Litany of Peace | Cappella Romana | Cathedral of Saint Mary | Portland, Oregon | 14 March 2020

Professional choral group Cappella Romana (Roman Chapel) planned a fundraiser with a live audience on 14 March 2020. When SARS-CoV-2 entered the Pacific Northwest, the fundraiser was switched to a virtual event broadcast from the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. The videographer was Adam Lansky.

Cappella Romana brings to life music that meets a deep human need, not only to belong and to have a shared creative experience, but to feel the full range of ethical, emotional, and spiritual effect as expressed through music. The vocal ensemble presents annual concert series in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, in addition to touring nationally and internationally.

Cappella Romana was founded in 1991 in Portland, Oregon The name of the group refers to the medieval Greek concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced Rome and Western Europe, as well as the Byzantine Empire of Constantinople ("New Rome") and its Slavic commonwealth centered at Moscow. The group is known for its exploration of Eastern Orthodox vocal music.

The Litany of Peace is part of the Divine Liturgy. Across the world, the Divine Liturgy has minor modifications according to language, author, nation, liturgical season, eparch and metropolitan. Generally, the Litany of Peace in English is sung as follows:

PRIEST: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospdi, pomiluj.
PRIEST: For peace from on high, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For peace in the whole world, for the well-being of the holy Churches of God and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For this holy church and for all who enter it with faith, reverence and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For our holy ecumenical Pontiff the Pope of Rome, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For our most Reverend Archbishop and Metropolitan, for our God-loving Bishop N., for the venerable priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, and all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For our civil authorities and all our armed forces, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For this city, for every city, countryside, and for those living within them with faith, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For seasonable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
PRIEST: For those who travel by sea, air, and land, for the sick, the suffering, the captive, and for their safety and salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. Hospodi, pomiluy.
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