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liturgy

noun as in worship, ceremony

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Comte’s Religion of Humanity had a priesthood of experts and a science-worshipping liturgy.

There is, for instance, a resurgence of traditional liturgy around the world, despite the efforts of Pope Francis to suppress it.

"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.

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First, the words to the Our Father should not be changed, especially in the liturgy.

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In addition to the longstanding liturgy, the service includes a silent procession to the Salem Moravian Graveyard, also called “God’s Acre,” and concludes among the graves that go back generations.

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