leitourgia

At Athens the the leitourgia was the public service performed by the wealthier citizens at their own expense, such as the office of gymnasiarch, who superintended the gymnasium, that of choregus, who paid the singers of a chorus in the theatre, that of the hestiator, who gave a banquet to his tribe, of the trierarchus, who provided a warship for the state.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

After all, the very term 'liturgy' comes from the Greek leitourgia, meaning "work of the people," and I've loved those occasions when I've been granted the privilege of being a lector or extraordinary eucharistic minister; yet it's impossible for laity to do that, or indeed much else, in the older rite.

Archive 2006-10-01 Mike L 2006

After all, the very term 'liturgy' comes from the Greek leitourgia, meaning "work of the people," and I've loved those occasions when I've been granted the privilege of being a lector or extraordinary eucharistic minister; yet it's impossible for laity to do that, or indeed much else, in the older rite.

Uh Oh...Now What Do We Protest? Mike L 2006

The ministry [leitourgia, “liturgy”] Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior [diaphoros, “differing, surpassing”] to the old one, and it is founded on better [kreitton, “stronger, more noble”] promises [divine pledges or vows].

God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

The ministry [leitourgia, “liturgy”] Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior [diaphoros, “differing, surpassing”] to the old one, and it is founded on better [kreitton, “stronger, more noble”] promises [divine pledges or vows].

God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

The ministry [leitourgia, “liturgy”] Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior [diaphoros, “differing, surpassing”] to the old one, and it is founded on better [kreitton, “stronger, more noble”] promises [divine pledges or vows].

God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

The ministry [leitourgia, “liturgy”] Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior [diaphoros, “differing, surpassing”] to the old one, and it is founded on better [kreitton, “stronger, more noble”] promises [divine pledges or vows].

God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010

It was his duty to provide and preside over a chorus to sing, dance, or play at any of the public festivals, defraying the cost as a state service of leitourgia.

Memorabilia 2007

Liturgy (leitourgia) is a Greek composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a citizen.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

-- He theia leitourgia tou hagiou apostolou kai euaggelistou Markou mathetou tou hagiou Petrou (Paris, 1583), edited by JOHN A S. ANDREA (de Saint-Andrée).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913