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Definition
The Kyrie Eleison (Liturgy Holy Communion:Kyrie Eleison) is a prayer used in Christian worship. It is commonly used in services pf Holy Communion.
Translation
Greek: 'Lord have mercy'.Related Topics
Big ideas: Forgiveness, mercy and grace
- Modern
- Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. All Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy.(Common Worship)
- Traditional
- Lord, have mercy upon us - Kyrie eleison. Christ, have mercy upon us - Christe eleison. Lord have mercy upon us - Kyrie eleison.(Book of Common Prayer)
Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church.
The central act of Christian worship in which bread and wine are consumed in the way that Jesus demonstrated at the Last Supper before his betrayal and death.
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