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liturgy

[lit-er-jee] / ˈlɪt ər dʒi /


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Priests as well as laymen view their religion as a liturgy celebrating Russia’s glorious history.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

As we enter the Christmas season, Garcia noted that the Christmas liturgy is an annual reminder that joy is possible even in the darkest times, and that the two often go together.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

They're therefore absent from the liturgy and the Eucharist.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2024

"The shared commitment to love, to pray, to teach and to be an example – made in the baptismal liturgy – is made within the fellowship of the church," he said.

From BBC May 25, 2024

The kiss signifies to me a betrayal of the older ceremonial liturgy.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

And it launched a new app for liturgies in the Basilica, which will allow pilgrims to follow mass by Pope Leo XIV in 60 languages via their smartphones.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

The blessings “may be carried out providing they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor at the same time as a civil union,” CNN reported.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2023

"Typically, retired cardinals continue to reside in Rome after stepping down from their positions, often remaining active in papal liturgies and ceremonial duties," he said.

From BBC Nov. 29, 2023

The tension between clinging to old beliefs and antiquated liturgies, versus jettisoning them in search of a more profound and complex truth, animates “The Travelers.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2023

As late as the sixteenth century the liturgies were performed in Greek at Rossano, and perhaps much later in the hill-towns, where there are women who still treasure up scraps of Greek prayers.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco




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