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Divine Liturgy

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The question

When was the commemoration of saints added to the Divine Liturgy, and who added this to our liturgical services?

The answer

Please refer to the Fr. Athanasius books (these are in Arabic). Perhaps, there you might find the answer to this question: href="http://athanase.net/">http://athanase.net/.

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