Litany of the Sacred Madness

Litany of the Sacred Madness

We are fools on Christ’s account, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are held in honor, but we in disrepute. -1Cor 4:10

Lord have mercy on us Christ, have mercy on us  Lord, have mercy on us Jesus, hear us Jesus, graciously hear us God the Father of Heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, one God, Jesus, Son of the living God, All saints who suffer mockery for Christ All Saints whose existence mocks the World’s expectations All Saints who are divergent from expectation Saint Paul, Fool for Christ Isaiah the Prophet Jeremiah the Prophet Ezekiel the Prophet Hosea the Prophet Holy Fools of the Western Church Blessed Michelina of Pesaro Saint Heimrad Saint Peter Crisci of Foligno Saint Christina the Astonishing Saint Euphrasia Saint George Preca Saint Rose of Lima Saint Salaun of Leseven Blessed Christina of Stommeln Saint Sigiranus Saint Babiana Blessed Jacopone da Todi Saint John of God Blessed Julian of Saint Augustine Blessed John Pelingotto Saint Nicholas Peregrinus Saint Francis of Assissi Saint Heimrad Saint Peter Crisci of Foligno Saint Simeon Salus Saint Rose of Lima Saint Salaun of Leseven Saint Michael of Klopsk Blessed Eustochium of Padua Blessed John Colombini Ven Michel le Nobletz Holy Fools of the Eastern Church Saint Basil the Blessed Saint Anastasia Andretevna Blessed Andrew of Constantinople Blessed Andrew of Totma Blessed Anthony Alexseevich of Zad onsk Anthony Ivanovich of Valaam Saint Andreas Salos Saint Arsenius of Novgorod Saint Asenatha of Goritsky Blessed Athanasius Adrewyevich of Orel Blessed Basil of Moscow Blessed Cyprian of Suzdal Blessed George of Shenkursk Saint Isidore the Fool of Tabenna in Egypt  Venerable Isidore the Wonder-worker of Rostov Blessed John "the Hairy" Venerable John the Ascetic Blessed John of Ustiug Blessed John of Moscow Jonah of Peshnosha Monastery Blessed Laurence Saint Maximus Kausokalyves Blessed Maximus of Totma Saint Symeon the Holy Fool Venerable Maximus of Moscow Venerable Michael of the Klops Monastery Saint Michael (Misha) The New-Martyr Blessed Michael and Thomas of Solvychegodsk Blessed Nicholas of Salos of Pskov Blessed Nicholas Kochanov at Novgorod Blessed Paisius of the Kiev Caves Blessed Parasceva "Pasha of Sarov" Blessed Praskovya Ivanovna Saint Pelagia Ivanovna Serebrennikov Blessed Procopius of Vyatka Saint Procopius the Wonder-worker of Ustiug The Righteous Procopius of Usya Venerable Symeon of Emesa Blessed Simon of Yurievits Blessed Theodore of Novgorod Saint Theodore Saint Theoktista Michailovna of Voronezh the New-Martyr  Blessed Schema-hieromonk Theophilus of the Kiev Caves Saint Thomas the Fool of Syria Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Christ, hear us, Lord Jesus, hear our prayer Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

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