A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.
any of a series of petitions said by the priest or deacon to which is sung in response a short prayer such as "Lord, have mercy" or "Grant it, O Lord" or "To Thee, O Lord." The Great Litany or Litany of Peace, which has approximately 10 petitions, is very ancient and represents the common prayer of all the faithful; the Little Litany, which consists of 3 petitions, is used primarily as a link between various hymns; the Augmented Litany is so called because of its oft-repeated threefold "Lord, have mercy"; the Litany of Supplication includes "Grant it, O Lord" as a response. There are also l.'s for the Departed, which include special petitions for the deceased, and various adaptations of the above for different occasions. L.'s are sung at the All-Night Vigil, the Divine Liturgy, and at various occasional services, such as memorials, weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc.
A form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations for deliverance or intercession. They were addressed in a formal and hierarchical sequence to the Trinity, the Virgin, the angels, and then the saints according to their rank as apostles, martyrs, confessors, and virgins.
A set of petitions offereed to God by the Deacon. The faithful respond with either "Lord have mercy!" or Grant this, O Lord!"
A prescribed form of prayer made by minister or priest with congregational responses.
A form of prayer in which the petitions to God spoken by the person leading worship are separated by a designated response by the worshipping congregation.
any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"
a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
a devotional prayer for two or more people gathered together
a devotional prayer for two ormore people
a dialogue between the priest or deacon and the congregation, which consists of a number of prayer-petitions, followed by the response "Lord, have mercy" or "Grant this, O Lord
a form of prayer using short petitions and a response
an ancient form of prayer read or chanted by a group, with a leader saying the versicles, and the rest of the group saying the responses
an easy form of prayer and readily lends itself to meditation or what is known as the Second Method of Prayer
a prayer composed of alternating statements and supplications
a prayer, or series of prayers, in which a cantor recites a series of petitions to which the congregation repeats a fixed response, e
a series of biddings, each followed by a common response
a type of a Catholic prayer
a type of prayer often to a saint, Mary, or God
a type of responsive reading where the response is the same over a period of stanzas
A liturgical form of prayer, consisting of a series of different supplications said by the clergy, to which the choir or people repeat the same response
A long prayer dedicated to the saints, usually recited antiphonally (responsively). See Veneration of Saints.
A set of prayers recited by a leader alternating with responses by the congregation, often set in plainsong form.
A form of group prayer consisting of a series of supplications by the clergy with responses from the congregation.
a form of prayer consisting of a series of short invocations or requests, each followed by a short response
a form of prayer consisting of a series of petitions sung by a deacon, a priest or cantors, to which the people made fixed responses
Petitions recited by the Deacon or Priest with responses by the choir.
A series of phrases or prayers recited alternatly by clergyman and congregation.
Any form of prayer with petitions and responses; the Great Litany (see BCP, 148ff).
In general, a responsory prayer with repeated congregational responses. In the Divine Service, the Kyrie is sometimes cast in the form of a litany, with the congregation responding to each petition with the words, "Lord, have mercy." An expanded form of this litany is found in Evening Prayer. The most comprehensive form of the litany is the medieval version that was revised by Luther and still appears in hymnals today.
A series of prayers to the saints or petitions, followed by OR, "Ora pro nobis" (Pray for us).
A litany, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. The word comes from the Latin litania, from the Greek lite, meaning prayer or supplication.