[ealgeone]

However, the earliest patristic records of Christian worship sound very much like a description of a Mass.

Big difference between sounds like and is.

[Luircin]

However, the earliest patristic records of Christian worship sound very much like a description of a Mass.
Big difference between sounds like and is.

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I remember doing a bunch of research on early church bodies and worship, and I remember being VERY frustrated that we have so little information about them.

What I remember is that worship usually took place in private homes, and it usually involved a communal meal that revolved around the Lord’s Supper. There were some liturgical-ish prayers said and reading of Scripture as well, and teaching too.

Also, they usually lasted for hours and people would come and go as schedules permitted. Which is why Paul admonished the people who come early not to gorge themselves at the expense of those who come later.

But we don’t know much beyond that, or at least I sure couldn’t find anything.

So there are some similarities and some differences!