DIVINE LITURGY

Divine Liturgy: translation

Name of theByzantineEucharistic rite analogous to the Roman Catholicmass. There are three: the Liturgy of St. Basil and the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, nearly identical except for thechantsof the anaphora (consecration), and the Liturgy of the Presanctified sung during Lent. This last has no anaphora and contains the famousHesperinos hymnPhōs hilaron. The order of service for the Liturgies of St. Basil and St. John Chrysostom is as follows (all chants areproperunless noted asordinary):

• Threeantiphonsortypika, commonpsalmswith the hymnHo monogenēs huios;

• Ordinary:Eisodikonfrom Psalm 94 for the procession of the lectionary;

•Troparionand the proem of akontakion;

• Ordinary:Eis polla ta etēfor the entrance of the celebrant;

•Trisagion(one of several versions);

• Ordinary:Psalmos tō Dauidwith a properreponsorialProkeimenonpreceding the Epistle reading;

• Ordinary:Allēlouia psalmos tō Dauidwith a properresponsorial Alleluiapreceding the Gospel reading;

• Ordinary:Hosoi katechoumenoi proelethete, dismissing the cathechumens;

•Cheroubikon(one of several versions);

•Creed;

• Chants of the anaphora, includingHagios, hagios, hagiosanalogous to the RomanSanctus;

• Chants forcommunion(koinōnikon);

• Ordinary post-communion hymnPlērōthētō to stoma hēmōn;

• Ordinary benedictionEie to onoma Kyrioufrom Psalm 112;

• Ordinary post-communion hymnEidomen to phōs to alēthinonand possibly other hymns.

See alsoHoly Communion.