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The main forms of the litany are: the Great Litany (Greek: Συναπτή μεγάλη / Synaptê Megalê; Slavonic: Ектения великая / Ekteniya Velikaya): So called not only because of its length, but because of its importance, coming near the beginning of major services such as the Divine Liturgy, Matins, Vespers, Baptism, Great Blessing of Waters, etc.
Great Litany, beginning with the deacon proclaiming, "In peace, let us pray to the Lord", to which the response is "Lord, have mercy." First Antiphon (often Psalm 102, unless there are Festal antiphons, in which case the refrain is "Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Saviour, save us.") Little Litany
St. John Chrysostom, Icon by Dionisius. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31 (Russian: Литургия Иоанна Златоуста), is a 1910 musical work by Sergei Rachmaninoff, one of his two major unaccompanied choral works (the other being his All-Night Vigil).
Litany, in Christian worship and some forms of Jewish worship, is a form of prayer used in services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions.The word comes through Latin litania from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía), which in turn comes from λιτή (litḗ), meaning "prayer, supplication".
Besides numerous traditional chants of several schools, the following classical compositions by famous composers include: . Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Stanković), a choral work composed by Kornelije Stanković in 1862.
The Great Litany Bless the Lord, oh my soul; Short Litany Only begotten Son; Short Litany In Thy kingdom Come let us worship Oh holy God Epistle, Alleluia Reading of the Gospel Trisagion: Lord, We Pray That You May Be Merciful Cherubic Hymn The Litany of Supplication Father, Son and Holy Spirit Creed The Eucharistic Prayer: A Mercy Of Peace; We ...
On the strength of this impulse given to the Litany of Loreto, certain ascetical writers began to publish a great number of litanies in honour of the Saviour, the Virgin, and the saints, often ill-advised and containing expressions theologically heterodox, so Pope Clement VIII had promulgated (6 Sept., 1601) a severe decree of the Holy Office ...
The Great Litany: "Lord, have mercy" (Kiev chant) and other brief responses 3 «Блажен муж» Blazhen muzh: Kathisma: "Blessed is the man" 3a «Господи, помилуй» Gospodi, pomilui: The Little Litany: "Lord, have mercy" (Znamenny chant) 4 «Господи, воззвах к Тебе» Gospodi, vozzvakh k tyebe "Lord, I call ...