Springtime of the Liturgy: Liturgical Texts of the First Four CenturiesLucien Deiss Liturgical Press, 1979 - 307 pages (Re-released as part of the Classics in Liturgy series) Originally published as Early Sources of the Liturgy, this book presents the principal texts of the Christian liturgy from its beginnings to the fifth century. Included among the main sources treated are liturgical texts of the Jewish tradition; doxologies, hymns, and blessings of the New Testament; the Didache; the Letter to the Corinthians of Clement of Rome; the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome; the Anaphora of Addai and Mari; the Didascalia of the Apostles; the Euchology of Serapion. Later witnesses include the Strasbourg Papyrus; the Apostolic Constitutions; the Euchology of Der Balyzeh; the Catechesis of Cyril of Jerusalem. |
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... York , 1975 ) , pp . 18-19 , 42-43 . 3. On the ritual of the Jewish Passover and the hymn of the Four Nights , see Deiss , pp . 33-39 , 51-67 . presence at the heart of his liturgical prayer . Irenaeus 4 SPRINGTIME OF THE LITURGY.
... night when he was betrayed " calls to mind the figure of the Servant of Yahweh , who was delivered up in accordance with the providential plan of God ( Is . 53 : 6 , 12 ) . THE NEW COVENANT The statement " This cup is the new covenant ...
... night when he was betrayed took bread , 24 and when he had given thanks , he broke it , and said : " This is my body which is for you . Do this in remembrance of me . " 25 In the same way also the cup , after supper , saying , " This ...
... Night is almost over , day is near at hand . 54. Ps . 44:23 . Love for Christ is exercised under constant threat of persecution ; death is not far from the life of the believer . 55. These terms probably refer to powers hostile to God ...
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Contents
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The Didache | 71 |
Clement of Rome The Letter to the Corinthians | 79 |
The Witness of Saint Justin | 87 |
The Homily on the Pasch of Melito of Sardis | 95 |
Clement of Alexandria | 111 |
The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome | 121 |
The Euchology of Serapion of Thmuis | 181 |
The Strasbourg Papyrus | 209 |
The Apostolic Constitutions | 213 |
The Euchology of Der Balyzeh | 241 |
Klasmata or Various Fragments | 249 |
The Catecheses of Cyril of Jerusalem | 267 |
Glossary | 291 |
Table of Sources | 297 |