1. liturgy - Noun
2. liturgy - Adjective
An established formula for public worship, or the entire ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration of Mass.
Source: Webster's dictionaryGive me bitter years of sickness, Suffocation, insomnia, fever, Take my child and my lover, And my mysterious gift of song This I pray at your liturgy After so many tormented days, So that the stormcloud over darkened Russia Might become a cloud of glorious rays. Anna Akhmatova
We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy. Dorothy Day
I find the new liturgy a temptation against Faith, Hope and Charity but I shall never, pray God, apostatise. Evelyn Waugh
I go to Rome for Easter (Grand Hotel) to avoid the horrors of the English liturgy. Evelyn Waugh
Liturgy is like a strong tree whose beauty is derived from the continuous renewal of its leaves, but whose strength comes from the old trunk, with solid roots in the ground. Pope Paul VI
The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed and strengthened to live not for ourselves but for God and to be united in love among ourselves. Pope Paul VI