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Orthodox, inspired by a vision of 'heaven on earth,' have striven to make their worship in outward splendor and beauty an icon of the great Liturgy in heaven.
There is no Orthodox equivalent to the 'Low [[Mass]]'. At every [[Divine Liturgy|Liturgy]], as at every [[Orthros|Matins]] and [[Vespers]], incense is used and the service is sung, even though there may be no choir or congregation, but just the priest and a single reader. Since the Orthodox sincerely believe in the One Church, every service is served as if all of the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church#Unity|One Church]] is present, both the visible and the invisible.
In Orthodox worship, people come and go freely, and nobody is surprised if one moves about during the service, arrives late, or does not stay to the end. The absence of pews, at most churches, adds to the feeling of being at home when at church, or like children in their Father's house, and not patrons at the opera.
