What is the Divine Liturgy?
The Divine Liturgy is the service in the Orthodox Church where the faithful come together to celebrate the Holy Eucharist. The Liturgy is commemorated every Sunday and every Feast Day. This Eucharistic Service is kept in a style known as “liturgical worship” or call and response. The entire Liturgy is sung or chanted by the celebrant and the congregation, with a choir or chanter leading the faithful. There are no musical instruments used in Orthodox worship, as it is believed that the only the instrument that should be used for worship is the one that has been created by God; the human voice. The pinnacle of the Liturgy is the celebration and partaking of the Eucharist; the body and blood of Christ. During the service the celebrant (Priest or Bishop) say prayers over the elements of the bread and wine and ask the Holy Spirit to come down and transform them into the body and blood of Christ. Although all are invited to worship and pray with us, only those who have been baptized and chri
