However, most of these liturgical hymns are edited and conflated versions of the originals.

The most significant liturgical acts reserved to priests in these traditions are the administration of the Sacraments, including the celebration of the Holy Mass or Divine Liturgy ( the terms for the celebration of the Eucharist in the Latin and Byzantine traditions, respectively ), and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, also called Confession.

Sixtus I is credited as having instituted several Roman Catholic liturgical and administrative traditions, but historians believe that these were attributed to him by later writers who were interested in bolstering the papacy's claims to ancient supremacy.

Many of these letters contain questions about church reform and liturgical or doctrinal matters.

This view is confirmed by the " Prague Fragments " and by certain Old Glagolitic liturgical fragments brought from Jerusalem to Kiev and there discovered by Saresnewsky — probably the oldest document for the Slavonic tongue ; these adhere closely to the Latin type, as is shown by the words " Mass ," " Preface ," and the name of one Felicitas.

For centuries these were a major feature of the liturgical calendar, particularly of the Catholic Church, and some are still observed, though the number of such octaves has now been radically reduced.

Many of these churches were originally part of one of the above families and so are closely related to them by way of ethos and liturgical practice.

The liturgical year is so constructed that during each of these fasting seasons, one of the Great Feasts occurs, so that fasting may be tempered with joy.

Likewise, these Traditional Catholic religious observances may further be understood from Cultural Catholicism in Cajun-Creole Louisiana by Marcia Gaudet which tells us that such traditional religious observances, although they may not be " strictly theological and liturgical forms ", are still integral and necessary to many and remain religiously valid as " unofficial religious customs and traditions are certainly a part of Roman Catholicism as it is practiced ".

Traditions of these non-Protestant churches include the Bible, patristic, conciliar, and liturgical texts.

Beside these documents, authorised liturgical formularies, such as Prayer Book and Ordinal, are normative.

The liturgical use of these psalms came into Christianity through its Jewish roots.

The appearance of Phoenician disintegrated many of these class divisions, although many Middle Eastern kingdoms would continue to use cuneiform for legal and liturgical matters well into the Common Era.

The first of these twelve readings is the longest Gospel reading of the entire liturgical year.

Non-musical settings of the Passion story are generally called Passion plays ; these have been very widely performed in traditionally Catholic countries, often in churches as liturgical dramas-for versions with musical settings, see the previous section.

It is a liturgical feast in the localities of Kalkara, Manikata, Msida, and Qala, but the Maltese typical festa each of these localities celebrate it in a particular Sunday in summer.

Even in the oldest times the chief qualifications demanded of the hazzan, in addition to knowledge of Biblical and liturgical literature as well as the prayer motifs ( known as " steiger "), were a pleasant voice and an artistic delivery ; for the sake of these, many faults were willingly overlooked.

For these reasons this liturgical commemoration was not kept in the Catholic calendar of saints for universal liturgical veneration as revised in 1969.

Some outside observers find it difficult to distinguish these two levels of veneration in practice, but the distinction is maintained and taught by believers in many of the hymns and prayers that are sung and prayed throughout the liturgical year.

The terms Oriental Catholic and Eastern Catholic include these, but are broader, since they also cover Catholics who follow the Alexandrian, Antiochian, Armenian and Chaldean liturgical traditions.

However, due to the many liturgical differences between the ordinary, day-to-day services and holiday services, the need for a specialized variation of the siddur was recognized by some of the earliest rabbinic authorities, and consequently, the first mahzorim were written incorporating these liturgical variations and additions.

Because commission of these offenses is so serious, the Church forbids the excommunicated from receiving any sacrament ( not just the Eucharist ) and also severely restricts the person's participation in other Church liturgical acts and offices.

Aasen composed poems and plays in the composite dialect to show how it should be used ; one of these dramas, The Heir ( 1855 ), was frequently acted, and may be considered as the pioneer of all the abundant dialect-literature of the last half-century of the 1800s, from Vinje to Garborg.

In devotional terms, these confessions are said to embrace the biblical witness to God's activity in creation, encompass God's gracious self-involvement in the dramas of history, and anticipate the consummation of God's reign.

Penguins have also found their way into a number of cartoons and television dramas ; perhaps the most notable of these is Pingu, created by Silvio Mazzola in 1986 and covering more than 100 short episodes.

There was an astoundingly strict structure to the use of these different Prakrits in dramas.

In their own time, these plays were known as " interludes ", a broader term given to dramas with or without a moral theme.

After shedding most of these shows, Fox filled its lineup with acclaimed dramas such as 24, The O. C., House and Bones, and comedies such as The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle, and Arrested Development.

The core of its repertoire consists of the most cherished Polish and foreign dramas, with which directors conduct their individual dialogues, asking these classic pieces questions tormenting modern-day Poles.

Antoine, the playwright-protagonist of Cher Antoine ; ou, L ' Amour raté ( Dear Antoine ; or, The Love That Failed ), asserts that the world must take notice of these pièces secrètes ( secret dramas ) and Anouilh scholars have proposed this name, " pièces secrètes ," to classify the collected works of his latest period.

As the movement began to grow and prosper, these dramas became more popular among the general public.

Big Finish has announced that Mary Tamm will reprise the role of Romana alongside Tom Baker for a second series of original audio dramas ( the first series having featured Leela ) set during the Key to Time era ; the first of these are scheduled for release in late 2012-early 2013.

Variations on this narration have been featured in many subsequent crime dramas, and in satires of these dramas ( e. g. " Only the facts have been changed to protect the innocent ").

This would mean a given episode could contain everything from SCTV news broadcasts to sitcoms, dramas, talk shows, kids shows, and / or game shows: everything from a soap opera called " The Days of the Week " (" Monday ... Tuesday ... Wednesday ... these are ... the days of the week "), to game shows like " Shoot At The Stars " in which celebrities are literally shot at like targets in a shooting gallery, to full blown movie spoofs like " Play it Again, Bob " in which Woody Allen ( Rick Moranis ) tries to get Bob Hope ( Dave Thomas ) to star in his next film.

The novel is thus a return to greater emphasis on history, compared to these dramas.

Those earlier Western dramas, arising out of the polis, or democratic city-state of Greek society, were performed in amphitheatres, central arenas used for theatrical performances, religious ceremonies and political gatherings ; these dramas had a ritualistic and social significance that enhanced the relevance of the political issues being examined.

Although programming changed from their original remit LWT still produced shows which were considered more upmarket, notably the dramas Upstairs, Downstairs and Bouquet of Barbed Wire ; Unlike earlier offerings these were both critically acclaimed and attracted high audiences.

It is not clear whether the uneven nature of these dramas is due to an imperfect understanding of Elizabethan humour and society, a fault on Shakespeare's part, or a deliberate attempt by him to blend styles and subvert the audience's expectations.

During this time he wrote several dramas and some short stories, but these were unsuccessful.

The 1767 première of the German comedy Minna von Barnhelm, by Gotthold Lessing as well as the 1830 première of the French drama Ernani, by Victor Hugo caused riots simply because these dramas featured middle-class characters, rather than nobles or religious figures.

Six of the earliest Eighth Doctor dramas were broadcast in BBC 7's The 7th Dimension slot between August 2005 and January 2006: these were Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Invaders from Mars, Shada and The Chimes of Midnight.

According to Athenaeus in The Deipnosophists these constituted a considerable genre, with many lubricious treatises, stories and dramas on the subject.

During these 10 days many plays and dramas based on Ramayana are performed.

One of the dramas produced from these courses became a show called The Wild Boys, based on the book by William Burroughs.