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From either a Greek word λειτουργια, which can be transliterated as "leitourgia," meaning "the work of the people," the liturgy is the prescribed religious ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular religion; it can refer to, or even include, an elaborate formal ritual (such as a Catholic Mass), a day-to-day activity like a Muslim Salats, or attendance to Quaker Meeting. (understand Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, p.582-3) Methods of dress, preparation of food, application of cosmetics or even more hygenic practices come everthing considered liturgic activities of various religions. In the Christian church, liturgical churches come people that utilize a easily-chiseled liturgy, in which several of the words & music utilized are monovular both period the service is conducted. Virtually all Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches are liturgical spell virtually all others are not. Nonliturgical churches unremarkably run watch the most common worship sequence from either of these service to the next, however monovular elements come couple of.
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Cristnogaeth: Celtic Christianity Links to overviews, churches, prayers, liturgies, influenced by Celtic Christianity. Celtic Orthodox Christian Church: Library Translation of the Lorrha "Stowe" Missal. Breviary. Table of Scriptural readings for the year, calendars of feasts and fasts, and essays on various subjects. Celtic/Anglo-Saxon Liturgy e-mail list Scholarly discussion of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Christian liturgy until the 13th century. |
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