Pray
for us;
St.
Gabriel Possenti, Pistol shooting protector
of the innocent;
Pray
for us;
Blessed
Mark d'Aviano, Preacher against the
attackers of the Christian lands, flame for Crusaders;
Pray
for us;
All
Crusaders in every time and place;
Pray
for us.
Gospel
Reading
The
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to St. Luke, the
twenty-second chapter, verses thirty-five through thirty-eight.
And
He said to them, “WHEN I SENT YOU WITH NO
PURSE
OR BAG OR SANDALS, DID YOU LACK ANYTHING?” They said,
“Nothing”. He said to them,
“BUT
NOW, HE WHO HAS A PURSE TAKE IT AND
LIKEWISE
A BAG. AND LET HIM WHO HAS NO SWORD
SELL
HIS CLOAK AND BUY ONE. FOR I TELL YOU THAT
THIS
SCRIPTURE MUST BE FUFILLED IN ME. 'AND HE
WAS
RECKONED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'
; FOR WHAT
IS
WRITTEN ABOUT ME HAS ITS FULFILLMENT.” And,
they
said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords”. And he
said
unto them, “THEY ARE SUFFICIENT”.
The
Gospel of the Lord!
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ!
Homily/Sermon/Talk
(Please
see the notes below as to directions.)
Psalm
Blessed
be the Lord my God who teacheth my hands to fight and my fingers to
war.
Blessed
be the Lord my God who teacheth my hands to fight and my fingers to
war.
Crusader's
Prayer
As
we prepare to go forth, let us pray.
Here
we are with our willing hearts and our two swords, ready to defend
against the external and internal enemies of Your Churches and
Peoples. Please be our Commander and Leader against those who would
destroy the Faith.
Amen!
Now and forever, for the age of ages, AMEN!
Dismissal
In
the Name of The Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit go
forth to defend the Faith.
We
march forth with thanks to God!
SUGGESTED
MEMORIAL DAYS
FOR
THE RECITATION OF THIS SERVICE
January
21st---(In
the United States) To remind us of the temporary victory of the Evil
One when the internal enemies
of life and Christ convinced the Supreme Court of the United States,
in the case of Roe VS.
Wade
to allow abortion upon demand. (Outside of the United States of
America, some equivalent memorial day may be chosen.)
March
23rd---To
remind us of the independence of the Greeks from Mohammedan Turkish
rule.
April
18th---To
remind us of the forced ejection of the Mohammedan Turks from
Beograd.
May
8th---In
remembrance of the end of the “Crusade in Europe”, being “V-E
Day”, the end of the Nazi terror.
August
16th---Being
“V-J Day”; To reflect on the millions who died to defend
civilization against all types of imperial aggression.
September
11th---To
remind us of the Mohammedan attacks upon the United States of America
and those who died resisting those attacks and in efforts to rescue
the endangered victims of that foul attack.
September
12th---To
celebrate the defeat of the Mohammedan Turks at Vienna, their last
major, land, invasion from the East.
October
7th---To
specially note the great sea battle of Lepento
where the Mohammedan navy was sent down to defeat.
October
9th---To
remember what few do: The defeat of the Mohammedan Turks at Chocim
(Followed by the battles at Lvov and Zurawno),
their last major attack against Northern Europe.
October
10th---To
remember that long ago date when the Christian French, under the
command of Charles Martel, defeated the Mohammedan
“Moors” at the Battle of Tours.
The
memorial days of the saints and blessed ones listed in the litany,
being:
February
7th---St.
Theodore Stratelates;
February
27th---St. Gabriel Possenti
April
23rd---St. George (November 1st
in the Russian Orthodox Church);
May
7th---St. Acacius
of Byzantium;
May
30th---St. Joan of Arc;
July
25th---St. James the Greater;
July
31st---St. Ignatius of Loyola;
August
13th—Blessed Marco
d'Aviano
August
20th—St. Bernard of
Clairvaux
August
25th---St. Louis (IX);
September
8th---St. Adrian of Nicomedia; And,
September
29th---St. Michael the Archangel.
OTHER
NOTES
- In the readings, the words to be spoken by a priest or deacon or, lacking such ordained persons, a prayer leader, are in bold face The words spoken by Christ are in both BOLD FACE AND CAPITOL LETTERS, which words should be spoken only (In order of preference) by a priest, deacon or prayer leader; The words in ordinary type are to be said by all present.
- If this prayer service is a part of the Holy Mass or Divine Liturgy, it is recommended that it be had just before the dismissal of the People of God..
- If this litany is had at the end of the Holy Mass or a Divine Liturgy, then any ordained priest or deacon is expected to deliver a suitable homily or sermon at the appropriate place in that service. If this litany is had apart from the Holy Mass or Divine Liturgy, then suitable homily may be given by an ordained cleric or a suitable talk given by a lay prayer leader. “Suitable” here means a sermon on the noted Gospel or a homily or talk of such subjects as: Discerning who the internal and external enemies of the Churches and The Faith are; On means to defend against their attacks or subversions; Self-discipline; The value of prayer in the life and actions of crusaders; The lives of the above-noted saints, on their memorial days; The meaning, to the Churches and Peoples of God and of true civilization, ofthe historical events listed above etc..
- If those present enter in processional or leave the same way, any suitable anthem (e, g, “Holy God We Praise Thy Name”, “Lift High The Cross”, “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory”) should be used in the United States. In other nations, equivalent anthems. may be sung. Drums and brass instruments may be used also at such times in suitable, somber or triumphal, march tunes.
- The Gospel reading's last verse is from the Peshitta New Testament (A newAramaic-English translation). Aramaic being the language spoken by Christ andthe translation, “THEY ARE SUFFICIENT”, is more appropriate than the usual, and “loaded”, “THAT IS ENOUGH” as found in too many translations.
- This litany was written by James Pawlak.
DEUS
VULT!
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