12.1 Divine service
Divine service is the activity of God upon human beings and a work of human beings for God.
12.1.1 General remarks concerning divine service→
12.1.2 Divine service in the Old Testament→
12.1.3 Divine service in the New Testament→
12.1.4 Further development of Christian divine service→
12.1.5 Divine service as an encounter with God→
12.1.6 Proclamation of the word→
12.1.8 Forgiveness of sins in the divine service→
12.1.9 Dispensation of the sacraments in the divine service→
12.1.10 The closing benediction→
12.1.11 Acts of blessing in the sequence of the divine service→
12.1.12 Ordinations, appointments, reinstatements, retirements→
12.1.13 Divine services for the departed→