concept
Ektenia
ektenia
also: ектения, litany
A litany chanted by a deacon in Orthodox liturgy, consisting of a series of petitions each answered by the choir or people with 'Lord, have mercy.'
Reading notes
- The Choristers §3 ектению
An 'ektenia' (litany) is a series of petitions chanted by a deacon in Orthodox liturgy, with the choir or people responding 'Lord, have mercy' after each -- one of the recurring structural units of the service the choir must rehearse.