Faith & Life Grade 8 · Chapter 9 · Mary, Mother of the Church
Titles from the Litany of Loreto
A litany is a prayer of repeated petitions. The Litany of Loreto, approved in 1587, honors Mary with dozens of titles drawn from Scripture and tradition. Each one is a short meditation.
Explore the idea
Select a title, then choose its meaning. Then pray the Litany together, pausing on the titles you matched.
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Discuss the connection
Choose one title from the Litany that speaks to you, and explain why. Pope Francis added the titles “Mother of Mercy,” “Mother of Hope,” and “Solace of Migrants” in 2020. Why might the Church still add titles today?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 8, Chapter 9 (“Mary, Mother of the Church”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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