Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great

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The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgy
Divine Liturgy
Eucharistic service
attributedTo Basil of Caesarea
distinguishedBy emphasis on creation and salvation history
explicit Trinitarian theology
lengthy prayers
theologically rich anaphora
frequencyComparedTo less frequent than Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
hasComponent Anaphora
Creed
Epiclesis
Eucharistic Prayer
Great Entrance
Little Entrance
Liturgy of the Catechumens
Liturgy of the Faithful
Trisagion Hymn
hasLanguage Amharic
Arabic
Church Slavonic
Coptic
English
Georgian
Koine Greek
various vernacular languages
historicalDevelopment Byzantine Rite
Cappadocian liturgical tradition
liturgicalUse Eve of Nativity of Christ
linked to: Nativity of Christ

Eve of Theophany
Feast of Theophany
Feast of the Nativity of Christ
linked to: Nativity of Christ

Great Lent
linked to: Lent

Holy Saturday
Holy Thursday
linked to: Maundy Thursday

January 1 (Feast of St. Basil in Byzantine tradition)
Sundays of Great Lent in Byzantine tradition
namedAfter Basil the Great
linked to: Basil of Caesarea
purpose celebration of the Eucharist
commemoration of the Last Supper
sanctification of the faithful
relatedTo Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
religiousTradition Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
usedBy Byzantine Rite churches
linked to: Byzantine Rite

Coptic Catholic Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
Eritrean Catholic Church
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Catholic Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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Eastern Orthodox Christianity hasLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom contrastedWith Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Byzantine Rite principalEucharisticLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Coptic Rite primaryLiturgy Liturgy of Saint Basil (Coptic)
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts relatedTo Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Orthodox Church in America hasSecondaryLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Great Entrance usedIn Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Liturgy of the Catechumens partOf Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Cherubic Hymn partOf Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church hasLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Slovak Greek Catholic Church preservesTraditionOf Byzantine liturgy of St. Basil the Great
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church secondaryLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church hasLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church primaryEucharisticLiturgies Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) partOf Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil (Coptic Orthodox Church)
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) usedFor Divine Liturgy
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Little Entrance usedIn Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Eastern Christianity hasPrimaryLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Alexandrian Rite hasPrincipalAnaphora Liturgy of Saint Basil
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Russian Greek Catholic Church usesLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Great Ektenia performedDuring Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Second Sunday of Great Lent hasLiturgicalService Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great (in many traditions during Lent)
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Little Litany associatedService Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Divine Liturgy majorForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Slavic Orthodox Churches sharesLiturgy Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Eparchy of Košice usesLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Byzantine theology hasKeyText Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) usedIn Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Romanian Greek Catholic Church secondaryLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
subject linked to: RGC
Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil usedIn Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil (Coptic)
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Coptic Anaphora of Saint Basil partOf Coptic Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Byzantine Anaphora of Saint Basil partOf Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) usedIn Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil
linked to: Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Greek Catholics usesLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Russian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite majorLiturgicalForm Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy liturgicalService Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great