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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Helen, It occurs to me that one possible explanation is that the first "lavatorium" refers to the point when the priest washes his hands in the sacristy before he vests for Mass, and that the prayers are placed there as part of his preparation before going into church. This would be an appropriate time, before a requiem Mass, to concentrate his thoughts, and he would then say the vesting prayers and enter church. Or do the sources place the washing within the actual context and framework of the Mass? John Whitehead, Oriel college, Oxford --- Helen Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Various chaplainries and anniversaries endowed in St > Giles', Edinburgh, in the late fifteenth and early > sixteenth centuries include instructions that extra > prayers for the dead (usually the De Profundis) > should be added by the priest > during the Mass, at the 'first _lavatorium_'.... I'd > have thought that the lavabo was a more likely place > to add in extra psalms, and > sometimes additions are required at that point > (referred to as the 'locio manuum'); but the > reference to the _first_ lavatorium would seem to > rule that out, as the hands are not washed twice > while the vessels are. Can anyone > confirm or correct my assumption? ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html