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Jan 19, 2023 · The Celtic Orthodox Church was founded in 37 A.D. and spread its light across Europe while remaining faithful to its traditions and spirituality for twelve centuries. Restored in 1866, it is gradually rediscovering and restoring the richness of its tradition. The Celtic Orthodox Church is one of the oldest Churches in the Christian world.
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Before the Divine Liturgy begins, the priest and a deacon, if one is serving, begin by preparing the gifts of bread and wine for use in the service. This preparation is itself a considerable service. More than simply setting aside the bread and wine, a robust ritual has developed with elaborate symbolism. Though the main outline is similar for most...
Rites of Entrance
After a more or less quiet exchange between the priest and deacon, if one is serving, the Divine Liturgy begins with the memorable exclamation from the priest, "Blessed is the kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages." The assembled faithful respond, "Amen." The deacon (or priest, if no deacon is serving) continues with the Great Litany, so called because it is longer than most litanies and its petitions touch on the needs of the world: p...
Rites of Proclamation
The proclamation of Scripture is announced with the prokeimenon, a psalm or canticle refrain sung in responsorial fashion. Then, a reader proclaims the apostolic reading from an epistle or from the Acts of the Apostles. This reading is usually chanted, but a spoken reading may be allowed out of economy for local situations. (In some traditions, the reader starts the chant in a very low voice, and steps up to end of the reading with a high voice. This is a reminder of how the Early Church rose...
The Great Entrance
As the assembly begins chanting the Cherubic Hymn, the celebrants go to the prothesis or table of preparation. The priest presents the diskos to the deacon and takes the chalice himself. The deacon leads the priest through the north door of the icon screen. The clergy bring the gifts in procession to the holy doors, the central doors of the icon screen, while the deacon calls the faithful to attention, asking that the Lord will remember all people in his kingdom. As the holy gifts are carried...
The Anaphora
Following the Creed, the priest begins the anaphora, the great eucharistic prayer over the gifts, so called because of the initial phrase: "Let us lift up our hearts." The two principal anaphoras in use in the Orthodox Church are those of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. After remembering the history of our fall and redemption and the institution of the eucharistic meal, the priest invokes the Holy Spirit, asking that he be sent down on the gifts. It is sometimes noted that this i...
The Communion and Dismissal
After consecrating the gifts, commemorating the saints, and praying for the local bishop, the priest lifts up the consecrated gifts, exclaiming, "The holy things are for the holy!" To which the faithful respond, "One is holy, one is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father, amen." This phrase unfortunately loses something in English, since we have two words for holy and saint. In most other languages, this dialogue has a connotation of, "The holy things are for the saints! / Only on...
The most commonly celebrated forms of the Divine Liturgy are the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and the slightly older Liturgy of St. Basil. The former is celebrated on most Sundays and Feast Days, throughout the year, whereas the latter is celebrated in on the six Sundays of Lent (unless the Annunciation should fall on one of them), and in Holy W...
Bp. Augustinos N. Kantiotes (Bp. of Florina, Greece). On The Divine Liturgy: Orthodox Homilies. 2 Volumes. Transl. and forward by Asterios Gerostergios. (Massachusetts: Institute for Byzantine and...
Priest's Service Book with links to the Prothesis (Proskomedia), the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Prayers of Thanksgiving, and the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. Translation b...People also ask
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For the church, to redeem it from every evil, and to perfect it in Your love, and gather it together from the four winds, even that which has been sanctified for Your kingdom which You have prepared for it; for Yours is the kingdom and the glory forever. For this assembly and for those who have entered here with faith, reverence, and love of God.
The Orthodox Liturgy stands as the central act of worship in the Orthodox Christian tradition, embodying the communal expression of faith, prayer, and sacrament. Rooted in ancient apostolic traditions and shaped by centuries of development, the Orthodox Liturgy encompasses a rich tapestry of prayers, hymns, and rituals designed to unite ...
This constitution was introduced into the Divine Liturgy at the beginning of the sixth century because the Church is aware that the unity of faith among the ecclesiastical community is self-evident and necessary, and that this unity is a basic condition for joint communion.
Volume II - Worship. The Divine Liturgy. The word liturgy means common work or common action. The Divine Liturgy is the common work of the Orthodox Church. It is the official action of the Church formally gathered together as the chosen People of God.
