Divine Liturgy - Oriental Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy

The Oriental Orthodox Churches use the term "Divine Liturgy" for their Eucharistic services, even if also other names such as Holy Qurbana and Badarak are usual in some Oriental Orthodox traditions. Oriental Orthodoxy owns a richness of different liturgies, which are named after the anaphora included.

At present, the Coptic Orthodox Church has three Divine Liturgies:

• The Coptic Liturgy of St. Basil (4th century AD)
• The Liturgy of St. Mark the Apostle, this liturgy is also known as the Liturgy of St. Cyril
• The Liturgy of St Gregory the Theologian

The Liturgy of St. Basil is celebrated on most Sundays and contains the shortest anaphora. The Liturgy of St. Gregory is usually used during the feasts of the Church but not exclusively. In addition the clergy performing the Liturgy can combine extracts of The Liturgies of St. Cyril and St. Gregory to the more frequently used St. Basil at the discretion of the Priest or Bishop.