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The [[Small Litany]] is a shortened form of the Great Litany. It begins with the words: ''"Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord."'' It contains three petitions.
==Augmented Litany==
The [[Augmented Litany]] begins with is so called because it consists of the petitions contained in the [[Litany of Fervent Supplication]], ''augmented'' by two petitions at the words beginning: ''"Have mercy upon Let ussay with all our soul and with all our mind, let us say:"'' and ''"O Lord Almighty, the God, according to Thy great mercyof our Fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy"'' or ''"Let us all say..."'' It is The responses to these augmented petitions, unlike those taken from the Litany of Fervent Supplication, consist of a type of litany where after each petition the choir responds with single ''"Lord, have mercy,"'' thrice. Therefore the litany is termed "augmented," since it is an intensified supplicationinstead of three.
==Litany of Fervent Supplication==