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Every liturgical service of the Orthodox Church, as well as virtually all [[sacraments]] and special services starts , 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 called the ‘Litany of Peace’ because the first three petitions all concern peace:
*''“In peace let us pray to the Lord,
