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The Conduct of the Service

Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Title	Page
Notes on Reverence	iii
General Rubrics of the Lutheran Liturgy	1
General Rubrics of the Lutheran Hymnal	5
The Order of Holy Communion	8
The Confessional Service	8
Hymn of Invocation and Baptism	8
The Preparatory Service	9
The Introit and Gloria Patri	11
The Kyrie and Gloria in Excelsis	12
The Salutation and Collect	12
The Lection	14
The Creed	19
The Hymn and the Sermon	19
The Service of the Sacrament	21
The Offertory	21
The Preparation of the Altar and accompanying ceremonies	22
The General Prayer	24
The Proper Preface	26
The Sanctus	26
The Lord’s Prayer	26
The Words of Institution and ceremonies	26
The Pax	28
The Agnus Dei and Distribution	28
The Nunc-Dimittis, Thanksgiving, Post-Communion Collect, and Benediction	33
Care of Altar and remaining consecrated elements	34
The Eucharistic Prayer of Culto Cristiano	37
Index	38

The Conduct of the Services

Charles McClean

Title	Page
Preface	i
Key to Diagrams	vi
Forward	1
Introduction	2
Chapter One:General Considerations	5
General Deportments	5
Position of Hands	6
Bowing	6
Sign of the Cross	7
Reading	7
Music of the Service	8
Arrangement of the Altar and Chancel	9
Sacred Vessels	10
Sacramental Linens	11
Liturgical Colors	11
Vestments	12
Offertory Procession	13
Greeting of Peace	14
Point of Courtesy	15
Other Matters	15
Chapter Two:General Notes on the Celebration of the Sacrament of the Altar	16
Chapter Three:The Propers	20
Chapter Four:The Rite of the Order of Holy Communion	22
The Opening Hymn	22
The Confession of Sins	22
The Introit	23
The Kyrie	24
The Gloria in Excelsis	25
The Salutation	26
The Collect for the Day	26
The Old Testament	26
The Epistle	27
The Gradual	28
The Holy Gospel	29
The Nicene Creed	30
The Hymn	30
The Sermon	30
The Offertory	31
The General Prayer	31
The Preface	32
The Sanctus	32
The Lord’s Prayer	33
The Words of Institution	33
The Pax Domini	33
The Agnus Dei	33
The Distribution	33
The Nunc Dimittis	34
The Thanksgiving	34
The Salutation and Benedicamus	34
The Benediction	34
Chapter Five: The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist	35
1. Preparation for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist	35
II. The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist:?Celebrant and Server	37
The Confession of Sins	37
The Introit	38
The Kyrie	38
The Gloria in Excelsis	38
The Salutation	39
The Collect for the Day	39
The Old Testament	39
The Epistle	39
The Gradual	39
The Holy Gospel	40
The Nicene Creed	41
The Hymn	42
The Sermon	42
The Offertory	42
The General Prayer	43
The Preface	44
The Sanctus	45
The Lord’s Prayer	45
The Words of Institution	45
The Pax Domini	47
The Agnus Dei	47
The Distribution	48
The Nunc Dimittis	49
The Thanksgiving	49
The Salutation and Benedicamus	49
The Benediction	49
III. The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist:?Celebrant, Deacon, Subdeacon, and Acolytes	50
The Introit	50
The Kyrie	50
The Gloria in Excelsis	50
The Salutation	51
The Collect for the Day	51
The Old Testament	50
The Epistle	51
The Gradual	51
The Holy Gospel	52
The Nicene Creed	52
The Hymn	53
The Sermon	53
The Offertory	53
The General Prayer	54
The Preface	54
The Sanctus	54
The Lord’s Prayer	54
The Words of Institution	54
The Pax Domini	55
The Agnus Dei	55
The Distribution	55
The Nunc Dimittis	55
The Thanksgiving	55
The Salutation and Benedicamus	55
The Benediction	56
Chapter Six:The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Facing the People	57
I. Introduction	57
II. The Arrangement of the Altar and Chancel	59
III. Preparation for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Facing the People	62
IV. A Simple Way of Celebrating the Holy Eucharist Facing the People	62
Eucharist Facing the People	62
The Confession of Sins	62
The Introit	62
The Kyrie	62
The Gloria in Excelsis	62
The Salutation	62
The Collect for the Day	62
The Old Testament	63
The Epistle	63
The Gradual	63
The Holy Gospel	63
The Nicene Creed	63
The Hymn	63
The Sermon	63
The Offertory	63
The General Prayer	65
The Preface	65
The Sanctus	65
The Lord’s Prayer	65
The Words of Institution	65
The Pax Domini	66
The Agnus Dei	66
The Distribution	66
The Nunc Dimittis	67
The Thanksgiving	67
The Salutation and Benedicamus	67
The Benediction	67
V. The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Facing the People: Celebrant, Deacon, Subdeacon, and Acolytes	67
The Confession of Sins	67
The Introit	67
The Kyrie	67
The Gloria in Excelsis	67
The Salutation	67
The Collect for the Day	68
The Old Testament	69
The Epistle	69
The Gradual	69
The Holy Gospel	70
The Nicene Creed	71
The Hymn	71
The Sermon	71
The Offertory	71
The General Prayer	72
The Preface	72
The Sanctus	72
The Lord’s Prayer	72
The Words of Institution	72
The Pax Domini	73
The Agnus Dei	73
The Distribution	73
The Nunc Dimittis	73
The Thanksgiving	73
The Salutation and Benedicamus	73
The Benediction	74
Chapter Seven:Matins and Vespers	75
I. The Rite of the Order of Matins	75
II. The Rite of the Order of Vespers	82
III. The Ceremonial of Matins and Vespers	85
Chapter Eight: Procession	89
Appendix C:?The Manner of Censing the Altar	93

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The Conduct of the Service

Rev. Dr. Arthur Carl Piepkorn

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The Conduct of the Services

Charles McClean

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