Daily (Gregorian chant style) Digital Life Litany for Protection, Direction and Stewardship

Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton

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Beautiful Gregorian chant by Gregorian Chanting  (play while reading the chant aloud)

Digitalis Vita Litaniā  (Digital Life Litany)

Antiphon (Refrain)

Leader:  

Keep us, O Light, in truth and mercy.  

All:  

Keep us, O Light, in truth and mercy.

I. Before We Go Online

Leader:  

When we awaken and open our eyes,  

before we awaken and open our screens,  

All:  

Guide our desire,  order our day.  

Leader:  

From empty wandering of mind and hand,  

from hours lost and purpose forgotten,  

All:  

Deliver us, O Wisdom.  

Leader:  

That we may use each key and touch,  each word and image,  

All:  

To build what is good,  to guard what is fragile.  

(Repeat Antiphon)  

II. For Time and Attention

Leader:  

From the flood of noise and restless scrolling,  

from the hunger for “more” that never is filled,  

All:  

Spare us, O Quiet One.  

Leader:  

Teach our hearts to number our days,  

teach our minds to choose what matters,  

All:  

That our time be not scattered,  

that our work be not lost.  

(Repeat Antiphon)  

III. For Identity and Protection

Leader:  

Over our names and numbers,  

over our hidden data and our open lives,  

All:  

Stretch out Your guarding hand.  

Leader:  

From theft and fraud,  

from cunning traps and secret harm,  

All:  

Shield us, O Strong Protector.  

Leader:  

Give us prudence in all we share,  

wisdom in all we sign,  

All:  

That our honor be kept,  

that our households be safe.  

(Repeat Antiphon)  

 IV. For Speech and Reputation

Leader:  

From cruel words on careless keys,  

from rumor, mockery, and hidden contempt,  

All:  

Turn our hearts, O Truth.  

Leader:  

May our posts be clean,  

our messages honest,  

All:  

Our counsel gentle,  

our laughter kind.  

Leader:  

Let us remember each unseen face,  

each distant name,  

All:  

As one who is precious,  

as one who can bleed.  

(Repeat Antiphon)  

V. For Family and the Vulnerable

Leader:  

Remember the young and the weary,  

the trusting and the lonely,  

All:  

Who walk unguarded in this net of light.  

Leader:  

Grant us courage to warn,  

patience to teach,  

All:  

That none be devoured,  

that none be forgotten.  

(Repeat Antiphon)  

VI. Evening Release

Leader:  

When the day is spent and the screens grow dim,  

when our eyes are tired and our hands grow slow,  

All:  

Call us back to rest.  

Leader:  

What we have done well,  

let it stand and bear fruit.  

All:  

What we have done ill,  

let it be healed and forgiven.  

Leader:  

Gather our scattered thoughts,  

unplug our burdened minds,  

All:  

That we may sleep in peace,  

and rise to wiser days.  

(Repeat Antiphon) 

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