Christian Worship: Its Origin and Evolution. A Study of the Latin Liturgy Up to the Time of Charlemagne

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Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1903 - 558 pages
 

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Page 50 - And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things.
Page 76 - ... which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come...
Page 77 - He brake it and gave it to His disciples, saying, Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of Me.
Page 181 - Supplices te rogamus, omnipotens Deus, jube haec perferri per manus sancti Angeli tui in sublime altare tuum in conspectu divinae Majestatis tuae : ut quotquot ex hac altaris participatione sacrosanctum Filii tui Cor»J«pus et San^J«guinem sumpserimus, omni benedictione 4« ccelesti et gratia repleamur. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Page 222 - Pax, fides, et caritas, et communicatio corporis et sanguinis Domini sit semper vobiscum.' During communion an anthem was sung. Then one, or perhaps two, collects were said, and the people were dismissed1.
Page 368 - Et requiescet super eum SPIRITUS Domini ; spiritus sapientiae et intellectus, spiritus consilii et fortitudinis, spiritus scientiae et pietatis et replebit eum spiritus timoris Domini.
Page 63 - Hosanna to the son of David ! Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord," being the Lord God who appeared to us,
Page 181 - Spirit to effect the transformation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
Page 254 - Filium tradidisti! O certe necessarium Adae peccatum, quod Christi morte deletum est. O felix culpa, quae talem ac tantum meruit habere Redemptorem!

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