THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION Litanies constitute an integral part of the majority of services, as well as of many Orthodox rites and sacraments. Litany is a series of petitions for peace, salvation, the Church, ourselves, and the world, and more, to which the choir responds with acclamation “Lord have mercy” or “Grant this, O Lord.” There are four main types of litany: first, the Great Litany or Litany of Peace; second, the Little Litany; third, the Litany of Supplication; and fourth, the Litany o