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Litany Ping

In 1976, the Shine of Mary Help of Christians in West Haverstraw, New York,
USA, held a "Bicentennial Religious Celebration". The following litany was
composed for the occasion.

As the pamphlet explains: "It consists of 50 invocations of Mary's help for
the 50 States of the Union, each invocation being chosen from the titles of
Marian Churches in that State. In response let us pray for the people of
each State. For example, when we invoke "Our Lady of Peace of Maine", please
respond "Pray for Maine", and so forth."

Our Lady of the Gulf in Alabama
St. Mary of Kodiak and of the Islands in Alaska
Our Lady of the Highways in Arizona
Our Lady of the Holy Souls in Arkansas
Our Lady of the Wayside in California
Immaculate Conception in Colorado
Notre Dame of Easton in Connecticut
Our Mother of Mercy in Delaware
Our Lady of La Leche in Florida
Immaculate Heart of Mary in Georgia
Star of the Sea in Hawaii
Our Lady of Limerick in Idaho
Queen of the Universe in Illinois
Our Lady of Providence in Indiana
St. Mary of Nazareth in Iowa
Mary Queen of Angels in Kansas
Mother of God in Kentucky
Our Lady of Prompt Succor in Louisiana
Our Lady of Peace in Maine
Our Lady of the Assumption in Maryland
Our Lady of the Incarnation in Massachusetts
Gate of Heaven in Michigan
Mother of the Church in Minnesota
Our Lady of Sorrows in Mississippi
Our Lady of Calvary in Missouri
Our Lady of the Pines in Montana
Our Lady of The Presentation in Nebraska
Our Lady of Las Vegas in Nevada
Our Lady of Perpetual Help in New Hampshire
Our Lady of Fatima in New Jersey
Our Lady of Guadalupe in New Mexico
Mary Help of Christians in New York
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in North Carolina
Our Lady of Consolation in North Dakota
St. Mary Queen of Heaven in Ohio
Queen of All Saints in Oklahoma
Our Lady of the Woods in Oregon
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Pennsylvania
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Rhode Island
St. Mary the Virgin Mother in South Carolina
Our Lady of the Prairie in South Dakota
Our Lady of Lourdes in Tennessee
Our Lady of the Annunciation in Texas
Our Lady of the Snows in Utah
Our Lady of Grace in Vermont
Queen of the Apostles in Virginia
Our Lady of Good Help in Washington
Our Lady of Victory in West Virginia
Queen of the Americas in Wisconsin
St. Mary in Wyoming
Our Lady in Washington DC
Our Lady of Wisdom, Pray for our Congress
Our Mother, Pray for our President

Dear Mother Mary, this touching variety of titles shows your interest in all
the States of the Union and their inhabitants according to heir special
needs. In it we want to tell you how much you mean to us and how close you
are to us all, to our mountains and lakes, to our towns and villages, to our
homes and our hearts. We sum up all your titles in one when we call you HELP
OF CHRISTIANS, because, as by His love for all men Christ your Son makes
them all Christians and brothers unto Himself, He entrusts them all to you
as your children. Amen.

One Bread, One Body

All Issues > Volume 20, Number 6

<< Thursday, October 7, 2004 >>

Our Lady of the Rosary

Galatians 3:1-5

Luke 1:69-75

Luke 11:5-13

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DON’T DOUBT DAD

“If you, with all your sins, know how to give your children good things, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.” —Luke 11:13

I am writing this teaching sitting next to my nine-year-old son, who is lying in a dentist’s chair getting a filling in his tooth. I am reading Jesus’ words about praying to His Father: “What father among you will give his son a snake if he asks for a fish, or hand him a scorpion if he asks for an egg?” (Lk 11:11-12)

My son is bravely enduring the novocaine shots and drilling, though it is hardly an enjoyable time for him. Yet, as a father, I know that in bringing my son to this appointment, I am giving him “good things.” I know the long-term health he gains will outweigh his temporary discomfort now.

Similarly, our heavenly Father is always interested in our welfare, not our harm (see Jer 29:11). We must never allow present circumstances or disappointments to prevent us from praying to our Father with confidence. God will always answer our prayers as we requested — or He will give us something even better than we ask for (see yesterday’s teaching). Hence, there is “the necessity of praying always and not losing heart” (Lk 18:1).

My son is finished now, and is grinning at his numb, swollen cheeks in the mirror. He trusted his daddy not to lead him into a situation that would be harmful to him. May we likewise have full trust and confidence in our “Abba” (Gal 4:6).

Prayer: Abba, give us the Holy Spirit (Lk 11:13).

Promise: “Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.” —Lk 11:9

Praise: Chuck and Clare, parents of five children, for years have prayed a decade of the rosary daily for each child.