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  • 71The Book of the Long Sun — Litany of the Long Sun , first two books of The Book of the Long Sun, 2000 omnibus printing. The Book of the Long Sun is a tetralogy by Gene Wolfe, comprising Nightside of the Long Sun, Lake of the Long Sun, Caldé of the Long Sun, and Exodus from …

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  • 72liturgy — litany, liturgy A litany (from Greek litē ‘prayer’) is a prayer couched in the form of a sequence of petitions. It has a figurative use in expressions such as a litany of curses or woes. A liturgy (from Greek leitourgia ‘public service, public… …

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  • 73Litanies — Litany Lit a*ny (l[i^]t [.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Litanies} (l[i^]t [.a]*n[i^]z). [OE. letanie, OF. letanie, F. litanie, L. litania, Gr. litanei a, fr. litaney ein to pray, akin to li tesqai, li ssesqai, to pray, lith prayer.] A solemn form of… …

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  • 74Pedir posada — Litany Para Pedir Posada (English: Asking for a place to stay ) is a song traditionally sung in The Posadas mdash; Traditional Christmas celebrations in Spanish speaking Latin American countries. In Mexico, posadas are part of what has recently… …

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  • 75Ektenia — (from el. ἐκτένεια ekténeia ; literally, diligence ), often called simply Litany, is a prayerful petition in the Eastern Orthodox liturgy. The prevalent ecclesiastical word for this kind of litany in Greek is Συναπτή Synaptê , Ektenia being the… …

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  • 76Kyrie Eleison — • Greek for Lord have mercy ; the Latin transliteration supposes a pronunciation as in Modern Greek, is a very old, even pre Christian, expression used constantly in all Christian liturgies Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Kyrie Eleison …

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  • 77The Skeptical Environmentalist — Infobox Book name = The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World title orig = Verdens Sande Tilstand translator = image caption = author = Bjørn Lomborg illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = subject …

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  • 78The Celtic Rite —     The Celtic Rite     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Celtic Rite     This subject will be treated under the following seven heads:     I. History and Origin; II. Manuscript Sources; III. The Divine Office; IV. The Mass; V. the Baptismal Service; …

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  • 79Divine Liturgy — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …

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  • 80Celtic Rite — The term Celtic Rite is generally, but rather indefinitely, applied to the various rites used in Great Britain, Ireland, perhaps in Brittany, and sporadically in Northern Iberia, and in the monasteries which resulted from the Irish missions of St …

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