- An
ektenia (from Gr****: ἐκτενής, romanized: ektenés; literally, "diligence"),
often called by the
better known English word litany,
consists of a series...
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Byzantine Catholic churches, a
litany is
referred to as an
ektenia.
There are
numerous ektenias during the
Byzantine divine services: the
Divine Liturgy...
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Painting of a
Russian Orthodox deacon leading an
ektenia (litany) by
Andrei Ryabushkin (1888)...
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follow the
Byzantine Rite:
Jesus Prayer Akathist Axion Estin Theotokion Ektenia Wesley Covenant Prayer (Methodist)
Daily Prayer for
Peace (Community of...
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whatsoever ye
shall loose on
earth shall be
loosed in heaven."
After an
ektenia (litany),
during which petitions are
offered that God will have
mercy on...
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surrender his soul, at the end of his life. The
service is
composed of Psalms,
ektenias (litanies),
hymns and prayers. In its
outline it
follows the
general order...
- each a lit
candle to hold
throughout the ceremony. The
deacon leads an
ektenia (litany) with
special petitions for the couple. The
priest then says two...
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special Paschal candle which is a
single large candle whenever he
leads an
ektenia (litany) or censes. Schulte,
Augustin Joseph.
Altar Candles, in The Catholic...
- Русская Идея (in Russian). 11
September 2007.
Retrieved 8 May 2021. Photo:
Ektenia during Panikhida Photo:
Blessing Kolyva at the end of a Panikhida...
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section the
deacon leads a
Little Ektenia (on
Feast Days
which do not fall on
Sunday only the
first stasis and its
ektenia is performed). Then the chanters...
