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So called because of its brevity, being only three petitions long. The Little Litany has elements of the other ektenias in it: the fervency of the Litany of Supplication, and the prayer for peace of the Great Litany, being a brief statement of the faith and hope of the church and often serving as a
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This litany is remarkable because of the fervor conveyed in the petitions, and heard audibly in the responses, as indicated by the threefold response of the choir, "Lord, have mercy" (thrice). At the divine liturgy, this litany may also be augmented with special petitions, according to need as the
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contains the litanies found in the other forms of the divine liturgy, a few being altered for the context of the presanctified. One unique litany during this service is the Ektenia for Those Preparing for Illumination (i.e., for those
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were permitted to attend. This litany is composed of several petitions for the catechumens as they prepare for baptism, and concludes with a dismissal of the catechumens, and (in older times) the closing of the doors of the
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At the divine liturgy there are a pair of these following the dismissing of the catechumens and commencing the Liturgy of the Faithful, as those remaining prepare for the mystery of
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Some litanies occur only in particular services, usually in the form of special petitions that are added to the Great Litany (such as at baptism, the special Kneeling Vespers at
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So called because most of the petitions end with the deacon saying, "...let us ask of the Lord," to which the choir responds, "Grant , O Lord". (Greek:
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When no deacon is serving, the response to the last petition is typically prolonged to give the priest time to finish the prayer.
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So called not only because of its length, but because of its importance, coming near the beginning of major services such as the
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replaces them by saying "Lord, have mercy," three, twelve, or forty times, depending on which litany is being replaced.
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Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches:
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which, when a silent prayer is said during the litany, is the final phrase of that prayer.
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At the Divine Liturgy, this litany traditionally ended the part of the service which the
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A few litanies are prescribed to be intoned by a priest, such as the ones at the end of
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himself; if there is no deacon serving, the petitions are intoned by a
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is the prevalent ecclesiastical word for this kind of litany, while in
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Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:
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Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches
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For the use of litanies in the Western Churches, see
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Index

Ektenia
litany
a series
Eastern Orthodox Church
Christ Pantocrator (Deesis mosaic detail)
Christ Pantocrator
Hagia Sophia
Structure
Theology
History of theology
Liturgy
Church history
Holy Mysteries
View of salvation
View of Mary
View of icons
Crucifixion
Resurrection
Ascension
of Jesus

Christianity
Christian Church
Apostolic succession
Four Marks of the Church
Orthodoxy
Organization
Autonomy
Autocephaly
Patriarchate
Ecumenical Patriarch
Episcopal polity

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