liturgical worship

• what is liturgical worship?

  public worship in a church
• liturgical worship uses service book, set prayers, set readings and rituals
• catholics believe christ is present in all liturgical worship, acting on their souls to make them holy. so it is gods holy work that takes place
• the structure / nature of mass

  1. the introductory rites
  2. the liturgy of the word
  3. the liturgy of the eucharist
  4. concluding rite
• what happened in the introductory rites?

  • priest meets congregation
  • we say penitential rite
  • sing or say the gloria praising god
• what is the penitential rite?

  saying sorry for our sins
• what happens in the liturgy of the word?

  • readings taken from old and new testament
  • psalm
  • priest or deacon reads the gospel
  • one of them deliver a sermon
  • bidding prayers
• what is a sermon?

  homily or preaching
• what is a psalm?

  a sacred song or poem
• what happens in the liturgy of the eucharist?

  • bread and wine are brought up to the altar in the offertory
  • priest says the eucharistic prayer of thanksgiving which turns the bread and wine into the body and blood of christ
  • rite of communion
• what is transubstantiation?

  the bread and wine turning into the body and blood of christ

  it changes its substance on the inside, but looks the same on the outside
• what happens in the rite of the communion?

  catholics receive communion

  non-catholics receive a blessing
• what happens in the concluding rite?

  the priest blesses the people and tells them to build up the kingdom of god by living holy lives throughout the week
• why is it important to catholics?

  • they believe jesus is really present so this sacrament brings them closer to god
  • jesus said at the last supper 'do this in memory of me' so it is a direct command
  • unites all catholics to christ because of lumen gentium
• what is lumen gentium?

  a church document
• what does lumen gentium say?

  we all partake in one body, so although we are many people, we become the body of christ when we celebrate this sacrament together
• catechism quote to show importance

  eucharist is source and summit of christian life
• different attitudes to liturgical worship

  • catholic and orthodox think jesus is really present in eucharist
  • anglicans and protestants think eucharist is symbol of last supper
  • quakers and salvation army reject it as ritualistic
• which christians use non-liturgical worship?

  protestants and evangelicals
• what is non-liturgical worship?

  no set prayers or rituals

  leader can choose hymns, prayers and reading

  extempore prayers

  modern music
• what are extempore prayers?

  prayers without worship