Common Liturgical Elements
This
page describes the most basic elements of the liturgical services in
the Byzantine Rite: blessings, litanies, prayers and hymns.
Blessings
text
Litanies
text
Prayers
text
Hymns
text
Recommended
Reading
- Light
for Life: Part Two, The Mystery Celebrated.
(Pittsburgh: God With Us Publications, 1996).
An excellent introduction to Byzantine liturgy. This is the second
volume of a widely-used Byzantine Catholic catechism.
More
about: Liturgy
More about elements of the liturgy:
Blessings,
litanies, prayers and hyms - Psalms
- Stichera
- Scriptural
readings - Prokeimena
and Alleluia
- Troparia
- Kontakia
- Canons
