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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divine Liturgy canonical | 41 |
| Byzantine Divine Liturgy | 1 |
| Divine Liturgy in the Armenian Church | 1 |
| Orthodox Divine Liturgy | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Eucharistic liturgy ⓘ worship service ⓘ |
| assistedBy |
altar servers
ⓘ
deacon ⓘ subdeacon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Rite
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox traditions ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
Holy Communion ⓘ Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ⓘ
surface form:
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 Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Divine Liturgy in the Armenian Church
subject surface form:
Catholicon (Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
Concerning Frequent Communion of the Immaculate Mysteries of Christ
→
religiousContext
→
Divine Liturgy
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this entity surface form:
Byzantine Divine Liturgy
this entity surface form:
Orthodox Divine Liturgy
subject surface form:
Confessions of unworthiness