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Faith Q&A › Catechism › On the Main Features of the Coptic Liturgy

Which eucharistic Liturgies does the Coptic Church currently use?

The answer

a. The Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. The Coptic Liturgy differs from the Byzantine

Liturgy of the same name. This Liturgy is the one that is most often used.

b. The Liturgy of St. Gregory the Theologian. Often used on special occasions and

feasts. Prayers of this Liturgy address the hypostasis of the Son. It is not unique in doing so because there are other liturgies with the same style, such as other Egyptian liturgies, three Ethiopian liturgies, the Syrian Liturgy of Saints Addai and Mari, and the Syrian Liturgy of St. Jacob.

c. The Liturgy of St. Cyril (St. Mark the Evangelist). St. Cyril of Alexandria

compiled it and edited the older Liturgy of St. Mark; so it came to be named after him. Its use is less widespread than the previous two.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.