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Divine Liturgy

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The question

We have 14 liturgies in the Eritrean Church, but the Coptic Church has only 3. Why is that? Are we not we supposed to have the same since we are the same?

The answer

The Coptic Orthodox Church observes only the three Divine Liturgies that were organized by the Early Church Fathers. Some other churches may have added other liturgies at a later time, but we have always maintained just the original three.

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