The Liturgy in the Early Church Conception

1. The Mystery of Worship.
2. The Mystery of Eucharist.
3. The Mystery of Redemption.
4. The Mystery of The New Testament.
5. The Mystery of Pascha.
6. The Mystery of Church.
7. The Mystery of Sabbath.

Many people wrote about the "Eucharist." Some scholars were concerned in historical points; others dealt with the ritual side, others with theological conception etc. But let us examine this sacrament under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, in order to see our Lord Jesus Christ, feel His love, understand His redeeming work, practice fellowship with Him, enjoy His divine revelations and partake in His eternal glory!

Truly I wonder whether the Church, during the celebration of the Eucharist, is raised to heaven to be with her Divine Bridegroom, or the earth itself is transformed to heaven, as the Heavenly Bridegroom Himself comes with His angels to embrace and to take for Himself His Bride, whom He loved.

It is so difficult for me to speak to you concerning this sacrament!

It is the Mystery of Worship and Sanctification, through which the soul knows God (the Holy Trinity), loves Him, accepts His work and responds to it.
It is the Mystery of the Eucharist (Thanksgiving), which we receive in order to attain His Eucharistic Life, which destroys all ingratitude in us.
It is the Mystery of Redemption, i.e. the mystery of the living and un-bloody Sacrifice, the power of the Cross, which is always new, working in us continually for our salvation and our spiritual growth.
It is the Mystery of the New Testament, in which the Incarnate Son offered His Blood as a pledge to His Bride, the Church, as a new and eternal covenant.
It is the Mystery of the New Pascha, in which the Holy Spirit takes us to the depth of the Holy Scripture, in its Old and New Testaments, so that we can understand Moses and the Prophets and understand God's ways for redeeming man. Not as historical matters, which are canceled by time, but as a life-giving process, which had worked, and is working and will go on working forever for our sake.
It is the Mystery of the Church, the Eucharistic one, that destroys the boundaries of time and that knows no other Savior, for the past,

present or future, but Jesus Christ who carries her into immortality.
At last it is the Mystery of the Sabbath 1 i.e., the true Rest. Through it we enjoy the rest of the eternal kingdom, that we may know its secrets, not in words, but in its practical presence.

Notes

The word "Liturgy" in classic Greek means "a public service undertaken on behalf of the people." It comes from:
1. "Liow" meaning "people."
2. "Ergia" meaning "work."
In the epistle to Hebrews this word means "the service of the altar," or "the priestly service" (Heb. 8:6; 9:21).
The Church has used this term since the apostolic age, to cover all worship which is officially organized by her, and which is offered by all her members, or their names.
In the course of time, this term has come to be particularly applied to the performance of the service of the Eucharist, although there are other Liturgies, as the liturgy of Baptism, liturgy of marriage etc. 2