Hac nocte in aeternum diem renascentes populi procreantur : Christian initiation and the Easter Vigil in the Missale Gothicum / Duco Vollebregt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vollebregt, Duco, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Spicilegium sacrum Lovaniense ; fasc. 58.

Spicilegium sacrum Lovaniense. Studia breviora ; 3.

Spicilegium sacrum Lovaniense : études et documents ; fascicule 58. Studia breviora ; 3

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Missale Gothicum.

Easter service--History--To 1500.

Easter service.

Baptism--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Baptism.

Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Initiation rites.

Exultets (Liturgy)--History--To 1500.

Exultets (Liturgy).

Light--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.

Light.

Eucharistic prayers--Catholic Church--History--To 1500.

Eucharistic prayers.

Baptism--History of doctrines.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xx, 126 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Christian initiation and the Easter Vigil in the Missale Gothicum

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : PEETERS, 2021.

Leuven : Peeters, 2021.

Language Note:

Appendixes in Latin with English translation.

Summary:

"The "Missale gothicum" (c.690-710) is arguably the most important manuscript witness in which the Exultet survives in its original Gallican context. Its Easter Vigil formulary contains, next to the Exultet, a Eucharistic "immolacio" closely related to the Exultet in structure and content, as well as several other prayers for the rites of light, initiation, and the Eucharist. It is shown that, while Exultet and immolacio reflect an identity of Easter Night as privileged night of initiation, the formularies for initiation seem to reflect an earlier practice of baptism during Epiphany. It is argued that Exultet and immolacio go back to a common predecessor (a paschal homily) that partially originated because the introduction of paschal baptism in fourth century Gaul made it necessary to reinterpret Christian initiation in light of the paschal events and to create a coherent theological understanding of the meaning of Easter Night as privileged night of initiation." --Provided by publisher

Contents:

The Easter Vigil: history and context

The Easter Vigil of the Missale Gothicum

Pascha and initiation

Appendix A. The rites of light

Appendix B. The rites of initiation

Appendix C. The Eucharist of the Easter Vigil.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xx).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9789042943469

9042943467

OCLC:

1250627880

Publisher Number:

9789042943469