Litany
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The Litany is a traditional Christian form of responsive prayer, especially prominent in Anglican worship, consisting of a series of petitions and supplications recited by a leader and answered by the congregation.
Aliases (6)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian prayer
→
form of worship → responsive prayer → |
| addressedTo |
Christ
→
God → saints → |
| answeredBy |
congregation
→
|
| componentOf |
Anglican Book of Common Prayer services
→
Christian liturgy → |
| developedFrom |
processional supplications
→
|
| hasForm |
Great Litany
→
Litany for the Departed → Litany of Loreto → Litany of the Saints → |
| historicalOrigin |
late antique Christian worship
→
|
| languageOfUse |
English
→
Greek → Latin → |
| ledBy |
deacon
→
lay leader → priest → |
| liturgicalRole |
intercessory prayer
→
public prayer → |
| purpose |
intercession
→
penitence → praise → supplication → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
→
|
| responsePattern |
fixed congregational responses
→
|
| structure |
call-and-response form
→
series of petitions → series of supplications → |
| textType |
fixed prayer text
→
repetitive prayer form → |
| theologicalTheme |
communal intercession
→
divine mercy → human dependence on God → |
| typicalInvocation |
Christ, have mercy
→
Lord, have mercy → |
| usedIn |
Anglican worship
→
Eastern Orthodox worship → Lutheran worship → Roman Catholic worship → |
| usedOnOccasion |
penitential seasons
→
rogation days → times of crisis → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Major Rogation
("Greater Litany")
→
Minor Rogations ("Lesser Litanies") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Great Vespers
("Augmented Litany")
→
Great Vespers ("Litany of Supplication") → |
hasComponent |
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Litany
("Litany of the Saints")
→
Litany ("Litany for the Departed") → |
hasForm |
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Book of Common Prayer
→
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contains |
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Anglican rite
→
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includesService |