Tag Archives: Christmas

Introits for the days after Christmas, and more!

Posted on December 28, 2008 by sean.daenzer

Here are introits for the days following Christmas (St. John coming soon I hope). For those celebrating Divine Service for Holy Innocents tomorrow, here’s a special bonus: Gradual & Alleluia! The notes are taken from the liber usualis, a 20th … Continue reading →

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A happy little rubric

Posted on December 24, 2008 by chaz_lehmann

I don’t know how many of you have the custom of New Year’s Eve services. We do here. As I was looking at the propers in the LSB 1-year lectionary book, I found that there are two options for New … Continue reading →

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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

Posted on December 18, 2008 by ToddPeperkorn

I my Christmas preparations this year, I have been reading Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, by Kenneth E. Bailey. ?I highly recommend it. I would commend to you one of the opening paragraphs in his essay on the story of … Continue reading →

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Introit confusion for Christmas-Epiphany

Posted on December 16, 2008 by sean.daenzer

Here is a list of occasions on which one might want to hold Divine Service, all falling between Christmas Eve and Epiphany. Beneath each is a list of Lutheran chant books and hymnals, and which (if any) introits they prescribe … Continue reading →

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Martyrology of Christmas

Posted on December 15, 2008 by pastorjuhl

Looking ahead a bit, I find it a nice touch to proclaim the Martyrology of Christmas each year. If you’re familiar with the Midnight Mass from the Vatican and/or from Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, you know that the Mass … Continue reading →

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