Charles de Condren: Litany in Honor of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim
Introduction The odd litany translated below is found in a collection of chants, songs, and hymns used by the Oratory of Jesus, founded by Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle (1575-1629). This litany is provided in an appendix, and it is said to be the work of Charles de Condren (1588-1641), the second Superior General of the Oratory, following Bérulle's death. He was also the confessor of Jean-Jacques Olier (1608-1657), founder of the Sulpicians (Society of the Priests of Saint-Sulpice). The petitions in this litany are quite unwieldy, being mostly passages from St. Paul--predominantly the Letter to the Hebrews--awkwardly stuffed into the format of a litany. The theme of the litany is still an interesting one, though, so I have translated it here. Litany in Honor of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim (Extracted from the Epistles of St. Paul by Charles de Condren) Kyrie eleison. Christ eleison. Kyrie eleison. Jesus, Pri...