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In the 1970s, however, the Liturgy of St Tikhon was produced for use by Episcopalians who wished to convert to Orthodoxy but retain the liturgy to which they were accustomed. The text of the [[liturgy]] is based upon the Episcopal Church's 1928 ''Book of Common Prayer'', which was then adapted by Father [[Joseph Angwin]] for Orthodox use, following the Observations on the 1892 Book. To do this, the Liturgy included certain features of the [[Mass]] of the Catholic Church prior to the Second Vatican Council, along with certain modifications to make it conform to Orthodox theology and practise (including a strengthened [[epiclesis]] and the restoration of the original [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]] by removing the [[filioque]]).
At present, the Liturgy of St Tikhon of Moscow is celebrated in the Church of Antioch (in the [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Archdiocese of North America]] and the [[Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines|Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines]]) and the . The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia has approved a service with many similarities (under the name 'The English Liturgy'). The , as have the Patriarchates of [[Church of Alexandria|Alexandria]] {{citation}} and [[Church of Russia|Moscow]] have also approved a form of this liturgy.
==Structure of the Ordinary==