medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Bill East wrote:
>
> Offertorium - 11
>
> The Introit for the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas begins with
> a passage from the Book of Wisdom (18:14-15)
>
> Dum medium silentium tenerent omnia, et nox in suo cursu medium iter
> haberet, omnipotens sermo tuus, Domine, de caelis a regalibus sedibus
> venit.
>
> The psalm verse is 92:1, the same as that for the Second Mass of
> Christmas Day:
>
> Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est: indutus est Dominus
> fortitudinem, et praecinxit se.
>
> The Alleluia repeats this verse with a slight expansion:
>
> Dominus regnavit, decorem induit: induit Dominus fortitudines, et
> praecinxit se virtute.
>
> The Offertorium is also from psalm 92, verses 1-2, and again this is
> the same as for the Second Mass of Christmas Day.
>
> Here it is the Communio which would appear to be on a different
> mailing list, for this is from Matthew 2:20
>
> Tolle puerum, et matrem eius, et vade in terram Israel: defuncti sunt
> enim, qui quaerebant animam pueri.
>
> The reference to the Mother of Jesus may be connected with the
> Gradual, which is from Psalm 44, a psalm often associated with Mary,
> verses 3 and 2:
>
> Speciosus forma prae filiis hominum: diffusa est gratia in labiis
> tuis.
>
> Eructavit cor meum verbum bonum, dico ego opera mea regi: lingua mea
> calamus scribae, velociter scribentis.
>
> The Gospel for the day mentions Mary, for it relates the Presentation
> in the Temple (Luke 2:33-40). One wonders if the mention of Wisdom at
> the end of the passage may have prompted the selection of the Introit
> from that book: 'et confortabatur, plenus sapientia: et gratia Dei
> erat in illo.' There is also a link between the Offertorium (parata
> sedes tua, Deus) and the Introit (a regalibus sedibus venit). Once
> again though I fail to see any link betwen the Offertorium and the
> Communio.
In the Sarum Use, this is the Mass for the Sixth day after Christmas, 30
December: "The following Mass is said whether or not the day fall on a
Sunday."
John Briggs
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