Another Easter Vigil question - Litany of The Saints

[helen rees]

Forgive me for asking what may be a stupid question but are the litany of Saints sung always at the vigil or just when there is a baptism? I have been told conflicting things. Thanks for the help.

[JW]

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This question caused quite a bit of debate last year!

[HallamPhil]

As far as I can recall it is used when you have a baptism and/or when blessing the font in which case it includes the appropriate additions.

[helen rees]

Thank you Phil and JW, I read the previous thread and as well as learning Armenian, I think i have the gist. In our parish, where there is no baptism but the water which is blessed ( some is used for the sprinkling) is transferred to the font for use at baptisms throughout the year, the litany should be sung. Unless someone has a different opinion.

[JW]

I believe that if you're just blessing the water, not the font, there is no Litany of the Saints. That is what's happened in our parish for the past 2 years with 2 different Parish Priests. This is so confusing

[helen rees]

Oh no not again!!! time for the Armenian !

[VML]

Having been requested to sing a Becker version, what do we do about non-saint or patriarch Origen?

[Southern Comfort]

Having been requested to sing a Becker version, what do we do about non-saint or patriarch Origen?

Leave him out, and insert any local patron saints, etc, that you require. Don't forget to add Blessed John Henry Newman!

[VML]

Brilliant suggestion, and will go beautifully with Oliver (Plunket) relics of whom are in our altar stone, (1992).
Thank you SC