Episode 283 What are Litanies?

One of the simplest and most beautiful facets of Catholicism is repetition. Protestants hate us for it. They can keep being haters, if it wasn’t for us they’d be worshiping idols in the woods with ancestors.
It may seem odd to cite that as one of the primary reasons to love our faith, but if you think about it, repetition is something that informs our participation in Catholicism (especially in the Mass!) to an incredibly great extent. We repeat the same prayers in our daily lives morning and night, repeat the Mass every time we attend, repeat the words involved in the mystery of the Sacraments each time they are administered to us, and repeat the same grace before each meal. It’s awe-inspiring to think that we ourselves are saying and doing the same things that Catholics have said and done for hundreds or even thousands of years. Understanding this helps us better to glimpse the universality and truth of the Catholic faith.