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The Anaphora is the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy, or the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as the body and blood of Christ. This is the usual name for this part of the Liturgy in Greek-speaking Eastern Christianity. In western Christian traditions which have a comparable rite, the Anaphora is more often called the Eucharistic Prayer. When the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church had a single Eucharistic Prayer (between the Council of Trent and Vatican II) it was referred to as the Canon of the Mass.
"Anaphora" is a Greek word (ἀναφορά) meaning a "carrying back" (hence its meaning in rhetoric and linguistics) or a "carrying up", and so an "offering" (hence its use in reference to the offering of sacrifice to God). In the sacrificial language of the Greek version of the Old Testament known as the Septuagint, προσφέρειν (prosphora) is used of the offerer bringing the victim to the altar, and ἀναφέρειν is used of the priest offering up the selected portion upon the altar (see, for instance, Leviticus 2:14, 2:16, 3:1, 3:5).
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.
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.
Chanted by Byzantine Master and Professor of Byzantine Music Mr. George Papanikolaos from Samos, Greece. Chanted in Plagal of 2nd Tone These are the responses or petitions chanted after the Cherubic Hymn. The priest will petition and then the chanter will respond with chanting. With this video just the responses have posted no priest petitions. Chanted during the Divine Liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church. Lord Have Mercy x6 Grant this O Lord x6 To Thee O Lord And To Thy Spirit I will love thee O Lord my strength, The Lord is my foundation and refuge and my Deliverer A Mercy of Peace a Sacrifice of praise And to thy spirit We Lift them to the Lord Meet and right it is Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoath, heaven and earth are full of thy Glory, Hosanna...
Chanted by Byzantine Master and Professor of Byzantine Music Mr. George Papanikolaos from Samos, Greece. Chanted in the 2nd Tone These are the responses or petitions chanted after the Cherubic Hymn. The priest will petition and then the chanter will respond with chanting. With this video just the responses have posted no priest petitions. Chanted during the Divine Liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church. Lord Have Mercy x6 Grant this O Lord x6 To Thee O Lord And To Thy Spirit I will love thee O Lord my strength, The Lord is my foundation and refuge and my Deliverer A Mercy of Peace a Sacrifice of praise And to thy spirit We Lift them to the Lord Meet and right it is Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoath, heaven and earth are full of thy Glory, Hosanna in th...
St. Elias Church (Ukrainian Catholic--Eparchy of Toronto), Brampton, ON Canada. http://www.saintelias.com/ Here begins the Anaphora (Canon). There is first a dialogue, "Lift up your hearts" etc., as with us, and the celebrant begins the Eucharistic prayer: "It is meet and just to sing to Thee, to bless Thee, praise Thee and give thanks to Thee in all places. . . ." It is not said aloud, but at the end he lifts up his voice and says: "Crying, singing, proclaiming the hymn of victory and saying:" -- and the choir sings "Holy, Holy, Holy" etc., as in our Mass. Very soon, after a short prayer the celebrant comes to the words of Institution. He lifts up his Voice and sings: "Take and eat: this is my Body that is broken for you for the forgiveness of sins"; and through the Ikonostasis the c...
Orthodox Choral Seminar at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in McKinney, Texas. Liturgy, "Jerusalem" Anaphora. Performed by the participants of the Seminar at a live Orthodox service. Conducted by Deacon Alexander Petrovsky.
Chanted by Byzantine Master and Professor of Byzantine Music Mr. George Papanikolaos from Samos, Greece. Chanted in the 1st Tone - Heptaphonic These are the responses or petitions chanted after the Cherubic Hymn. The priest will petition and then the chanter will respond with chanting. With this video just the responses have posted no priest petitions. Chanted during the Divine Liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church. Lord Have Mercy x6 Grant this O Lord x6 To Thee O Lord And To Thy Spirit I will love thee O Lord my strength, The Lord is my foundation and refuge and my Deliverer A Mercy of Peace a Sacrifice of praise And to thy spirit We Lift them to the Lord Meet and right it is Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoath, heaven and earth are full of thy Glory,...
Chanted by Byzantine Master and Professor of Byzantine Music Mr. George Papanikolaos from Samos, Greece. Chanted in Plagal of 4th Tone These are the responses or petitions chanted after the Cherubic Hymn. The priest will petition and then the chanter will respond with chanting. With this video just the responses have posted no priest petitions. Chanted during the Divine Liturgy of the Greek Orthodox Church. Lord Have Mercy x6 Grant this O Lord x6 To Thee O Lord And To Thy Spirit I will love thee O Lord my strength, The Lord is my foundation and refuge and my Deliverer A Mercy of Peace a Sacrifice of praise And to thy spirit We Lift them to the Lord Meet and right it is Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoath, heaven and earth are full of thy Glory, Hosanna...
The Thanksgiving-Offering Prayer of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. A litany and Lord's Prayer to the point of Communion. LN1 3TX 10am Divine Liturgy http://www.allsaintslincs.org.uk/
Chanted in Slavonic by Valaam Monastery These are the responses or petitions chanted after the Cherubic Hymn. The priest will petition and then the chanter will respond with chanting. With this video just the responses have posted no priest petitions. Chanted during the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church. A Mercy of Peace a Sacrifice of praise And to thy spirit We Lift them to the Lord Meet and right it is Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoath, heaven and earth are full of thy Glory, Hosanna in the Highest, blessed is the name of the Lord Hosanna in the Highest Amen x2 We Hymn thee, We bless thee, We give thanks to thee O Lord, and we entreat thee O our God
St. George Church of Troy Internet Ministries.
The Anaphora (Offering) of the Paschal Divine Liturgy, featuring Fr Martin Kraus, Dn John Diamantis, and the choir of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, East Meadow, NY, Sunday, April 24, 2011.