Liturgy

A liturgy is a ceremony, according to the traditions of a particular group or event. In religion, it may mean an elaborate formal ritual (such as the Catholic Mass), or a daily activity such as the Muslim Salats.^[1] Anglican, Orthodox, Lutheran, or other groups, when using the words "the liturgy", normally mean a standardized order of events observed during a religious service, often including the Eucharist or Communion. The open or waiting worship of Quakers is an example of a non-liturgical service because there is no structured order of events.

Liturgy Media

Divine Liturgy as celebrated (along with the Eucharist) under the Byzantine Rite in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Benedictine Monks praying the Liturgy of the Hours
Buddhist monk in Buddhist church on Uposatha Day Location: Wat Khung Taphao Ban Khung Taphao, Khung Taphao subdistrict, Mueang Uttaradit,
A bishop celebrating the Divine Liturgy in an Eastern Catholic Church in Prešov, Slovakia
Wedding ceremony inside the Kiuruvesi Church in Kiuruvesi, Finland

Related pages

Christian liturgy

Notes

↑ Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, p.582-3)

References

Bowker, John, ed. (1997) Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-213965-7.
"What Do Quakers Believe?" Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. Quaker Information Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.

Other websites

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Orthodox Tradition and the Liturgy Archived 2011-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
Jewish Encyclopedia: Liturgy
Contemporary Christian Liturgy Website History, theory, practice

[1] Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, p.582-3)

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