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liturgy

[lit-er-jee] / ˈlɪt ər dʒi /


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Mr. Sheehan’s aim is simple—to prove the importance of sacrifice in the art, philosophy, politics and liturgy of the West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 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

Though it is exactly then, at that very moment in the liturgy, when I must realize how different the Church has become in recent years.

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

Doctrinal formulas and liturgies are means of expression and of education, of which religion avails itself, but which it can exchange for others after each philosophical crisis.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Auguste Sabatier




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