Today we officially welcome two assisting editors to The Lutheran Missal, both of whom have substantially contributed to the project over the past two or three years. The Reverend Andrew Harris has served as pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Clinton, WI, since graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne in 2018. Prior toContinue reading “Additional Assisting Editors”
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The Gospel for the First Sunday in Advent
If you follow the traditional Lutheran lectionary in any of its various recent iterations, whether in Lutheran Service Book, The Lutheran Hymnal, Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, or others, you know that the appointed Gospel for the quickly approaching First Sunday in Advent is that of the triumphal entry from Matthew 21, usually also read at someContinue reading “The Gospel for the First Sunday in Advent”
“Historic” Lectionary?
Recently we added three ancient lectionaries: Würzburg c. 700, Murbach c. 800, and Alcuin c. 800. A day may come when these important sources are properly introduced with a dedicated blog post, but it is not this day. Instead, this post will attempt to put forever to rest the notion that there is no suchContinue reading ““Historic” Lectionary?”
Corpus Orationum
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Lections
For several months we have been hard at work assigning scripture references to every lection in our sources—32,780 (lections) at present count. Some readings include the whole Latin or German text, while others give only a few words. In many cases extra detective work is required to determine which reading is intended by a givenContinue reading “Lections”
Eastertide Lections
As we find ourselves within the Octave of Easter, it seems only appropriate to provide a preview of the weekday lections as they appear in our sources from Easter until the Ascension of Our Lord. It should be noted that each day within the Octave of Easter has its own full mass (some with theirContinue reading “Eastertide Lections”
Holy Week IV: The Vigil of Easter
Sources A quick note that the Vigil of Easter, as we know it today, does not appear in its entirety in any of the Lutheran sources surveyed, though, as with other days in Holy Week, some of the chants and texts do make an appearance. Blessing of the New Fire The Easter Vigil does notContinue reading “Holy Week IV: The Vigil of Easter”
Holy Week III: Good Friday
I had hoped to put this up two days ago, but I have been happily preoccupied with our first Holy Week in which we have services Monday through Wednesday. Preliminary Notes on Sources In the interest of clarity, the services and ceremonies described below are not necessarily found in their entirety in any of theContinue reading “Holy Week III: Good Friday”
Holy Week II: Maundy Thursday
Having dealt with the peculiarities of Palm Sunday in the last post, we are going to skip over Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week for the time being, given the rather less frequent observation of these masses in comparison with Maundy Thursday. Three Masses of Maundy Thursday Near the beginning of the Middle Ages,Continue reading “Holy Week II: Maundy Thursday”
Holy Week I: Palm Sunday
With Holy Week rapidly approaching, it seems only appropriate to offer some response to the many and repeated queries about the rites and ceremonies of Holy Week. Given the complexity of the subject and the unfinished state of our research, it would seem to be unwise to try and even give some sort of provisionalContinue reading “Holy Week I: Palm Sunday”
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