Liturgy

Liturgy (Greek: λειτουργία) is the customary public worship performed by a specific religious group, according to its particular beliefs, customs and traditions.

The word, sometimes rendered by its English translation "service", may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy (Greek: Θεία Λειτουργία), Catholic Mass, the Eucharist or Mass (Anglican Communion) or a daily activity such as the Muslim salah and Jewish services. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy is a communal response to the sacred through activity reflecting praise, thanksgiving, supplication, or repentance. Ritualization may be associated with life events such as birth, coming of age, marriage and death. It thus forms the basis for establishing a relationship with a divine agency, as well as with other participants in the liturgy. Methods of dress, preparation of food, application of cosmetics or other hygienic practices are all considered liturgical activities.

Etymology

The word liturgy, derived from the technical term in ancient Greek, leitourgia, signifies the often expensive offers of service to the people, and thus to the polis and the state. Through the leitourgia, the rich carried a financial burden and were correspondingly rewarded with honours. The leitourgia became both mandatory and honorific, supporting the patron's standing among the elite. The holder of a Hellenic leitourgia was not taxed a specific sum, but was entrusted with a particular ritual, which could be performed with greater or lesser magnificence. The chief sphere remained that of civic religion, embodied in the festivals: M.I. Finley notes "in Demosthenes' day there were at least 97 liturgical appointments in Athens for the festivals, rising to 118 in a (quadrennial) Panathenaic year." Eventually, under the Roman Empire, such obligations, known as munera, devolved into a competitive and ruinously expensive burden that was avoided when possible.

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Edit WorldNews.com 28 Jul 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingJust as she did on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, it has become very fashionable, even unsuspecting, for First Lady Michelle Obama to travel the country and in her speeches declare. “I wake up every morning in a house built by slaves.” The only problem is that she is partially right, one-sixth right to be exact ... He is a correspondent for www.worldnews.com ... Washington....

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Edit Baltimore Sun 28 Jul 2016

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Rep. Duckworth to Trump: I didn't serve my country 'so you could invite Russia to ...

Edit Politico 29 Jul 2016

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On the Day of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Patriarch Kirill celebrates the liturgy at the Church of Antioch Moscow Representation (Moscow Patriarchate)

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Share the post 'On the Day of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Patriarch Kirill celebrates the liturgy at the Church of Antioch Moscow Representation'. On July 26, 2016, the Day of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the church of St ... The liturgy was broadcast to the Middle East countries by the Lebanese TV networks MTV and Tele Lumiere....

Bishop Paul, MW clergy guests of Russian Church for Feast of the Tikhvin Icon (OCA - Orthodox Church in America)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jul 2016

The following morning, Bishop Paul concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Metropolitan Varsonofy, Archbishop Peter, Bishop Mstislav, and numerous other hierarchs in the open air in front of the monastery cathedral ... A Service of Thanksgiving was celebrated before the icon after the Liturgy ... 'Today the Lord has made it possible for me to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with you, which is a cause for me to rejoice....

Inspiring inner sanctums

Edit The Jerusalem Post 28 Jul 2016

The uplifting power of the prayers and the liturgy, the melodic traditional tunes, the beauty of the Torah scrolls -- all are enhanced by the beauty and elegance of the synagogue itself ... ....

Sr. Vassa to speak in Eastern PA October 17-20 (OCA - Orthodox Church in America)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Jul 2016

(Source. OCA - Orthodox Church in America). SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA/DOEPA]. Sister Dr ... Vassa', will offer five presentations across eastern Pennsylvania October 17-20, 2016 ... 'Scripture in Orthodox Liturgy and Everyday Life' will be the topic of Sister Vassa's presentation at Christ the Saviour Church, 5501 Old Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA on Wednesday, October 19 at 7.00 p.m ... ... (noodl. 34715074) ....

Mark Dov Shapiro named Rabbi in Residence for Western Mass. cathedral (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Jul 2016

(Source. Episcopal Church in the United States of America). Western Massachusetts Bishop Doug Fisher, Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro, and the Rev. Canon Tom Callard. Photo. Diocese of Western Massachusetts ... From Sept. 1, Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro will take adult education classes and will also 'preach periodically in the Sunday liturgy.'. The announcement was made July 25 by Fisher and Canon Tom Callard, the cathedral's priest-in-charge ... (noodl....

Opening Mass World Youth Day, Krakow (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)

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(Source. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference). Source . Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Krakow. Welcome message to pilgrims at World Youth Day. My dear friends!. The moment we have been waiting 3 years for has arrived. We have been waiting since the day Pope Francis announced in Rio de Janeiro that the next World Youth Day would take place in Poland - in Krakow ... Dear Friends!. 1 ... Participate wholeheartedly in the divine liturgy....

Rabbi in Residence for New England cathedral (The Anglican Communion)

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(Source. The Anglican Communion). [ACNS, by Gavin Drake] The Bishop of Western Massachusetts in the US-based Episcopal Church has appointed a Rabbi in Residence for the diocese's Christ Church Cathedral. From 1 September, Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro will take adult education classes and will also 'preach periodically in the Sunday liturgy.' ... ... Speaking to the same website, Bishop Fisher explained the thinking behind the appointment ... (noodl....

Festive night devoted to Metropolitan Hilarion’s 50th birthday (Moscow Patriarchate)

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(Source. Moscow Patriarchate) ... 'Your Eminence, ... They were not accepted for objective reasons ... 'By way of gratuity, which I will fully express on Sunday when we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the church in Ordynka, in which you are the rector, at present I would like to present you with this pectoral icon ... 122.1) ... Mr ... Mr ... In the time of early adolescence, the Lord revealed His mercy to you, showing to you the beauty of Orthodox liturgy....

Metropolitan Hilarion: I owe everything in my life to the Church (Moscow Patriarchate)

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(Source. Moscow Patriarchate). Share the post 'Metropolitan Hilarion. I owe everything in my life to the Church' ... - Vladyka, although it is difficult to believe, you will soon turn fifty ... Yevgeny Ambartsumova)? Were your expectations justified? ... I lived for that moment ... And over the past thirty years I have never once had cause to regret my decision ... Moreover, when I studied Greek, I listened to a tape recording of the Liturgy in Greek ... - No....

Beyond the Field of View (University of Saint Thomas)

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(Source. University of Saint Thomas). James Silas Rogers '99 M.A. (Photos by Mike Ekern '02). Not long ago, I went to an event where literary and minor celebrities gathered together to present awards to other writers. They dutifully read off the nominees' names, and then opened the winner's envelope with great fanfare. the same liturgy the Oscars follow ... Some predictable choices ... Roger Tory Peterson's Field Guide to the Birds ... discard a book....

Patriarch Kirill celebrates liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-in-Bolshaya-Ordynka (Moscow Patriarchate)

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Share the post 'Patriarch Kirill celebrates liturgy at the church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-in-Bolshaya-Ordynka'. On June 24, 2016, the commemoration day of the Holy Princess Olga Equal-to-the-Apostles, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Moscow church of Our Lady the Joy to All the Afflicted-in-Bolshaya-Ordynka....

Closing date for PROCLAIM 2016 approaches (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)

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(Source. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference). Delegates have one more week to register for the PROCLAIM 2016 conference. Registrations for PROCLAIM 2016 will close on 1 August ... The full conference program is available online. Some of the workshop topics include. connecting parish and school, renewing sacramental preparation, family-friendly liturgies and evangelisation strategies ... Responding to the Sexual Abuse Crisis' ... (noodl....

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Edit Arkansas Online 23 Jul 2016

First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive, presents “Songs of Hope — Hymns of Inspiration” performed by Pamela Pittman at 3 p.m. July 31. Sharon Golaway will provide accompaniment. A reception follows ... Information. 855-1158, lovelearnlead.com ... Information ... Sunday ... Aug ... The camp for children in third through 12th grades features classes in choral singing, handbells, liturgy, Broadway song and dance, history, poetry and art ... ....

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On the Day of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Patriarch Kirill celebrates the liturgy at the Church of Antioch Moscow Representation (Moscow Patriarchate)

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Mark Dov Shapiro named Rabbi in Residence for Western Mass. cathedral (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)

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Beyond the Field of View (University of Saint Thomas)

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Closing date for PROCLAIM 2016 approaches (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)

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