Here’s an inside look at how we are sorting through the prayers:
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Many people do not know that Sundays and major feasts days are only a small part of the Church’s historic lectionary. These are the chief occasions, yes, but the lectionary, as observed by faithful Christians for centuries, includes much more. The temporal calendar historically contained propers for most Wednesdays and Fridays of the year, and…
Here’s a three-minute video about The Lutheran Missal.Please don’t be overly critical of the Latin pronunciation. It’s Billy Joey’s first project with us, and he did his best. Discover more from The Lutheran Missal Blog Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
For the last few years, we’ve been testing The Lutheran Missal materials with a limited field testing audience, first the temporal lectionary, then the sanctoral lectionary, then the gradual texts, after that the collects, and now the complends (post-communions) and super populums (for weekdays in Lent). We’re happy to announce that now anyone can access…
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….
The Common Service of 1888 was a high water mark, of sorts, for the liturgy of English-speaking Lutherans in North America. Based on a variety of Lutheran and medieval sources, it was commissioned by the General Synod, the General Council, and the United Synod in the South to provide a solid and historically grounded foundation…
As the perennials emerge from the ground around this time each year, so too questions concerning the reading of the St. Matthew Passion on Palm Sunday. Should the entire Passion be read or only Matthew’s account of the Triumphal Entry? Does the lengthy Passion reading infringe on the theme of Palm Sunday? Was the Passion…
Evan, Wow! What a magnificent work you guys are doing. I only understood about 3% of what you were talking about, but am 100% certain this is a very, very good project. Hope you get the help you need to move it along.
Dan
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