Divine Liturgy

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The Divine Liturgy is the central Eucharistic worship service of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, in which the faithful participate in the sacramental re-presentation of Christ’s saving work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgy
Eucharistic liturgy
worship service
assistedBy altar servers
deacon
subdeacon
associatedWith Byzantine Rite
Greek Orthodox traditions
Oriental Catholic Churches of Byzantine tradition
Slavic Orthodox traditions
calendarUse Sundays
feast days
great fasts and feasts
celebratedBy bishop
priest
centralActOf Eastern Catholic worship
Eastern Orthodox worship
emphasizes continuity with apostolic tradition
mystical union with Christ
participation of the whole congregation
hasCoreElement Eucharist
linked to: Holy Eucharist

Holy Communion
Liturgy of the Faithful
Liturgy of the Word
anaphora
proclamation of the Gospel
historicalRoot early Christian Eucharistic gatherings
includes Lord’s Prayer
chant
creed
epiclesis
icon veneration
incense
processions
languageTradition Arabic
Church Slavonic
English
Georgian
Greek
Romanian
majorForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
purpose sanctification of the faithful
thanksgiving to God
worship of the Holy Trinity
requires baptized faithful
consecrated bread and wine
theologyFocus participation in the heavenly liturgy
real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
sacramental re-presentation of Christ’s saving work
usedIn Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church

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Coptic Christmas includesRitual Divine Liturgy
Eucharistic Prayer usedIn Divine Liturgy
Coptic Synaxarion usedIn Divine Liturgy
Epiclesis usedIn Divine Liturgy
Anaphora of St. Athanasius partOf Divine Liturgy in the Armenian Church
linked to: Divine Liturgy
Zema chant tradition usedFor Divine Liturgy
Holy Tuesday commemoratedIn Divine Liturgy
Holy Monday typicalServices Divine Liturgy
Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre) usedFor Divine Liturgy
subject linked to: Catholicon
Mystagogia focusesOn Divine Liturgy
Great Ektenia partOf Divine Liturgy
Orthros preparesFor Divine Liturgy
Book of Pentecost usedInService Divine Liturgy
troparia partOf Divine Liturgy
Maronite Missal usedIn Divine Liturgy
Sursum Corda associatedWith Divine Liturgy
Great Feast hasEucharisticCelebration Divine Liturgy
Anaphora of Saint Mark liturgicalUse Divine Liturgy
Anaphora (Eucharistic prayer) centralTo Divine Liturgy
subject linked to: Anaphora
Sanctus usedIn Divine Liturgy
Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) usedIn Byzantine Divine Liturgy
linked to: Divine Liturgy
Institution Narrative isUsedIn Orthodox Divine Liturgy
linked to: Divine Liturgy
Confessions of unworthiness usedIn Divine Liturgy
subject linked to: confessions of unworthiness
Liturgy of St. James liturgicalUse Divine Liturgy
Tabot usedIn Divine Liturgy
Eritrean Orthodox liturgy hasComponent Divine Liturgy
Church of Saint Therapon usedFor Divine Liturgy
Savindan hasLiturgicalElement Divine Liturgy