During last year’s field testing, I was able to put together some notes for each day in the first part of the liturgical year, and as we move toward the Second Sunday in Advent once again, I thought I would share a slightly expanded version of those thoughts from last year for those who weren’tContinue reading “The Second Sunday in Advent”
Monthly Archives: December 2023
“Old Liturgical Rubrics”
In my previous post concerning the ranking of the Vigil of Christmas above the Fourth Sunday of Advent, I stated that this was according to the “old liturgical rubrics”—a very scholarly citation, indeed. These rubrics can be found in the following sources:Breviarium pro dioecesi ecclesiae Augustensis, 1497 (folio a1:verso)Directorium seu index divinorum officiorum secundum ritumContinue reading ““Old Liturgical Rubrics””
Stop Advent’s War on Christmas!
Every year liturgically-minded pastors and parishioners bemoan the intrusion of Christmas upon the season of Advent. It’s not that we don’t think Christmas is important. Quite the opposite—it’s so important that the Church anticipates the Nativity of Our Lord with the month-long penitential season of Advent. But since our sinful world has no use forContinue reading “Stop Advent’s War on Christmas!”
The Lutheran Missal 