Ancient Liturgy Series #4 - 8th Century

4th in a series of ancient liturgies for congregational use.
This represents a liturgy of the 8th Century, a.d.

Lections used for this liturgy are for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A, NRSV, revised Common Lectionary.

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The term “Gallican” applies to liturgies of northern and
western Europe in the centuries before the Roman church
began to require liturgical uniformity. These liturgies were common to: France, Northern Italy, Spain, and Britain (Celtic), and had come from an eastern source – probably Antioch – by way of the city of Milan.

While the Roman liturgy was austere, direct, and compact; the Gallican was more poetic, colorful, and full of imagery.


Local customs and traditions were easily integrated into the structure of the Gallican liturgy.

Remember, most people of that time did not read, so there are no long parts for the people, just songs or responses that might have been memorized by ear.


Unlike modern Americans, the people of this era expected ...

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Sources: Missale Gothicum, stowe missal, bangor antiphonary, liber ordinum, sacramentarium triplex, and das irish ce palimpsestsakramentar Im CLM 14429