Liturgy : Liturgy A Living Tradition
Eucharist : Eucharist Done in remembrance of Christ
Follows the model He gave
Blessing over bread and wine
Part of meal
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Passover
Eucharist is Jewish blessing over food.
Christian Eucharistic prayer is variation on Jewish with a twist.
Slide 3: Eucharist was blessing that was part of a broader agape feast.
Blessing of bread
Dinner with fellowship, reading of letters, song and exhortation.
Blessing of wine
By 150 AD Eucharist and agape meal separated
Limit abuses
Eucharist in morning
Agape meal in evening
Slide 4: Synagogue service became model
liturgy of word
Eucharist.
Justin Martyr describes liturgy of word in 150 AD similar to today.
Same number readings
Homily
Prayer in common (general intercessions)
Slide 5: Hippolytus (250 AD) describes Mass and liturgical practices in Apostolic Traditions.
Creativity of presider
Giving way to formulary prayers
Facing East results in back to community
Koine Greek giving way to Latin and other languages.
Slide 6: Emergence of patriarchates contributed to variety of rites and liturgical forms.
Slide 7: Liturgical books helped the local clergy lead the Eucharistic celebration
Served to standardize liturgical prayer and effectively limit variation
Slide 8: Post-Constantine period saw the incorporation of imperial insignia and vestments by clergy.
Slide 9: Franks entered Gaul around 500 AD.
Catholic Christian Frankish tribes mixed with Catholic Christian local tribes. Easy integration.
Used Old Gaulish liturgy
Later Latinized under Pippin and Charlemagne.
Incorporated many local customs and greatly enriched Latin liturgy
Slide 10: Significant shift in medieval period (11th through 15th centuries.
Privatization of Mass
Non-involvement of congregation
Mass context for private devotions
Popular piety limited reception of Eucharist
Slide 11: Council of Trent
Response to Reformation
Liturgical uniformity
Theological education
Lessened excesses of privatization
Mass still largely private and devotional
Slide 12: Baroque
Drama, splendor and pageant added to Mass
Still the province of priests
Slide 13: Contemporary liturgy
19th century liturgical movement
Pius X communion decrees
Return to liturgical sources
Second Vatican Council consolidates reforms