Traditions are highly appreciated and maintained in the Reformed Church in Hungary. This tradition-mindedness and the reluctance in accepting new things characterise its dealings with liturgical questions.<\/p>\n
In 1985, the 8th Budapest Synod of the Reformed Church in Hungary introduced a book of liturgies (Istentiszteleti Randtar\u00e1s a Magyarorsz\u00e1gi Reform\u00e1tus Egyh\u00e1z sz\u00e1m\u00e1ra. Meg\u00e1llap\u00edtotta a VIII. Budapesti Zsinat 1985 \u00e1prilis 17-\u00e9n megny\u00edlt 5. \u00fcl\u00e9sszak\u00e1nak 17. sz. hat\u00e1rozat\u00e1val) which was supposed to bring about homogeneity in the liturgy and its application in the congregations. Only slowly, however, if ever, gave the old book of liturgies \u2013 which came out at the time of the famous bishop L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Ravasz \u2013 way to the new one.<\/p>\n
In 1997, attempt was undertaken by the Synod Liturgy Committee of the Hungarian Reformed Churches (including those in the neighbouring countries) under the aegis of Bishop K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Cshia to produce a (common) liturgy for the Hungarian Reformed Churches. The resulting liturgy (A Magyar Reform\u00e1tus Egyh\u00e1z Istentiszteleti Rendtart\u00e1sa. \u00d6ssze\u00e1ll\u00edtotta a Magyar Reform\u00e1tus Egyh\u00e1zak Tan\u00e1cskoz\u00f3 Zsinat\u00e1nak Liturgiai Bizotts\u00e1ga D.Dr. Csiha K\u00e1lm\u00e1n p\u00fcsp\u00f6k eln\u00f6klete alatt, Budapest 1997), which is based among others on the Transylvanian traditions of Sunday services, remains without any unifying effect. It has to be said that after all the Hungarian Reformed congregations are characterised by variety in view of liturgies.<\/p>\n
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