Ebrarian liturgical rites

Ebrarian liturgical rites are Christian rites of public worship, or liturgy, used by certain churches in Ebrary. These rites are derive from the old rites of the pre-Reformation Ebrarian Orthodox church (which were themselves derived from the Aroman forms of liturgy). However, while the pre-Protestant forms of worship typically employed the Fragran language, modern forms generally use the modern Ebrarese language. The two main forms are the Ebrarian Rite and the Ebraricist Rite.

Forms of Ebrarian liturgy currently in use

Ebraricist Rite

The Ebraricist Rite is the version of Ebrarian-style liturgy employed by the Church of Ebrary, employed in most circumstances. There are multiple versions, with the primary version largely following the liturgy outlined in the King Gustav Prayer Book (1585) commissioned by Gustav III. The Ebraricist Rite blends traditional Orthodox liturgical practices with a Protestant-oriented service. Currently, three versions of the Ebraricist Rite are accepted by the Church:

• King Gustav Prayer Book (1585): Currently the normative liturgy of the Ebraricist Church. This liturgical guide was a blend of Orthodox-style liturgy practiced by the church before this point and newer Protestant modes of worship. While Gustav II aligned the Church of Ebrary theologically with Protestantism, it was not until his successor Gustav III took power as Governor of the church that this prayer book was written and adopted.
• Special Prayer Book (1942): This prayer book was adopted as an adaptation of the liturgy of the Free Reformed Church, which was absorbed by the Ebraricist Church in 1940. This form of worship is currently in use in many congregations which were part of the Free Reformed Church, but it is prohibited from adoption in any new congregations.
• Simplified Prayer Guide (1975): This prayer book outlines a simplified and more flexible adaptation of the Ebraricist liturgy originating in the King Gustav Prayer Book. Meant to be a more "contemporary" version of the liturgy of the Ebraricist Church, it has been adopted by congregations which view the worship in the 1585 prayer book as too limiting or outdated. Currently, any priest may choose whether to adhere to the 1585 prayer book or the new 1975 guide.

Ebrarian Rite

The Ebrarian Rite is an adaptation of the old Aroman Rite used by the Christian church in Ebrary before the Ebrarian Reformation. After the Reformation, the liturgy was informally maintained for centuries until it was codified by a council of Adherentes Antiquate ministers in the Church of Ebrary during the 18th century, which created a codified Ebrarian Rite, influenced to a degree by the Ebraricist Rite, in the Prayer Guide of the Old-Fashioned Adherents. The main innovation of this rite being the adoption of Ebrarese as the liturgical language, as opposed to Fragran, which Adherentes Antiquate had previously used. Currently, the Ebrarian Aroman Church and the Ebrarian Orthodox Church each use slightly different variants of this Ebrarian Rite.

The Ebrarian Aroman Church has codified their form of the Ebrarian Rite in their Prayer Guide for the Orthodox Aroman Church in Ebrary (1950). The Ebrarian Orthodox Church uses their own Ebrarian Orthodox Prayerbook (1963) as their guide for their version of the Ebrarian Rite.