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Christian liturgy is a pattern for worship used (whether recommended or prescribed) by a Christian congregation or denomination on a regular basis. The term liturgy comes from Greek and means "public work". Within Christianity, liturgies descending from the same region, denomination, or culture are described as ritual families.
Throughout most of Christianity's history, corporate Christian worship has been liturgical, characterized by prayers and hymns, with texts rooted in, or closely related to, the Bible (Scripture), particularly the Psalter, and centered on the altar (or table) and the Eucharist; this form of sacramental and ceremonial worship is still practiced ...
Promotes idolatry by encouraging worshippers to focus on ritual objects and actions rather than the things they are meant to symbolize; Constitutes an attempt to wrest the Church of England from its Protestant identity; Constitutes a downgrading of the significance of preaching and biblical exposition in regular Christian worship;
The word rite is often used to describe particular Christian rituals. Rite has also come to refer to the full pattern of worship associated with a particular Christian denomination or tradition, [4] typically comprising the liturgies for the Eucharistic celebration, canonical hours, and sacramental rites. [5]
In the Anglican and Methodist traditions, sacred tradition, along with reason and experience, inform Christian practice at a level subordinate to Sacred Scripture (see prima scriptura). [6] Among the Lutheran and Reformed traditions of Christianity, the Bible itself is the only final authority (see sola scriptura ), but tradition still plays an ...
This category is for categories and articles pertaining to all forms of Christian liturgy, Christian rites, and Christian services, including worship services. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.
Full-immersion (submersion) baptism continues to be a common practice in many African-American Christian congregations today. There is debate among Christian churches as to who can administer baptism. Some claim that the examples given in the New Testament only show apostles and deacons administering baptism.
Most denominations have ordained clergy who lead regular communal worship services. [192] Christian rites, rituals, and ceremonies are not celebrated in one single sacred language. Many ritualistic Christian churches make a distinction between sacred language, liturgical language and vernacular language.