At the reading of the Gospel, the celebrant intones, The Holy Gospel according to St. ______ the ______ chapter, whereupon the congregation responds, Glory be to thee, O Lord. During this response, the celebrant makes the sign of the cross with his right thumb, on the opening word of the Gospel reading, and then on his forehead, lips, and breast, and says privately, “The Lord be in my heart and on my lips” (this is an abridgment of the longer formula). For the reading of the Gospel, he holds his hands palm to palm but apart, as if framing the Gospel reading between them. Following the reading, he takes the Book, still opened, in both hands, raises it chin high, and intones, The Gospel of the Lord, whereupon the congregation responds, Praise be to thee, O Christ, as the celebrant kisses the open Book, and replaces it.
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A Cyber-Seminar aimed at uniformity in the practice of the Mass, which began in connection with the Seminar on Liturgy that took place on October 9, 2007, and continues annually at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Kewanee, Illinois.
Three Days of Refreshment
Sunday and Monday: Oktoberfest
Tuesday: Gottesdienst Central
at
St. Paul’s Evangelical-Lutheran Church
October 4-6, 2015
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Schedule of Events
Sunday
5 pm: Autumn Choral Vespers
6:30 pm: annual bratwurst banquet
Monday
8:30 am: Registration
Private confession is available in the vestry from 8:00-8:45 am
9:00 am: Solemn Mass. Fasting prior to mass is a laudable custom. A continental breakfast will be offered after mass, in the cafeteria.
10:30 am: Fr. Stuckwisch
12:15 pm Office at Sext
12:30 pm break for Lunch
1:30 pm: Fr. Stuckwisch, continued.
2:45 pm: break
5 pm: Autumn Choral Vespers
6:30 pm: annual bratwurst banquet
Monday
8:30 am: Registration
Private confession is available in the vestry from 8:00-8:45 am
9:00 am: Solemn Mass. Fasting prior to mass is a laudable custom. A continental breakfast will be offered after mass, in the cafeteria.
10:30 am: Fr. Stuckwisch
12:15 pm Office at Sext
12:30 pm break for Lunch
1:30 pm: Fr. Stuckwisch, continued.
2:45 pm: break
3:00 pm: Vespers
Tuesday
9:00 am Low (spoken) Mass
9:45 – noon: Open seminar and workshop on the rubrics and ceremony of the Service of the Word, from the Offertory to the Nunc Dimittis.
12 noon – lunch
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm: Seminar, continued.
3:15 Office of None. Itinerarium
9:00 am Low (spoken) Mass
9:45 – noon: Open seminar and workshop on the rubrics and ceremony of the Service of the Word, from the Offertory to the Nunc Dimittis.
12 noon – lunch
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm: Seminar, continued.
3:15 Office of None. Itinerarium
How to use this blog
Scroll down to below the annual announcements, and you fill find each part of the Mass listed in order, with rubrics as provided at St. Paul's in Kewanee, Illinois. In most cases, these agree with Piepkorn, The Conduct of the Service (1965, reprinted by Fort Wayne: Redeemer Press, 2006), but in some, they are variations.
Discussion, debate, questions, etc. are invited in the comments section pertaining to each part. In addition, pastors may wish to notate areas in which their own practice diverges from what is printed here.
Individuals desiring to host such discussions are invited send an email indicating your name, desired date, and the location of your church to Father Eckardt to make arrangments.
Discussion, debate, questions, etc. are invited in the comments section pertaining to each part. In addition, pastors may wish to notate areas in which their own practice diverges from what is printed here.
Individuals desiring to host such discussions are invited send an email indicating your name, desired date, and the location of your church to Father Eckardt to make arrangments.
5 comments:
I'm curious about the use of the use of chant tones for the Gospel. Is this practice being recovered anywhere?
I prefer to announce the Gospel on most Sundays and Feast days in the following manner:
"A continuation of the Holy Gospel according to St. _______, the ______ Chapter."
At the Feast of the Nativity I modify the announcement:
"The beginning of the Holy Gospel according to St. John, the First Chapter."
On the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord I modify the announcement:
"The conclusion of the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the Sixteenth Chapter."
In this I believe I agree with Father Petersen. The Gospel begins on Christmas day (not Christmas Eve) and ends on Easter Sunday. These days are therefore further set apart as our highest feasts with these singular honors.
Most interesting. "The conclusion of the Gospel" on Easter, is there any authority on this?
It would seem that "The conclusion of the HOly Gospel according to St. Mark" should be the intro on Ascension. FWIW, the St. Andrew Daily Missal has the regular "Continuation of the Holy Gospel" for both Pascha and Ascension.
Interesting. So again, does anyone have an authority on "the conclusion of the Gospel"? When or whether it is said?
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