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The liturgy of the Caphiric Church is the [[Caphiric Rite]], a form unique to the Church. It has the same theological basis as the conventional global [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mass but with many enculturated elements which it gained during the schismatic period. The liturgical service in the Caphiric Church is known as a ''hostia''. Hostia in the Caphiric Church also deemphasizes the communal shared element of the liturgy while emphasizing its sacrificial nature, with language centering the true sacrifice at Calvary as being re-presented on the altar. While this belief in in line with the teaching of the Church, the phrasing of the Caphiric liturgy makes it the focal point. Accordingly, scripture is deemphasized within the Caphiric liturgy, and unlike the reformed global Catholic mass, the Gospel reading is accompanied only by a reading of the {{wp|Old Testament}}, of which many additional references are made within the liturgy. | The liturgy of the Caphiric Church is the [[Caphiric Rite]], a form unique to the Church. It has the same theological basis as the conventional global [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] mass but with many enculturated elements which it gained during the schismatic period. The liturgical service in the Caphiric Church is known as a ''hostia''. Hostia in the Caphiric Church also deemphasizes the communal shared element of the liturgy while emphasizing its sacrificial nature, with language centering the true sacrifice at Calvary as being re-presented on the altar. While this belief in in line with the teaching of the Church, the phrasing of the Caphiric liturgy makes it the focal point. Accordingly, scripture is deemphasized within the Caphiric liturgy, and unlike the reformed global Catholic mass, the Gospel reading is accompanied only by a reading of the {{wp|Old Testament}}, of which many additional references are made within the liturgy. | ||
The emphasis of the sacrificial element of the hostia was the result of two distinct developments during the schismatic period. Socially and politically, the newly independent Imperial Church began to re-emphasize a kind of a transactional religion similar to the mythological religions of pre-Christian times, namely that if the sacrifice was offered by the whole people, God would continue to bless and protect [[Caphiria]]; while teachings on this subject have been deemphasized since the [[Eight Points Agreement]], | The emphasis of the sacrificial element of the hostia was the result of two distinct developments during the schismatic period. Socially and politically, the newly independent Imperial Church began to re-emphasize a kind of a transactional religion similar to the mythological religions of pre-Christian times, namely that if the sacrifice was offered by the whole people, God would continue to bless and protect [[Caphiria]]; while teachings on this subject have been deemphasized since the [[Eight Points Agreement]], the concept of {{wp|quid pro quo}} remain the popular conception of the function of religion among a majority of Caphirians. The second development was a period of "ressourcement" in the late 1600s which "reintroduced" to the liturgy elements of the Old Testament temple sacrifices. Accordingly, many additional references to temple practices were introduced within the text of the liturgy, the clothes of the clergy were changed to reflect contemporary understandings of ancient Jewish practice, decoration reflects descriptions of the temple, and critically the Altar of Burning was introduced into the liturgy and churches. This Altar, a protruding indented slab, is where the main Eucharistic sacrament takes place, but following the distribution of communion, most of the remaining consecrated bread is burned in what the Caphiric Church calls "a way for the people to participate in the eternal sacrifice of the Son to the Father in the timeless tradition given to Moses and the prophets"; this process creates [[Sacred Ash]], a substance used throughout Caphirian religious life. As a result, only a small amount of the consecrated bread is stored within the tabernacle. The bread used in the Caphiric Rite is leavened bread as opposed to the unleavened bread used within the Latin Rite. | ||
==Devotions== | ==Devotions== | ||