Prayer book
Litany of the Most Precious Blood
Litaniae Pretiosissimi Sanguinis Domini Nostri Iesu Christi
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English source
Manual of Indulgences — English text · PDF pages 61–63
Approved English edition translated from the fourth Latin edition. Continue through the end of the formula on the final indicated page.
Open the English source choice in the interactive readerEstimated English reading time 2–4 minutes
How the estimate was made
Actual complete approved English Manual text, with all printed responses and concluding prayer; editorial vocal pace 100–160 words/minute.
Estimate for the complete linked approved English litany. Pauses and sung responses add time. No prescribed minimum duration is asserted.
Latin source
Complete Latin formula in a clear scan of the contemporary Passionist reprint, followed by the approval of 24 February 1960 and an explicit citation to AAS 52 (1960), pages 412–413. The prayer ends with Amen before the heading URBIS ET ORBIS. Historical indulgence ratings printed later in the archive do not establish the current grant.
Open the Latin source choice in the interactive readerLatin reading time has not been estimated for this form.
Estimate for the complete linked approved English litany. Pauses and sung responses add time. No prescribed minimum duration is asserted.
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Status labels below reflect the catalog as of 27 October 2026.
Text sources
- USCCB: full litany text
- USCCB: downloadable Litany of the Most Precious Blood
- Enchiridion (1999), current grant 22
- Approved English Manual edition used for the reading estimate, PDF page 61
- Holy See, AAS 52 (1960), pages 412–413: original Latin approval and formula
Historical prayer-book references are textual witnesses. Their old indulgence tariffs are not used as present grant authority. Consult the related grant record for the current work, occasion, and conditions.