The phrase "divine service" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a religious worship service or ceremony. You can use it whenever you are talking about a religious gathering or ritual. Example: "I attended the divine service at the local church on Sunday morning." or "The cathedral was filled with worshippers for the annual Christmas Eve divine service."
Thus, knowledge is a divine favour, science and research divine service, the connecting link with divinity.
Divine Service was held in Castle Rising Church this morning.
Dancing is not only an aesthetic pursuit but also a divine service.
The New Yorker, July 4, 1942 P. 9 One Sunday a lonesome corporal stationed somewhere in Ohio decided to attend divine service in a nearby town.
The parole licence notes laconically that in 1879 "this prisoner rendered prompt assistance in protecting an assistant matron when assaulted … in the Protestant chapel during divine service".
By Devon Francis and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, July 4 , 1942P. 9 One Sunday a lonesome corporal stationed somewhere in Ohio decided to attend divine service in a nearby town.
They not only preached in a Slavic language, Old Church Slavonic, but also translated portions of the Christian scriptures into that language and used them in divine services.
From antiquity, canon law required that a new church be solemnly consecrated, or at least dedicated to God by a blessing, before divine services could be held.
The celebrations have been on a scale befitting their august patronage, and the programme of receptions, divine services, concerts, lectures, and demonstrations arranged for the delectation of the visitors, shows that the College was determined to rise to the height of this opportunity.
They dealt in similar fashion with a host of administrative matters, including the duties of officers; the disposition of prizes; the handling of documents, passports, and bills of lading; the proper enrollment of seamen; and the need for divine services.
"Once the U.S. Navy was formed, Congress also enacted legislation directing the holding of, and attendance at, divine services aboard U.S. Navy ships".
