Comments on: A metrical mass http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/03/a-metrical-mass/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: David T. Koyzis http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/03/a-metrical-mass/#comment-8603 David T. Koyzis Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:58:38 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=5648#comment-8603 Thanks, Paul. Thanks, Paul.

]]> By: Rev. Paul T. McCain http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/03/a-metrical-mass/#comment-8571 Rev. Paul T. McCain Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:26:06 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=5648#comment-8571 Hi thanks for the question. I'm not aware of anywhere that Luther's Deutsche Messe is used, precisely as he wrote it, any longer. In fact, it was not widely used even when he did prepare it. The more common practice was to use the ordo of the historic Mass and use chorales (hymns) to supplement, and many times those chorales would be Luther's metrical settings of the creed, sanctus, etc. It is far more common in Lutheran congregations to experience a Divine Service, or Mass, as it was commonly heard before Vatican II. I recall when I was a parish pastor in Iowa, a lady visiting a friend came for a worship service and as she left she said to me, "Father, that service reminded me of Mass when I was a little girl, only it was all in English." Why did she say that? Because the entire service was chanted and was basically the historic Mass of the Western Church. Hi thanks for the question. I’m not aware of anywhere that Luther’s Deutsche Messe is used, precisely as he wrote it, any longer. In fact, it was not widely used even when he did prepare it. The more common practice was to use the ordo of the historic Mass and use chorales (hymns) to supplement, and many times those chorales would be Luther’s metrical settings of the creed, sanctus, etc.

It is far more common in Lutheran congregations to experience a Divine Service, or Mass, as it was commonly heard before Vatican II. I recall when I was a parish pastor in Iowa, a lady visiting a friend came for a worship service and as she left she said to me, “Father, that service reminded me of Mass when I was a little girl, only it was all in English.” Why did she say that? Because the entire service was chanted and was basically the historic Mass of the Western Church.

]]>