Liturgy of the Catechumens

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component of Eastern Orthodox worship liturgical rite part of the Divine Liturgy

The Liturgy of the Catechumens is the first major part of the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy, centered on Scripture readings, hymns, and prayers and originally intended for both baptized faithful and catechumens preparing for baptism.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Liturgy of the Word 5
Liturgy of the Faithful 4
Pauline Epistle in the Coptic liturgy 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component of Eastern Orthodox worship ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ
part of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ
access open to non‑baptized hearers in traditional practice ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of the Word
associatedWith catechumenate ⓘ
celebratedBy bishop ⓘ
presbyter ⓘ
correspondsTo Mass of the Catechumens in the Western liturgical tradition ⓘ
emphasis didactic character ⓘ
hearing and responding to Scripture ⓘ
follows Opening blessing of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ
historicalPractice catechumens were dismissed at its conclusion ⓘ
includes Easter Alleluia ⓘ
surface form: Alleluia before the Gospel

Antiphons ⓘ
Epistle reading ⓘ
Gospel reading ⓘ
Little Entrance ⓘ
Little Litany ⓘ
Prokeimenon ⓘ
Trisagion Hymn ⓘ
homily ⓘ
litanies ⓘ
languageOfTerm English ⓘ
liturgicalAction common prayer of the faithful and catechumens ⓘ
proclamation of the Gospel ⓘ
musicalElements chant ⓘ
psalmody ⓘ
originalParticipants baptized faithful ⓘ
catechumens ⓘ
partOf 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
positionInLiturgy first major part of the Divine Liturgy ⓘ
precedes Liturgy of the Catechumens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Liturgy of the Faithful
primaryFocus Scripture readings ⓘ
hymns ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
purpose instruction of catechumens in the faith ⓘ
public proclamation of the Word of God ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
setting church building ⓘ
theologicalTheme preparation for Eucharistic sacrifice ⓘ
revelation of God through Scripture ⓘ
timePeriodOfDevelopment early centuries of Christianity ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liturgy of the Catechumens → alsoKnownAs → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Word
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom → component → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom → component → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Faithful
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → hasComponent → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → hasComponent → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Faithful
Easter Vigil → hasComponent → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Word
Divine Liturgy of the Ethiopian Church → hasPart → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Faithful
Low Mass → hasPart → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Word
Mass of Paul VI → hasPart → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Word
Liturgy of the Catechumens → precedes → Liturgy of the Catechumens self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Faithful
Coptic Synaxarion → readAfter → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pauline Epistle in the Coptic liturgy
Little Entrance → relatedConcept → Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
subject surface form: Liturgy of Saint Cyril
this entity surface form: Liturgy of the Word