Little Ektenia
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Little Ektenia is a brief, repeated litany in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic liturgical tradition, consisting of short petitions led by the deacon or priest and answered by the congregation.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
litany
ⓘ
liturgical prayer ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTerm |
Mala Ektenija
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikrá Ektenía ⓘ |
| hasPart | short petitions ⓘ |
| isBrief | true ⓘ |
| isRepeated | true ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| leaderRole |
deacon
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | intercessory prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | punctuates sections of the service ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Divine Liturgy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matins ⓘ Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| positionInService | often follows longer litanies ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholic Churches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondentRole | congregation ⓘ |
| structure | series of brief petitions with congregational refrains ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
communal prayer
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| typicalResponse | Lord, have mercy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.