Intro to Christian Worship - Ch. 1 Vocabulary

antiphonary

a liturgical book that contained the sacred texts and musical portions("antiphons") to be chanted during a service

Book of Common Prayer

the text containing recitations, prayers and prescribed orders of worship in the Episcopal Church

antiphonary

a liturgical book that contained the sacred texts and musical portions("antiphons") to be chanted during a service

Book of Common Prayer

the text containing recitations, prayers and prescribed orders of worship in the Episcopal Church

breviary

A book that contains the whole library of books into a single book

calendar

book(s) that provided the details for the structure of time

Celebration

a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

ceremonial

actions performed in worship

common worship

Worship offered by the gathered congregation, the Christian assembly

cult

It’s a rich term, more so than “worship”, for it catches the mutuality of responsibility between “the farmer and the land or animals”

Gospel book

Gospel readings arranged according to the lectionary

graduale

certain chant or hymn in liturgical Christian worship

Hymnal

a songbook containing a collection of hymns

inculturation

Encouraging respect for the gifts of differing peoples in Christian worship; acceptance of diversity

lectionary

The book of scriptures read at the liturgy of the word

liturgiology

study of liturgical forms and church rituals; comparative study of rites

liturgy

(n.) a religious service or rite; the form of a ritual or other act of public worship; work performed by the people for the benefit of others

Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Byzantine liturgy of JC, the 4th century patriarch of Constantinople

martyrology

book of deeds of the martyrs and other saints arranged by calendar according to the day of their death

missal (sacramentary)

priest’s book for celebrating the eucharist and other sacraments containing all the appropriate prayers for various occasions and seasons

office

a duty or function assigned to someone

order

see ordo

ordinal

being of a specified position or order in a numbered series

ordo

pattern for each service (order, rite, and rubrics - pattern, words, directions are the basic components of most service books

paschal mystery

Risen Christ present and active in our worship; the Christian community sharing in Christ’s redemptive acts as it worships; The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

personal devotions

Devotions that occur apart from the physical presence of other members of the body of Christ

presider

The priest or bishop who leads liturgical activity or worship

psalter

Book of psalms and canticled arranged in a variety of ways that allowed ppl to perform their individual functions

public worship

Worship offered by the fathered congregation, the Christian assembly

rite

(n.) a ceremony; the customary form of a ceremony; any formal custom or practice

ritual studies

ritualization

same behavior performed over and over

Roman Rite

the primary form of liturgy for the Roman Catholic Church

rubrics

Directions for carrying out the service

sacramentary

a book containing the prayers needed by a priest to celebrate the Eucharist and (sometimes) other sacraments

Gottesdienst

God’s service and our service to God

Ritual

For Roman Catholics - manual of pastoral offices for baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc / Methodist - refers to all official services including eucharist, pastoral offices, ordinal

Rites

Actual words spoken or sun in a service of worship