The editors of The Lutheran Missal are pleased to announce the beginning of our third comprehensive round of field testing, coinciding with the release of the newly-translated Sunday collects. A new field testing page has been updated with the latest texts for the Readings, Psalmody, and Collects. Click here to sign up and receive theContinue reading “Field Testing: Round 3”
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Artist Opportunity: Last Call!
So far more than half a dozen artists have submitted their portfolios and a rough bid to illustrate The Lutheran Missal. Any artists who have yet to make a submission are encouraged to do so before Luther’s hammer strikes the Wittenberg church door (Friday, October 31st, 2025). More details about the scope of the projectContinue reading “Artist Opportunity: Last Call!”
Seeking an Artist for The Lutheran Missal
We are seeking an artist to illustrate The Lutheran Missal. More details about the scope of the project can be found here. Please share this flyer with anyone who may have the necessary skills and desire to be part of this historic project. We ask applicants to submit a portfolio and bid by October 31st.
Alleluias of Trinitytide
Of all the genres of liturgical Psalmody, the Alleluias have required the most editorial attention. Our sources generally agree concerning the Introits, Graduals, Communions, and Offertories, but not always so with the Alleluias, particularly for the latter half of Trinitytide. And the Alleluias of Easter? Fuhgeddaboudit. The map of the Alleluias for a given SundayContinue reading “Alleluias of Trinitytide”
The Passion according to Zechariah
Among the gems that have been uncovered in our work for The Lutheran Missal, one shines with particular brightness: the compilation reading from Zechariah which beautifully weaves together a string of prophecies concerning our Lord’s passion. That the Holy Spirit foretold the events of the Crucifixion is no surprise to Christians familiar with Psalm 22Continue reading “The Passion according to Zechariah”
The Feast of St. Matthias
St. Matthias is an unusual apostle. He is never mentioned until he is chosen to fill the spot vacated by Judas. And then, having been “numbered with the eleven apostles,” Matthias is never heard from again. Some theologians are not certain that he should have been chosen at all. It was St. Peter’s idea, true,Continue reading “The Feast of St. Matthias”
NKJV Lections / KJV Psalmody
The editorial team for The Lutheran Missal has been primarily focused on the Psalmody (Introits, Graduals, Alleluias, etc.) for the better part of a year. Even though the word count of the Psalmody is much less than that of the Lections (readings), the Psalmody requires more editorial attention, for reasons I’ll explain in later posts.Continue reading “NKJV Lections / KJV Psalmody”
“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!”
Calvinistic Corruptions
Two Anglican publications have had a profound effect on the worship of nearly all English-speaking Lutherans: The King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Nearly every reading, intervenient chant, and collect used in our liturgy today has come to us through one of these sources. The Encyclopaedia Britannica speaks truly when itContinue reading “Calvinistic Corruptions”
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