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Every liturgical service of the Orthodox Church, as well as virtually all [[sacraments]] and special services, start with the '''Great Litany''', sometimes after the reading of [[psalms]]. The petitions of this [[litany]] address the basic and general needs of every community and its members.
The Great Litany is also called the '''Great Litanyof Peace''' is called the ‘Litany of Peace’ because the first three petitions all concern peace:
*"In peace let us pray to the Lord"
*"For the peace from above..."
==Sources==
*[http://www.oca.org/OCchapter.asp?SID=2&ID=93 Great Litany] The Orthodox Faith, Fr. [[Thomas Hopko]], Dean Emeritus of [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Seminary]].
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