A Litany is a series of brief petitions for help and/or praise with a fixed response. The structure of a litany is simple. It entails a number of petitions or statements, each followed by a simple response.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us
God, the Father in heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Odilia, excellent companion of St. Ursula, pray for us.
St. Odilia, wonderful Virgin and Martyr, pray for us.
St. Odilia, privileged Spouse of Jesus, pray for us.
St. Odilia, who out of love for Jesus left your country, pray for us.
St. Odilia, who after the example of Jesus courageously carried your cross, pray for us.
St. Odilia, who preferred death to the loss of your virginal purity, pray for us.
St. Odilia, shining by your constancy in torment, pray for us.
St. Odilia, who generously died the martyr’s death, pray for us.
St. Odilia, Patroness of the Order of the Holy Cross, pray for us.
St. Odilia, whose name is glorified by miracles, pray for us.
St. Odilia, healer of the diseases of the eyes, pray for us.
St. Odilia, powerful intercessor with God, pray for us.
St. Odilia, our help and hope in all our need, pray for us.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Father in heaven, you have shown us your kindness by giving St. Odilia to us as the patroness of the Order of the Holy Cross and of the blind and afflicted. We humbly ask you to protect us, through her intercession, from the darkness of ignorance and sin and to be cured of blindness and any other sickness. Though him who is the source of all healing and life, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
We are priests and brothers who live together according to the Rule of St. Augustine. Our charism consists of life in a community setting, daily prayer and ministry.
