The present entry deals with the Byzantine rite, a term employed here in its broad meaning to refer to the liturgical tradition of Eastern Chalcedonian Christians. These are Eastern Orthodox and various Eastern rite Catholics, who share a common liturgical tradition shaped in the Eastern pa...
Baptism (from the Greek baptizo: to immerse, to submerge) is a ritual that is practised in practically all Christian churches and communities. It involves a person being immersed in water – or having water poured over them – along with the spoken trinitarian formula. This article outlines the...
The centre of Christian liturgy is the revelation of God in Jesus of Nazareth. In the first section of this article, the understanding of this liturgical centre is unpacked within different denominational contexts (mystery celebration, proclamation event, sacred play, staging of the gospe...