medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
---- Cecilia Gaposchkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Well, this is exactly what I'm trying to figure out. Exactly what an
> "oratio" is - here, an "Oratio pro iter agentibus" that follows a "miss pro
> fratibus in via dirigendis" (here, in a Missal from Vich, 11th century).
Well, it's prayer - but whether that means an extra collect or some other prayer, I wouldn't know. What prayers are specified for the mass itself?
> But, also, what the function of the oratio in, for instance, in the Gellone
> Sacramentary. There is a section for Benedictions and also one for Masses.
I would expect the Benedictions to be Episcopal Blessings, and the Masses to be Collect, Secret and Postcommunion in all cases. (The celebrant is assumed to be a bishop, which is why the benedictions are included.)
> I got my start here with Moeller's Corpus Benedictionum Pontificalium. But
> am just a bit confused about what this covers and what it doesn't.
I would expect that to be Episcopal Blessings *only*.
John Briggs
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