kyrie eleison...?

what's wrong or right with this?:

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Kyrie Eleison is used in Western "Liturgies" or "Masses" and comes from other early Christian liturgies where it was a "refrain" during certain "litanies" (AKA petitions).

Why was it used as a refrain in the services? What does it mean?

Kyrie Eleison is properly translated as "Lord Have Mercy". It is a shorter version of a certain petition to God that has it's origins in scripture, which is found in 1 Chronicles 16:34 and most notably from the Publican's plea to the Lord in Luke 18:9-14.

The phrase was extended to be: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have Mercy on Me, a Sinner."
This is known (famously) as the Jesus Prayer, and is one of the most powerful prayers in Christianity today. It has been used for centuries as a method to attaining "constant prayer" and better communion with God. A way of opening up what is known in Greek as our "nous" (our inner heart) and is used to better "tune" our inner heart (kind of like a radio) to God.

Why is it used in the West if it's Greek? Well the first "Liturgies" and "Masses" of the Western Christian Churches were in Greek. As time went on, and as the Church of Rome changed it's liturgies to be in Latin, it seems that the phrase "Lord Have Mercy" was kept in it's Greek form.

Eventually "Christe Eleison" was added to the Roman Mass, which can be translated as "Christ Have Mercy".

What is significant about the phrase "Lord Have Mercy" (or Kyrie Eleison) is that it's a petition not just to Christ, but to the Holy Trinity, to God, to have mercy upon us and to save us. The phrase that comes from "Lord Have Mercy", the Jesus Prayer, is also completely Trinitarian and so it not just confesses our need for God's mercy and salvation, but also our faith in one God, Father, Son & Holy Spirit.

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This is one version of the penitential rite at the beginning of the Mass in a Latin Church . There are plenty of alternatives but they are normally just expressions of desire for the forgiveness of sin.

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The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is seen and unseen. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father. Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father through Him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered and was buried;
On the the third day, He rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures ; He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
He will come again in glory to judge the living and dead. And His kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father, with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, He has spoken through the prophets. I believe In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen.

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