tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post7847854339023349013..comments2023-11-05T02:55:10.230-06:00Comments on Gottesdienst Online: Historic Rankings and Precedence of LSB's Feasts & FestivalsPr. H. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-54377562248657220442011-02-24T14:15:33.028-06:002011-02-24T14:15:33.028-06:00Rick,
Quite so - I for one appreciate LSB's &...Rick,<br /><br />Quite so - I for one appreciate LSB's "light touch" quite a bit: it's what makes it such a strong hymnal. You get the Common Service restored to all its beauty and simplicity and you get the LW services passed on unmonkeyed with for LW congregations and you get a bunch of the chorales restored and you get very flexible rules for the calendar. <br /><br />So I don't mean to throw stones at LSB and I thank you for more insider information on the formation of the calendar. Indeed, LSB's own light touch rubric indicates that local custom will dictate the observance of all the non boldface feasts - thus this post that might give guidance to inform local celebrations in Christian freedom. <br /><br />+HRCPr. H. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-79386080456747741192011-02-24T10:34:15.418-06:002011-02-24T10:34:15.418-06:00In identifying "principal feasts of Christ,&q...In identifying "principal feasts of Christ," and noting that these are normally observed when they occur on a Sunday, we followed the precedents of historic Lutheranism, at least in so far as that data was available to us. We relied on information that we had in hand from Father Pittelko and Father Reuning. It was obvious to us, even with the data we had in front of us, that there was no universal Lutheran practice in regards to the sanctoral cycle. There simply wasn't. So we did the best we could.<br /><br />We did not identify as "principal feasts" those that did not have such historic Lutheran precedent. Such things as the Confession of St. Peter and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, therefore, were not given that ranking, because they were not known or practiced as such by our historic forefathers.<br /><br />Regarding the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord, it is one of the most difficult feasts to deal with, in terms of its priority. It is one of the most venerable and important feasts in the church's calendar, yet it occurs in the midst of Lent (a fact that rather invites reflection upon its theological significance). We also have to contend with the fact that the approach of the actual congregations of the Lord's Church to the observance of festivals is not what it used to be, for good or for ill. Nor is Lent observed in the same way, even if one considers only the broad differences between the historic and three-year lectionaries. So attempting to lay down absolute or universal rules of precedence is a particular challenge. As in most aspects of the LSB, especially where the pew edition is concerned, we took a minimalistic approach and exercised a "light touch" in regards to such rubrics.Rev. Rick Stuckwischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.com