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LITURGY
"The word "liturgy" comes from the Classical Greek word λειτουργία (leitourgia) which means "public work" or "service to the nation".
In the Greek city-states, it had a different sense:
some public good which a wealthy citizen arranged at his own expense, either voluntarily or by law.
At Athens, the Assembly assigned liturgies to the wealthy,
and there was a law by which any man who had been assigned a liturgy while a richer man had had none
could challenge him either to undertake the liturgy or to exchange property with him.
The church use of the term comes from its frequent and historic use in the Greek text of the New Testament (Acts 13:2).
It referred to a public and deliberate, well-defined ceremony.
It is often translated as "minister" or "worship" in English language Bibles."
(Wikipedia)
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YEAR IN THE LITURGY
"Time is a gift of God’s creation.
People order time in various ways, often based on the rhythms of nature.
The church organizes time by the church year.
It tells the story of God, who is beyond time, acting in history –
above all through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ."
(Evangelical Lutheran Worship, page 13)
Find out about the church year and church seasons
Find out more about the CHURCH YEAR by exploring the following topics:
BAPTISMAL FESTIVALS
COMMEMORATIONS
LESSER FESTIVALS
ROGATION DAYS
Find out more about the CHURCH SEASONS by exploring the following topics:
ADVENT
Advent Season
CHRISTMAS
Christmas Season
History of Christmas
See also
Twelve Days of Christmas
EPIPHANY
Epiphany Season
Epiphany
LENT
Lent Season
Ash Wednesday
Lent
THREE DAYS
Easter Triduum Season
EASTER
Easter Season
Ascension
Pentecost
Ordinary Time
