Holy Liturgy or Divine Liturgy.

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Holy Liturgy or Divine Liturgy

The Orthodox tradition have a more elaborate form of the Eucharist service. Some Orthodox Christians call the Eucharist the Divine Liturgy, while others call it the Holy Liturgy or Sacrament of Sacraments. Here is an outline of a Greek Orthodox Eucharist:

AN OUTLINE OF THE DIVINE LITURGY

The Service of Preparation - Proskomide (bringing forth the gifts)

1. Priest's Prayers of Preparation (Kairos)

2. Priest's Vesting

3. Preparation of the Gifts

a. Cutting the Pieces from the Offering Bread (Prosphron)

b. Commemorations of Saints and the Faithful (living and dead)

c. Covering of the Gifts

d. A Prayer of Blessing

The Liturgy of the Word (Synaxis) - Liturgy of the Catechumens

1. Doxological Invocation

2. Great Litany - Petitions of Peace (Eirinika)

3. Antiphons - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, separated by brief petitions

4. Small Entrance

5. Trisagion

6. Biblical Readings

7. Sermon

The Eucharist - Liturgy of the Faithful

1. Cherubic Hymn and Great Entrance

2. Petitions, Confession of Faith

3. Kiss of Peace

4. The Creed

5. Offering of