How Much Mercy Does One Person Really Need?
I recently read that “Lord, have mercy” is sung over 60 times in the average Orthodox Sunday service. I did a quick search in the text of a recent Divine Liturgy and counted 44. Regardless of the exact number, we sing these words, in English and in other languages, a lot. Some of our services require “Lord, have mercy” to be said 40 times in a row. This practice earned a joke…