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The Kyrie is a short prayer or petition (either sung or recited) including the phrase kyrie, meaning "Lord, have mercy".A brief responsive prayer used as the first item in the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass beginning with the Greek words Kyrie eleison (“Lord, have mercy”).

Greek:
Kyrie Eleison
Christe Eleison
Kyrie Eleison

English:
Lord have mercy
Christ have mercy
Lord have mercy