How to Use liturgy in a Sentence

liturgy

noun
  • He was studying Christian liturgy.
  • This is always the case with the rites of the sacred liturgy.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The wake will end with a liturgy of the word, a Catholic service.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • But the liturgy seems to have been in the hands of Francis all along.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Yaquis danced and a priest gave the liturgy and then placed the artist’s cowboy hat on the pine coffin.
    — Ron Dungan, azcentral, 16 Jan. 2016
  • But this simple phrase is the father and son’s most sacred liturgy.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Apologies should come from the Catholic liturgy, not be written by lawyers.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The monks pray at least six times a day, in accordance with the canonical hours of the liturgy.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In the mission lands, let bishops adapt the liturgy to local cultures.
    — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, 21 Sep. 2017
  • On the one hand, its liturgy gives thanks to God for the military victory.
    — Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Father Faucher had a very serious view of the liturgy and mass.
    — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 4 June 2018
  • No rules were broken and the liturgy unfolded in all its dignity.
    — The Economist, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Prayers for sustenance are part of the liturgy, alongside those for peace, long life and forgiveness.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • In the liturgy my own parish priest or deacons will sing the words denying Christ and condemning him to death.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Such icons were integral parts of the Christian liturgy in Ethiopia.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The Catholic Church’s liturgy wars are about the most essential truths of the Gospel.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 29 July 2022
  • Francis was to preside over a liturgy of the word service there late Tuesday and bless the waters.
    — Nicole Winfield, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022
  • That's why establishments prescribed liturgies and punished those who skipped them.
    — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The liturgies of this sacred week bid you to simply endure them — their sheer testing length, their beauty, and their drama.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Sarah, who heads the Vatican’s liturgy office, tweeted at one point as the scandal grew.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The liturgy will use holy oils used in sacraments throughout the year that have been blessed as priests of the diocese renew priestly promises.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The liturgy focuses sharply on the majesty of a God who sits in judgment of all humanity.
    — Jack Wertheimer, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Sukkot is the only festival referred to as zeman simhateinu, the time of happiness in our liturgy.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Masses along with additional liturgies later in the day.
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
  • At church, John would be a server and James would be with 40 other kids at the children’s liturgy.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Most of the liturgy in the Mass mirrors those in funerals for reigning pontiffs.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Many of those at the Mass had been in place for hours to secure a spot for the vibrant liturgy interspersed with music from a local choir.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • These uses of shalom stem from our liturgy, which is filled with prayers for peace (Sim Shalom, Oseh Shalom).
    — Sarah Bunin Benor, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Attendees will also recite the litany of the saints and the Catholic customary prayers of the dead during the liturgy.
    — Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Sarah, who heads the Vatican’s liturgy office and is from Guinea, said Tuesday.
    — NBC News, 14 Jan. 2020

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