Divine Liturgy is used in several ways depending on which Rite you belong to. The Eastern Rite Church uses Divine Liturgy to refer to the Eucharist, and this usually lasts at least an hour in many of the Eastern Rites.
Psalms used in Catholic during the liturgy of the word.It used as a prayer and it is sung or read in the mass.To the seminarian,they used it in their liturgy of the hours.
There is not one specific language used in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The language which should be used in the services depends on which country the Orthodox Church is in, and also on the language spoken by the majority of the people in a congregation. For example, Orthodox Churches in Japan use Japanese for their services, and Orthodox Churches in the USA, Britain and Australia should use English for their services. However, where there is a specific need to accommodate the needs of a particular parish, the language spoken by those parishioners can also be used. The Orthodox Church does not believe that there is such a thing as a 'holy language' or a 'liturgical language' because the Bible states that the language to be used in the church must be one that is understood by the people (I Corinthians 14:19).
The Greek Vulgate is the standard version of the Bible in Greek. The text is from the Septuagint for most of the Old Testament. The version of Theodotion is used for the Book of Daniel and the Greek New Testament, is typically Byzantine text. The Greek Vulgate is the standard text used in the Divine Liturgy and is used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church.
It is the language of the country of residence combined with Greek. So the Divine Liturgy is held in Syria, it is a mix of Arabic & Greek. If it's in Argentina, it's a mix of Spanish & Greek.
Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. .The Maronite Rite is a Catholic rite of the Catholic Church. Most people think of the Catholic Church as the Latin Rite as this is the largest. The Maronite Rite is one of the Eastern Rites from Lebanon. Their language is different, and their Mass or Liturgy is based on that of St. James. Of all the Eastern Rites, theirs is the most similar to the Latin Rite. But the question as asked "similarities between the Roman Catholic and Maronite" makes no sense as the Maronite Rite is part of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church is not divided into several churches. All are united under one Church led by the Vicar of Christ on Earth - the pope. Within the Church there are several rites, such as the Latin or Roman Rite, the Maronites, the Ukrainian Catholic Church, etc., but all are Catholic. The only differences are in the language used as well as some variations of the liturgy.
That depends on which country you live in and which language is spoken by the majority of the congregation. There is not one specific language used in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Churches in Japan use Japanese for their services, and Orthodox Churches in the USA, Britain and Australia should use English for their services. However, where there is a specific need to accommodate the needs of a particular parish, the language spoken by those parishioners can also be used. The Orthodox Church does not believe that there is such a thing as a 'holy language' or a 'liturgical language' because the Bible states that the language to be used in the church must be one that is understood by the people (I Corinthians 14:19).
They used their own language and it is still the same with the universal church.They are the same liturgy.
The languages used by the Churches remained the same from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, Latin for the Roman Church, and Greek for the Eastern Orthodox. The Reformation did, however, produces new language usages in the vernacular as new Churches developed. So German began to be used by Lutherans in Germany, English was used in the Anglican Church, and in Eastern Europe, new Churches were forming with their own language usages, with such languages as Russian and Slavonic being used.
A "liturgy" are the words used in a set form of worship. Obviously the words used in the "liturgy" will have religious meaning to the worshipers.
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