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162 relations: Adelaide, Alleluia, Altar, Altar candle, Anglican Church of Canada, Anglican Communion, Anglo-Catholicism, Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Artos, Asperges, Australia, Baptism, Baptismal font, Baptismal vows, Benediction, Berneuchen Movement, Book of Alternative Services, Book of Common Prayer, Bright Week, Canon (hymnography), Canonical hours, Cantor (Christianity), Catechesis, Catholic Church, Cherubikon, Chora Church, Christian liturgy, Christian Reformed Church in North America, Christianity, Christmas Eve, Church bell, Church of England, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Common Worship, Concelebration, Confirmation, Deacon, Divine Liturgy, Easter, Easter fire, Easter Saturday, Eastern Christianity, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastertide, Echos, Ecphonesis, Eggs as food, Epiphanius of Salamis, Episcopal Church (United States), Epistle to the Romans, ... Expand index (112 more) »
- Easter liturgy
- Eastern Christian liturgies
- Lutheran liturgy and worship
- Mass (liturgy)
- Mass in the Catholic Church
Adelaide
Adelaide (Tarntanya) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.
Alleluia
Alleluia is a phrase in Christianity used to give praise to God.
Altar
An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes.
Altar candle
Altar candles are candles set on or near altars for religious ceremonies.
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Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the province of the Anglican Communion in Canada.
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Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
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Anglo-Catholicism
Anglo-Catholicism comprises beliefs and practices that emphasize the Catholic heritage and identity of the Church of England and various churches within the Anglican Communion.
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Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, also known as the Armenian Patriarchate of Saint James (Առաքելական Աթոռ Սրբոց Յակովբեանց Յերուսաղեմ), is located in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem.
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Artos
An artos (ἄρτος, "leavened loaf", "bread") is a loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine rite catholic churches.
Asperges
Asperges is the rite of sprinkling a congregation with holy water. Easter Vigil and Asperges are catholic liturgy and Mass (liturgy).
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Baptism
Baptism (from immersion, dipping in water) is a Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water.
Baptismal font
A baptismal font is an ecclesiastical architectural element, which serves as a receptacle for baptismal water used for baptism, as a part of Christian initiation for both rites of infant and adult baptism.
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Baptismal vows
Baptismal vows are the renunciations required of an adult candidate for baptism just before the sacrament is conferred.
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Benediction
A benediction (bene, 'well' + dicere, 'to speak') is a short invocation for divine help, blessing and guidance, usually at the end of worship service.
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Berneuchen Movement
Berneuchen Movement (Berneuchener Bewegung) is part of the Lutheran Liturgical movement in Germany. Easter Vigil and Berneuchen Movement are Lutheran liturgy and worship.
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Book of Alternative Services
The Book of Alternative Services (BAS) is the contemporary, inclusive-language liturgical book used in place of the 1962 ''Book of Common Prayer'' (BCP) in most parishes of the Anglican Church of Canada.
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Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the name given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches historically related to Anglicanism.
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Bright Week
Bright Week, Pascha Week or Renewal Week (Διακαινήσιμος Ἑβδομάς) is the name used by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches for the period of seven days beginning on Easter and continuing up to (but not including) the following Sunday, which is known as Thomas Sunday.
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Canon (hymnography)
A canon (kanōn) is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services.
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Canonical hours
In the practice of Christianity, canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms of fixed times of prayer at regular intervals.
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Cantor (Christianity)
In Christianity, the cantor, female chantress, sometimes called the precentor or the protopsaltes (from), is the chief singer, and usually instructor, employed at a church, with responsibilities for the choir and the preparation of the Mass or worship service.
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Catechesis
Catechesis (from Greek: κατήχησις, "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults, often from a catechism book.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Cherubikon
The Cherubikon (Greek: χερουβικόν) is the usual Cherubic Hymn (Greek: χερουβικὸς ὕμνος, Church Slavonic) sung at the Great Entrance of the Byzantine liturgy.
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Chora Church
The Chora Church or Kariye Mosque (Kariye Camii) is a former church, now converted to a mosque (for the second time), in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Christian liturgy
Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis.
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Christian Reformed Church in North America
The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA or CRC) is a Protestant Calvinist Christian denomination in the United States and Canada.
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Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.
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Church bell
A church bell is a bell in a church building designed to be heard outside the building.
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Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Common Worship
Common Worship is the name given to the series of services authorised by the General Synod of the Church of England and launched on the first Sunday of Advent in 2000.
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Concelebration
In Christianity, concelebration (from the Latin con + celebrare, 'to celebrate together') is the presiding of a number of presbyters (priests or ministers) at the celebration of the Eucharist with either a presbyter, bishop, or archbishop as the principal celebrant and the other presbyters and (arch)bishops present in the chancel assisting in the consecration of the Eucharist. Easter Vigil and concelebration are catholic liturgy.
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Confirmation
In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism.
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Deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.
Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy (Theia Leitourgia) or Holy Liturgy is the usual name used in most Eastern Christian rites for the Eucharistic service. Easter Vigil and Divine Liturgy are Eastern Christian liturgies and Mass (liturgy).
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Easter
Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary.
Easter fire
Easter fires, also called Paschal fires, are typically bonfires lit at Easter as part of liturgical and cultural celebrations.
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Easter Saturday
Easter Saturday, on the Christian calendar, is the seventh day of Eastertide, being the Saturday of Easter or Bright Week. Easter Vigil and Easter Saturday are catholic liturgy.
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Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in the Eastern Mediterranean region or locations further east, south or north.
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Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.
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Eastertide
Eastertide (also known as Eastertime or the Easter season) or Paschaltide (also known as Paschaltime or the Paschal season) is a festal season in the liturgical year of Christianity that focuses on celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter Vigil and Eastertide are catholic liturgy.
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Echos
Echos (Greek: ἦχος "sound", pl. echoi ἦχοι; Old Church Slavonic: гласъ "voice, sound") is the name in Byzantine music theory for a mode within the eight-mode system (oktoechos), each of them ruling several melody types, and it is used in the melodic and rhythmic composition of Byzantine chant ("thesis of the melos"), differentiated according to the chant genre and according to the performance style ("method of the thesis").
Ecphonesis
Ecphonesis (ἐκφώνησις) is an emotional, exclamatory phrase (exclamation) used in poetry, drama, or song.
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Eggs as food
Humans and their hominid relatives have consumed eggs for millions of years.
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Epiphanius of Salamis
Epiphanius of Salamis (Ἐπιφάνιος; c. 310–320 – 403) was the bishop of Salamis, Cyprus, at the end of the 4th century.
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Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church, officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere.
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Epistle to the Romans
The Epistle to the Romans is the sixth book in the New Testament, and the longest of the thirteen Pauline epistles.
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Epitaphios (liturgical)
The Epitaphios (Greek: Ἐπιτάφιος, epitáphios, or Ἐπιτάφιον, epitáphion, meaning "upon the tomb"; Slavonic: Плащаница, plashchanitsa; Arabic: نعش, naash) is a Christian religious icon, typically consisting of a large, embroidered and often richly adorned cloth, bearing an image of the dead body of Christ, often accompanied by his mother and other figures, following the Gospel account.
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Eucharist
The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Exsultet
The Exsultet (spelled in pre-1920 editions of the Roman Missal as Exultet), also known as the Easter Proclamation, is a lengthy sung proclamation delivered before the paschal candle, ideally by a deacon, during the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite of Mass. Easter Vigil and Exsultet are catholic liturgy and Lutheran liturgy and worship.
Fasting
Fasting is abstention from eating and sometimes drinking.
Feast of the Cross
In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different celebrations of the Feast of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Gloria in excelsis Deo
"italic" (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is a Christian hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic HymnOxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005), article Gloria in Excelsis/Hymn of the Angels.
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Gospel
Gospel (εὐαγγέλιον; evangelium) originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was reported.
Gospel (liturgy)
The Gospel in Christian liturgy refers to a reading from the Gospels used during various religious services, including Mass or Divine Liturgy (Eucharist).
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Great Lent
Great Lent, or the Great Fast (Greek: Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή or Μεγάλη Νηστεία, meaning "Great 40 Days", and "Great Fast", respectively), is the most important fasting season of the church year within many denominations of Eastern Christianity.
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Gregorian chant
Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin (and occasionally Greek) of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Hades
Hades (Hā́idēs,, later), in the ancient Greek religion and mythology, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous.
Hanover
Hanover (Hannover; Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony.
Harrowing of Hell
In Christian theology, the Harrowing of Hell (Descensus Christi ad Inferos, "the descent of Christ into Hell" or Hades) is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection.
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Holy Fire
The Holy Fire (Ἃγιον Φῶς, "Holy Light") is a ceremony that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Great Saturday, the day before Orthodox Easter. Easter Vigil and Holy Fire are Easter liturgy.
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Holy Qurbana
The Holy Qurbana (ܩܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ, Qurbānā Qaddišā in Eastern Syriac or Qurbānā Qandišā in the Indian variant of Eastern Syriac, the "Holy Offering" or "Holy Sacrifice" in English), refers to the Eucharistic liturgy as celebrated in Syriac Christianity and the liturgical books containing the rubrics for its celebration.
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Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday (Sabbatum Sanctum), also known as Great and Holy Saturday (also Holy and Great Saturday), Low Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday (in Portugal and Brazil), Saturday of the Glory, Sábado de Gloria, and Black Saturday or Easter Eve, and called "Joyous Saturday", "the Saturday of Light", and "Mega Sabbatun" among Coptic Christians, is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, when Christians prepare for the latter.
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Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)
Holy Trinity Monastery (Свя́то-Тро́ицкий монасты́рь, Svyato-Troitsky Monastyr) is a male stavropegial monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), located near Jordanville, New York.
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Holy water
Holy water is water that has been blessed by a member of the clergy or a religious figure, or derived from a well or spring considered holy. Easter Vigil and holy water are catholic liturgy.
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Homily
A homily (from Greek ὁμιλία, homilía) is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture, giving the "public explanation of a sacred doctrine" or text.
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification.
Iconostasis
In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis (εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church.
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Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.
Jeremiah 31
Jeremiah 31 is the thirty-first chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
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Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom (Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407 AD) was an important Early Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.
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Jordanville, New York
Jordanville is a hamlet in the town of Warren, Herkimer County, New York, United States.
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Lauds
Lauds is a canonical hour of the Divine office.
Lection
A lection, also called the lesson, is a reading from scripture in liturgy.
Lent
Lent (Quadragesima, 'Fortieth') is the solemn Christian religious observance in the liturgical year commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert and enduring temptation by Satan, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry.
Lenten shrouds
Lenten shrouds are veils used to cover crucifixes, icons and some statues during Passiontide with some exceptions of those showing the suffering Christ, such as the stations of the Via Crucis or the Man of Sorrows, with purple or black cloths begins on the Saturday before the Passion Sunday. Easter Vigil and Lenten shrouds are catholic liturgy.
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Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Σιγησάτω πᾶσα σάρξ βροτεία), also known as Let all mortal flesh keep silent, is an ancient chant of Eucharistic devotion based on words from Habakkuk 2:20, "Let all the earth keep silence before him" (has mippanaw kol ha-arets, Septuagint: ὁ δὲ κύριος ἐν ναῷ ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ εὐλαβείσθω ἀπὸ προσώπουαὐτοῦ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ) and Zechariah 2:13, "Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling" (Hebrew: הַ֥ס כָּל־בָּשָׂ֖ר מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י נֵעֹ֖ור מִמְּעֹ֥ון קָדְשֹֽׁו׃ ס.
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Litany
Litany, in Christian worship and some forms of Jewish worship, is a form of prayer used in services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. Easter Vigil and Litany are Lutheran liturgy and worship.
Litany of the Saints
The Litany of the Saints (Latin: Litaniae Sanctorum) is a formal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Old Catholic Church, Lutheran congregations of Evangelical Catholic churchmanship, Anglican congregations of Anglo-Catholic churchmanship, and Western Rite Orthodox communities. Easter Vigil and Litany of the Saints are catholic liturgy.
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Liturgical year
The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons that determines when feast days, including celebrations of saints, are to be observed, and which portions of scripture are to be read.
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Liturgy of Saint James
The Liturgy of Saint James is a form of Christian liturgy used by some Eastern Christians of the Byzantine rite and West Syriac Rite. Easter Vigil and liturgy of Saint James are Eastern Christian liturgies.
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Lity in Eastern Christianity
The Lity or Litiyá (Greek: Λιτή(Liti), from litomai, "a fervent prayer") is a festive religious procession, followed by intercessions, which augments great vespers (or, a few times a year, great compline) in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches on important feast days (and, at least according to the written rubrics, any time there is an all-night vigil).
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.
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Lumen Christi
Lumen Christi (Latin for "Light of Christ") is a versicle sung in Catholic, Lutheran and some Anglican churches as part of the Easter Vigil. Easter Vigil and Lumen Christi are catholic liturgy and Easter liturgy.
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Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is an orthodox, traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States.
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Lutheran orthodoxy
Lutheran orthodoxy was an era in the history of Lutheranism, which began in 1580 from the writing of the Book of Concord and ended at the Age of Enlightenment.
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Lutheran Service Book
Lutheran Service Book (LSB) is the newest official hymnal of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC).
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Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.
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Lviv
Lviv (Львів; see below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in Devalokam, near Kottayam, India.
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Mass (liturgy)
Mass is the main Eucharistic liturgical service in many forms of Western Christianity.
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Matins
Matins (also Mattins) is a canonical hour in Christian liturgy, originally sung during the darkness of early morning. Easter Vigil and Matins are catholic liturgy and Eastern Christian liturgies.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, among other names,The day is also known as Great and Holy Thursday, Holy and Great Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries.
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Methodism
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.
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Missal
A missal is a liturgical book containing instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the liturgical year.
Moravian Church
The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren (Moravská církev or Moravští bratři), formally the Unitas Fratrum (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the Unity of the Brethren (Jednota bratrská) founded in the Kingdom of Bohemia, sixty years before Martin Luther's Reformation.
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Motu proprio
In law, motu proprio (Latin for "on his own impulse") describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party.
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Myrrhbearers
In Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition the Myrrhbearers (Μυροφόροι; Myrophora; мироноснице; Жены́-мѷроно́сицы; mironosițe) are the individuals mentioned in the New Testament who were directly involved in the burial or who discovered the empty tomb following the resurrection of Jesus.
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New Covenant
The New Covenant (diathḗkē kainḗ) is a biblical interpretation which was originally derived from a phrase which is contained in the Book of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:31–34), in the Hebrew Bible (or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible).
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Nones (liturgy)
Nones, also known as None (Nona, "Ninth"), the Ninth Hour, or the Midafternoon Prayer, is a fixed time of prayer of the Divine Office of almost all the traditional Christian liturgies.
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Old Testament
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites.
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Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Oriental Orthodox Churches are Eastern Christian churches adhering to Miaphysite Christology, with approximately 50 million members worldwide.
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Oxford Movement
The Oxford Movement was a movement of high church members of the Church of England which began in the 1830s and eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism.
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Paradise
In religion, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss.
Paschal candle
A Paschal candle is a large candle used in liturgies in Western Christianity (viz., the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Methodist Churches, among others). Easter Vigil and Paschal candle are catholic liturgy and Lutheran liturgy and worship.
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Paschal greeting
The Paschal greeting, also known as the Easter Acclamation or Easter Day Greeting, is an Easter custom among many Christian churches, including Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational. Easter Vigil and Paschal greeting are Easter liturgy.
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Paschal Homily
The Paschal homily or sermon (also known in Greek as Hieratikon or as the Catechetical Homily) of St. Easter Vigil and Paschal Homily are Easter liturgy.
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Paschal Hours
The Paschal Hours are the form in which the Little Hours are chanted on Pascha (Easter) and throughout Bright Week in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches. Easter Vigil and Paschal Hours are Easter liturgy.
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Paschal trikirion
The Paschal trikirion (τρικήριον) is a liturgical triple-candlestick used at Easter time in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic traditions.
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Paschal troparion
The Paschal troparion or Christos anesti (Greek: Χριστός ἀνέστη) is the characteristic troparion for the celebration of Pascha (Easter) in the Byzantine Rite. Easter Vigil and Paschal troparion are Easter liturgy.
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Passiontide
Passiontide (in the Christian liturgical year) is a name for the last two weeks of Lent, beginning on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, long celebrated as Passion Sunday, and continuing through Lazarus Saturday. Easter Vigil and Passiontide are catholic liturgy.
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Passover
Passover, also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holidayand one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals.
Penguin Books
Penguin Books Limited is a British publishing house.
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Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII (Ioannes XXIII; Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli,; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in June 1963.
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Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII (born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli,; 2 March 18769 October 1958) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958.
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Pope Vitalian
Pope Vitalian (Vitalianus; died 27 January 672) was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death.
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Processional hymn
A processional hymn, opening hymn, or gathering hymn is a chant, hymn or other music sung during the Procession, usually at the start of a Christian service, although occasionally during the service itself.
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Prokeimenon
In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a prokeimenon (Greek, plural; sometimes /; lit. 'that which precedes') is a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain specified points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.
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Psalm 104
Psalm 104 is the 104th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in Hebrew "ברכי נפשי" (barachi nafshi: "bless my soul"); in English in the King James Version: "Bless the LORD, O my soul.
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Psalm 118
Psalm 118 is the 118th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in the English of the King James Version: "O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever." The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament.
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Psalm 16
Psalm 16 is the 16th psalm in the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust." In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 15.
Psalm 19
Psalm 19 is the 19th psalm in the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The heavens declare the almighty of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 18.
Psalm 30
Psalm 30 is the 30th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I will extol thee, O; for thou hast lifted me up".
Psalm 33
Psalm 33 is the 33rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright".
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is the 42nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, often known in English by its incipit, "As the hart panteth after the water brooks" (in the King James Version).
Psalm 43
Psalm 43 is the 43rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, known in the English King James Version as "Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation".
Psalm 51
Psalm 51, one of the penitential psalms, is the 51st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Have mercy upon me, O God".
Quartodecimanism
Quartodecimanism (from the Vulgate Latin quarta decima in Leviticus 23:5, meaning fourteenth) is the name given to the practice of celebrating the death of Christ on the day of Passover, the 14th of Nisan according to biblical dating, on whatever day of the week it occurs.
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Rationalism
In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification",Lacey, A.R. (1996), A Dictionary of Philosophy, 1st edition, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976.
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Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.
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Reformed Christianity
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.
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Resurrection of Jesus
The resurrection of Jesus (anástasis toú Iēsoú) is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, starting – or restoring – his exalted life as Christ and Lord.
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Roman Missal
The Roman Missal (Missale Romanum) is the title of several missals used in the celebration of the Roman Rite.
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Roman Rite
The Roman Rite (Ritus Romanus) is the most common ritual family for performing the ecclesiastical services of the Latin Church, the largest of the sui iuris particular churches that comprise the Catholic Church. Easter Vigil and Roman Rite are catholic liturgy.
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Royal doors
The royal doors, holy doors, or beautiful gates are the central doors of the iconostasis in an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church.
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Rubric
A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis. Easter Vigil and rubric are catholic liturgy.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Свято-Тихоновская духовная семинария) is an Orthodox Christian seminary located in South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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Sanctuary lamp
Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Malta A sanctuary lamp, chancel lamp, altar lamp, everlasting light, or eternal flame is a light that shines before the altar of sanctuaries in many Jewish and Christian places of worship.
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Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad (p) is a city that is the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
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Sermon
A sermon is a religious discourse or oration by a preacher, usually a member of clergy.
Song of the Sea
The Song of the Sea (שירת הים, Shirat HaYam; also known as Az Yashir Moshe and Song of Moses, or Mi Chamocha) is a poem that appears in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible, at.
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South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania
South Canaan is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sticheron
A sticheron (Greek: στιχηρόν "set in verses"; plural: stichera; Greek: στιχηρά) is a hymn of a particular genre sung during the daily evening (Hesperinos/Vespers) and morning (Orthros) offices, and some other services, of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.
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Summorum Pontificum
Summorum Pontificum (English: 'Of the Supreme Pontiffs') is an apostolic letter of Pope Benedict XVI, issued in July 2007. Easter Vigil and Summorum Pontificum are Mass in the Catholic Church.
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Sunrise service
Sunrise service is a worship service specifically on Easter Sunday practiced by some Christian denominations, such as the Moravian Church. Easter Vigil and Sunrise service are Easter liturgy.
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The United Methodist Book of Worship (1992)
The United Methodist Book of Worship (1992) is the official liturgy of the United Methodist Church.
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Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.
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Thurible
A thurible (via Old French from Medieval Latin) is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services.
Triodion
The Triodion (Τριῴδιον,; Постнаѧ Трїωдь,; Triodul, Triod/Triodi), also called the Lenten Triodion (Τριῴδιον κατανυκτικόν), is a liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches.
Trisagion
The Trisagion (Τρισάγιον; 'Thrice Holy'), sometimes called by its opening line Agios O Theos, is a standard hymn of the Divine Liturgy in most of the Eastern Orthodox, Western Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches. Easter Vigil and Trisagion are catholic liturgy.
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Typikon
A typikon (or typicon, typica; Τυπικόν, "that of the prescribed form"; Slavonic: Типикон, сиесть Устав - Tipikon or Ustav) is a liturgical book which contains instructions about the order of the Byzantine Rite office and variable hymns of the Divine Liturgy.
Vespers
Vespers is a liturgy of evening prayer, one of the canonical hours in Catholic (both Latin and Eastern Catholic liturgical rites), Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran liturgies. Easter Vigil and Vespers are catholic liturgy and Eastern Christian liturgies.
Western Christianity
Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity (Eastern Christianity being the other).
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Wilhelm Stählin
Wilhelm Stählin (24 September 1883, Gunzenhausen, Bavaria – 16 December 1975, Prien am Chiemsee, Bavaria) was a German Lutheran theologian, bishop, preacher and one of the major initiators of the Liturgical Movement in German Protestantism in the 20th Century.
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Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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See also
Easter liturgy
- Easter Sepulchre
- Easter Vigil
- Easter basket
- Easter cycle
- Easter hymns
- Easter water
- Fasika
- Golden Rose
- Holy Fire
- Holy Week
- Lord's Day
- Lumen Christi
- Octave of Easter
- Paschal Homily
- Paschal Hours
- Paschal greeting
- Paschal troparion
- Quem quaeritis?
- Radonitsa
- Stations of the Resurrection
- Sunrise service
Eastern Christian liturgies
- Alexandrian liturgical rites
- All-night vigil
- Anaphora of Saint Gregory
- Antiochene Rite
- Armenian Rite
- Byzantine Rite
- Coptic Rite
- Divine Liturgy
- Easter Vigil
- Embolism (liturgy)
- Hallowing of Nestorius
- Hallowing of Theodore of Mopsuestia
- Liturgy of Addai and Mari
- Liturgy of Preparation
- Liturgy of Saint Basil
- Liturgy of Saint Cyril
- Liturgy of Saint James
- Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
- Liturgy of Saint Tikhon
- Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
- Liturgy of the eighth book of the Apostolic Constitutions
- Malankara Rite
- Matins
- Midnight office
- Orthros
- Preface (liturgy)
- Prime (liturgy)
- Vespers
- West Syriac Rite
Lutheran liturgy and worship
- Agenda (liturgy)
- Beale M. Schmucker
- Berneuchen Movement
- Calendar of saints (Lutheran)
- Chrism Mass
- Common table prayer
- Conventicle
- Crucifix
- Deutsche Messe
- Divine Service (Lutheran)
- Easter Vigil
- Eastern Lutheranism
- Exsultet
- Feast of the Annunciation
- Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
- For All the Saints: A Prayer Book for and by the Church
- Formula missae
- High church Lutheranism
- Holy Name of Jesus
- Kirchliche Arbeit Alpirsbach
- Litany
- Liturgical book
- Liturgical calendar (Lutheran)
- Lutheran chorale
- Matins in Lutheranism
- Midnight Mass
- Order of Mass
- Paschal candle
- Renewer of Society
- Renewers of the Church
- Saint Lucy's Day
- Seal of the Confessional (Lutheran Church)
- Spiritual communion
- Three Hours' Agony
- Totensonntag
- Vespers in Lutheranism
- Words of Institution
- Wreath of Christ
Mass (liturgy)
- Ablution in Christianity
- Acolyte
- Altar server
- Anglican Use
- Asperges
- Black Mass
- Divine Liturgy
- Divine Service (Lutheran)
- Drinkers Mass
- Easter Vigil
- Epistle side
- Gnostic Mass
- Julotta
- Kiss of peace
- Lima Liturgy
- Liturgical colours
- Mass (liturgy)
- Mass in the Catholic Church
- Midnight Mass
- Missals
- Order of Mass
- Pittance
- Requiem
- Vigil
- Vigil (liturgy)
Mass in the Catholic Church
- Asperges me
- Blue Mass
- Catholic funeral
- Catholic liturgical rites
- Celebret
- Chapter and Conventual Mass
- Chrism Mass
- Deo gratias
- Double Altar
- Easter Vigil
- Eucharist in the Catholic Church
- Graduale Simplex
- Gregorian Masses
- Holy day of obligation
- Mass bequest
- Mass in the Catholic Church
- Mass rocks
- Mass stipend
- Misa de Gallo
- Month's mind
- Order of Mass
- Prayer of Humble Access
- Red Mass
- Roman Gradual
- Simbang Gabi
- Summorum Pontificum
- Traditionis custodes
References
Also known as Easter mass, Great Vigil of Easter, Osternacht, Paschal Vigil, Vigil of Easter.