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Liturgy of St. Tikhon of Moscow

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'''The Divine Liturgy of St. Tikhon''' is one of the liturgies authorized for use by the [[AOCA|Antiochian]] [[Western Rite Vicariate]] (AWRV). It is authorized for use in the AWRV in two forms: that of the ''Orthodox Missal'' , and that of has similarities with the ''Saint Andrew's Service Book,'' although virtually all parishes in the AWRV celebrate only that of the ''Orthodox Missal''Common Prayer.
==Origins of the Rite==
However, this was not to occur. The Episcopalians who had petitioned St Tikhon withdrew their petition, and St Tikhon did not receive any Episcopalians before returning to Russia in 1907. At this point, neither the Holy Synod of the Church of Russia, nor St Tikhon, had approved the rite.
In the 1970s, however, the Liturgy of St Tikhon was produced for use by Episcopalians who wished to convert to Orthodoxy but retain the liturgy to which they were accustomed. The text of the [[liturgy]] is based upon the Episcopal Church's 1928 ''Book of Common Prayer''. Adapted , which was then adapted by Father [[Joseph Angwin]]for Orthodox use, following the Observations on the 1892 Book. To do this, the Liturgy also includes included certain features of the [[Mass]] of the Catholic Church prior to the Second Vatican Council and , along with certain modifications to make it conform to Orthodox theology and practise (including a strengthened [[epiclesis]] and the ommission restoration of the original [[filioqueNicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]] from by removing the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creedfilioque]]).
Almost all At present, the Liturgy of St Tikhon of Moscow is celebrated in the recommendations for the liturgy and canonical hours Church of prayer were implemented by Antioch (in the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Archdiocese of North America]]. ROCOR has since implemented all and the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of themAustralia, as wellNew Zealand and the Philippines|Archdiocese of Australia, in approving "New Zealand and the Philippines]]). The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia has approved a service with many similarities (under the name 'The English Liturgy"'), and as have the Patriarchates of [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]] {{citation}} and [[Church of Russia|Moscow]] have approved a form of this liturgy.
==Structure of the Ordinary==
==Sources==
*Andersen, Sdn. Benjamin. "An Anglican Liturgy in the Orthodox Church: The Origins and Development of the Liturgy of Saint Tikhon." M.Div. diss., St. Vladimir's Seminary, 2005.
*''Orthodox Missal'' (Saint Luke's Priory Press, 1995)
*''Saint Andrew's Service Book'', 2nd edition (Antiochian Archdiocese, 1996)
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