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What church is known for its use of greek liturgy?
The Orthodox Church in Greece.
Is liturgy a prayer?
Catholic AnswerYes, Liturgy is the official prayer of the worshipping Church: (Liturgy, from the Greek meaning a public duty or work; used the Septuagint [the Greek Bible] and New Testament, e.g., Luke i, 23, for the Temple serve).i. the forms of prayer, acts and ceremonies used in the public and official worship of the Church, principally in the offering of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, the singing of the Divine Office, and the administration of the Sacraments, and the use thereof. This must be distinguished from the public use of popular devotions.ii. In particular, the Eucharist Sacrifice itself, always called "The Mass" in the Western church but usually "The Holy Liturgy" or "The Offering" in the Eastern churches. In this work, this sense is distinguished from i. above by the use of a capital L., or sometimes the added adjective "Eucharistic.iii. Rarely, some other particular serve, e.g., the Liturgy of Baptism better called the rite or office of Baptism.extracted from A Catholic Dictionary, Edited by Donald Attwater, 2nd Edition, revised.
Why does the Greek Orthodox Church use icons but the Roman Catholic Church does not?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Greek Church outlawed the use of statues and uses icons as being less "life-like". The Roman Church does use icons, just not as exclusively as the Greek Church does.
For what do they use the Winchester Cathedral?
They use Winchester Cathedral as a congregation would use any normal church. They hold mass, liturgy, sacrements, etc. They also hold tours.
What happens at a Russian orthodox church service?
AnswerDepends how traditional or long you want to get?The Coptic Orthodox church has three liturgies St.Basil,St.Cyril and St.GregoryThe original length of St.Basil is 6 hrs,St.Cyril 4 hrs and St.Gregory is 6 hrsHowever they mainly use St.Basil liturgy to memorize it and become familiar with it because it will be hard to memorize all three however the others are usually performed when it's the feast day or occasion of saint Cyril/Gregory.The liturgy is shortened to about 3 hrs with today's social life work etcPrior to the liturgy there is an Orthros, or Matins, a separate service which lasts 40 minutes to an hour in both Coptic and Greek churches.The Greek Orthodox church uses St.Basil's and St. John Chrysostom liturgies which are similar. The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is used most frequently lasting between 90 minutes to two hours. St Basil's Liturgy is served during the Lenten season. The prayers are longer than those in St. John Chrysostom's Liturgy.So to answer your question briefly the typical Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in the Orthodox church is about 2 hours
What are some Christian liturgies?
The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, the Divine Liturgy of St James, and the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great are in use in the East (and churches in the West that use the Eastern Rite). The Roman Catholic Church also uses what is called the Tridentine Mass and the Novus Ordo Mass, also called the Mass of Paul VI.
What has the author William Wogan written?
William Wogan has written: 'The right use of Lent: or, a help to penitents' 'An essay on the proper lessons, appointed by the liturgy of the Church of England, to be read on Sundays and chief festivals, throughout the year ..' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Fasts and feasts, Church Calendar, Liturgy, Early works to 1800, Church of England, Calendar
What religion do Greeks use?
They are the Greek Orthodox Church, one of the many branches of The Orthodox Church.
When talking about mass are there any word that you can use?
Divine Liturgy. Sacred Liturgy.
What kind of orthodox church is in Romania Greek or Russian?
The Romanian Orthodox Church mainly follows the liturgical practice of the Greek Orthodox Church, rather than the Russian Orthodox Church, such as the use of the new calendar.
How you say hands of the church in Greek?
It's ''xeria tis ekklisias''. But we never use that frase in Greek.
What is the 1928 Book of Common Prayer?
The 1928 Book of Common Prayer was a modification of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The modifications required the approval of the UK parliament, but this was not given. None the less parts of its liturgy was brought into use in some churches of the Church of England and parts now have been given official approval for use today. The approval of parliament is no longer required for changes in the Church of England's liturgy.
