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| The deacon says the Great Litany of Peace: In peace, let us pray to the Lord etc. The priest quietly recites the prayer of the first antiphon: O Lord, our God, Whose might…then the ekphonesis (aloud): For to You is due all glory and honor… The choir: Amen. |
Notes
It is customary to turn slightly and bow towards the Theotokos as the antiphon refrain: “Through the prayers” etc. is sung.