Traditionally, Rogation Days are the three days before Ascension Day on which the litany is sung (or recited) in procession as an act of intercession and includes fasting and prayer. The Rogation procession includes petitions to be added to the Great Litany and the prayers of the people. The term is from the Latin rogatio, “asking.”
As we prepare for and reflect on Ascension Day, we invite you to pray with us using these Rogation devotions for the days before and after the Ascension. We invite you to download the devotions, dedicate a few quiet moments each day, and join the wider Church in prayerful attentiveness to God’s presence among us.