Ektenia tis Eirenis
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Ektenia tis Eirenis is a principal litany in the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy that opens the service with a series of petitions for peace and salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ektenia tis Eirenis canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
element of the Divine Liturgy
ⓘ
litany ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| addressee | Lord ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great Litany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Eastern Christian liturgical prayer ⓘ |
| congregationalRole | responds with refrains ⓘ |
| function | sets a tone of supplication and peace for the service ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| leaderRole |
deacon
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition | first major litany of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ |
| modeOfPerformance | chanted ⓘ |
| musicalAspect | often chanted in traditional Byzantine chant modes ⓘ |
| openingFunction | opens the Divine Liturgy ⓘ |
| orientation | corporate prayer of the assembled Church ⓘ |
| petitionFor |
abundance of the fruits of the earth
ⓘ
captives ⓘ deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity ⓘ favorable weather ⓘ peace from above ⓘ peace of the whole world ⓘ peaceful times ⓘ the city and every city and countryside ⓘ the clergy ⓘ the faithful people ⓘ the salvation of our souls ⓘ the sick ⓘ the stability of the holy churches of God ⓘ the suffering ⓘ the union of all ⓘ this holy house and those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God ⓘ travelers by land, sea, and air ⓘ |
| petitionType | intercessory prayer ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | peace ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsePattern | repeated congregational response "Kyrie eleison" ⓘ |
| secondaryTheme | salvation ⓘ |
| structure | series of petitions chanted by the deacon or priest ⓘ |
| textualSource | Euchologion (priest’s service book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis | God as source of peace and salvation ⓘ |
| translatedName | Litany of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useFrequency | regularly used in Sunday and feast-day liturgies ⓘ |
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