Book contents
- The Roman Mass
- The Roman Mass
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Last Supper
- 2 The Eucharist in the Early Church
- 3 Development of Eucharistic Prayers in the Third and Fourth Century
- 4 The Formative Period of Latin Liturgy
- 5 Roman Stational Liturgy
- 6 The Expansion and Adaptation of the Roman Liturgy in the Carolingian Age
- 7 From the Ottonian Revival to the High Middle Ages
- 8 Decline and Vitality in the Later Middle Ages
- 9 The Tridentine Reform
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - The Formative Period of Latin Liturgy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2022
Book contents
- The Roman Mass
- The Roman Mass
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Last Supper
- 2 The Eucharist in the Early Church
- 3 Development of Eucharistic Prayers in the Third and Fourth Century
- 4 The Formative Period of Latin Liturgy
- 5 Roman Stational Liturgy
- 6 The Expansion and Adaptation of the Roman Liturgy in the Carolingian Age
- 7 From the Ottonian Revival to the High Middle Ages
- 8 Decline and Vitality in the Later Middle Ages
- 9 The Tridentine Reform
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter will examine the process by which Latin came to be established as the liturgical language of the Western Church from the fourth century onwards. In this process, the elaboration of Christian revelation proved definitive in transforming a traditional style of prayer that was firmly embedded in the Roman world. Particular attention will be given to the development of the Roman Eucharistic prayer, the Canon missae. Characteristic features of the new liturgical idiom will be analysed with the help of selected examples, both from the canon and from the variable prayers of the Mass.
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- The Roman MassFrom Early Christian Origins to Tridentine Reform, pp. 104 - 153Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022