History of the Liturgy

by Metzger, Marcel

• ISBN13: 9780814624333
• ISBN10: 0814624332
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Liturgical Pr

Summary

The essential forms of the liturgy were fixed very early according to the tradition received from the Apostles. But the place given to biblical readings, teaching, singing, and ritual has varied in the course of centuries. In HISTORY OF THE LITURGY, Metzger describes the most important phases of these changes.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
1. The Historical Study of the Liturgy	7	(9)
The Oral Tradition	9	(1)
Ancient Witnesses of the Tradition in the Liturgical Domain	9	(2)
The Archeological Vestiges	11	(1)
The Written Sources	12	(1)
The Method Followed for This Historical Study	12	(4)
2. Apostolic Times:The First Century	16	(15)
The Sources	17	(1)
The Assemblies or Synaxes	18	(2)
Meal of the Community and the "Lord's Supper"	20	(2)
The "Lord's Supper" at Corinth	22	(1)
The Places Used for the Assemblies	22	(1)
The Accounts of Baptisms	23	(3)
The Liturgy in Time	26	(2)
The Liturgical Ministries	28	(1)
The Rites of the Apostolic Church	29	(2)
3. The Liturgy in Christian Minorities during Times of Relative Clandestinity	31	(33)
The Sources	32	(3)
The Assemblies	35	(2)
The Places Used for the Assemblies	37	(2)
The Eucharistic Celebration	39	(5)
The Synaxes on Weekdays	44	(1)
The Liturgy of Baptism	45	(8)
Ministries and Ordinations	53	(2)
The Reconciliation of Penitents	55	(3)
Liturgies for the Martyrs and the Dead	58	(1)
The Paschal Feast	59	(2)
The Oil of the Sick	61	(1)
Marriage	62	(1)
Conclusion	62	(2)
4. The Liturgy in the Roman Empire after the Peace of the Church	64	(49)
The Sources	67	(3)
The Assemblies	70	(3)
The Basilicas	73	(4)
The Eucharistic Celebration	77	(12)
The Synaxes on Weekdys	89	(3)
The Baptismal Liturgy	92	(6)
Ministries and Ordinations	98	(4)
Marriage, a Family Ceremony	102	(1)
The Reconciliation of Penitents	103	(4)
The Oil of the Sick	107	(1)
Liturgies for Martyrs and the Dead	107	(2)
Feasts and Calendars	109	(2)
Conclusion: A Golden Age for the Liturgy	111	(2)
5. Christendom: The Conversion of Nations and the Administration of the Common People	113	(9)
The Carolingian Renaissance and Its Effects on Christian Institutions	114	(2)
The Importation of Roman Liturgical Books	116	(3)
Evolution of the Books of the Roman Liturgy	119	(2)
Stabilization of the Liturgy in the Roman Church	121	(1)
6. Stability, Fixity, and Restorations of the Roman Liturgy from the Twelfth Century to Vatican II	122	(17)
The Eclipse of the Liturgical Assembly	123	(3)
From the Ecclesial Celebration to the Private Mass	126	(2)
The Missal of Pope Pius V	128	(1)
From the Celebration to the Administration of the Sacraments	129	(3)
The Funeral Rites	132	(1)
The Calendar and Feasts	132	(1)
The Expansion of Devotions	133	(3)
The Arrangement of Church Buildings	136	(3)
Conclusion	139	(3)
Notes	142	(5)
Selected Bibliography	147	(5)
Glossary	152