The Diocese has liturgies for Morning and Evening Prayer, and for Holy Communion.
The pattern of each service follows the same order, so that it is easier for everyone to remember what comes next. This is important in a community where not everyone can read, and where services are mostly Morning or Evening Prayer led by Evangelists or Catechists. Holy Communion services happen when the Priest is visiting the Church. Each priest is responsible for several Churches, many of which are long distances away needing journeys on foot, motor-bike or even ox-cart because there is no road to travel on.
The Liturgy and Music Task Forces continue to meet to create new tunes indigenous to southern Madagascar for certain sections of the services (e.g.: Gloria, Kyries etc).
Click here to read the Holy Communion liturgy in Malagasy & English.
Click here to download the Holy Communion liturgy in Malagasy & English for printing as a booklet.
Here are the settings to use for printing the liturgy as a booklet:
If you are travelling to the Diocese we suggest you at least download the liturgy to your tablet or phone, so that you can follow along in the service. Very few churches have spare copies of the liturgy for visitors. In a society where many people can’t read and books are expensive luxuries, the people are used to memorising liturgy and hymns.
If you print a paper copy of the Holy Communion liturgy in Malagasy & English, please consider leaving it at the church you visit, if you will not need it another time.
Click here to read or download the Morning & Evening Prayer & Holy Communion Liturgies in Malagasy only.