Customarily, at least, monastic cathedrals used the monastic format for the
liturgy.
SR
At 03:03 PM 2/3/2001 -0000, you wrote:
>As about half the cathedrals were monasteries, did they follow the
monastic or secular regimen?
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sherry Reames [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 4:19 PM
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>Subject: Re: Lessons on feast days
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>Dear Jimm,
>
>The quick answer is that it's a different kind of institution that uses
>nine lessons, not a different era. Non-monastic churches in England and
>elsewhere (including secular cathedrals, most parishes, and churches of the
>friars) followed a different and somewhat shorter format for the daily
>office, which had either three or nine lessons at Matins (and a
>corresponding reduction in the number of psalms, antiphons, and
>responsories) in place of the monasteries' three or twelve. I can't tell
>you when this difference began, but seem to recall reading that it stems
>from a very old distinction between the version of the liturgy followed in
>monasteries and the version used in cathedrals. Hope this helps--
>
>Sherry Reames (English Dept., University of Wisconsin, Madison)
>
>At 11:17 AM 2/2/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>>Dear list members,
>>
>>When did it become common in England to celebrate a feast day with nine
>>lessons?
>>
>>The chronological sampling of monastic calendars and breviaries I've
>>consulted (mostly Benedictine) celebrate feast days with three, eight or
>>twelve lessons. Yet in a series of mid-thirteenth century diocesan statutes
>>from Worcester (Powicke & Cheney, "Synods & Councils 1205-1265," p. 323)
>>there is a reference to "omni festo ix lectionem per totum annum."
>>
>>I'm not sure what to make of this. Any thoughts, suggestions or references
>>would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Jimm
>>**********************
>>James B. MacGregor
>>Department of History
>>University of Cincinnati
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