The Liturgies of Ss. Mark, James, Clement, Chrysostom, and Basil, and the Church of Malabar
Overview
Published in 1876, this volume made available in English for the first time the “Primitive Liturgies” which were previously difficult to obtain in the original Greek, and impossible in English. The volume includes a brief introduction and translations of the liturgies of Mark, James, Clement, Chrysostom, Basil, and the Church of Malabar. Also included is an appendix that gives the formula of institution as they occur in every extant liturgy. This volume offers a valuable resource for studying the services of the Eastern Christian tradition.
Key Features
- Presents the first English translations of the liturgies of Mark, James, Clement, Chrysostom, Basil, and the Church of Malabar
- Includes an introduction and appendix
- Provides a valuable resource for studying the Orthodox services
Top Highlights
“and give to them the desires of their hearts so far as may be expedient for them;” (Page 91)
“The Eastern have, the Western have not, a distinct invocation of the Holy Ghost, without which the transmutation of the Elements is not considered perfected.” (Page xiv)
“Liturgy of S. Chrysostom is the normal Liturgy of the Eastern Church. That of S. Basil is said on all the Sundays in Lent, (except Palm Sunday,) Maundy Thursday, Easter Eve, the Vigils of Christmas and Epiphany, and the Feast of S. Basil (Jan.” (Page xx)
“The Petrine family has only one Liturgy, the Roman” (Page xiii)
- Title: The Liturgies of SS. Mark, James, Clement, Chrysostom, and Basil, and the Church of Malabar
- Authors: John Mason Neale, Richard Frederick Littledale
- Edition: Seventh Edition
- Publisher: Griffith Farran & Co., Ltd.
- Print Publication Date: n.d.
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 306
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Liturgies, Early Christian
- Resource ID: LLS:LTRGSSNTS
- Resource Type: Service Book
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:17:02Z
About the Authors
John Mason Neale (1818–1866) was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he founded the Cambridge Camden Society (later known as the Ecclesiological Society). He was also the principal founder of the Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Churches Union in 1864, later known as the Anglican and Eastern Churches Association. A well-known hymnist and translator, his works include An Introduction to the History of the Holy Eastern Church, Essays on Liturgiology and Church History, and O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
Richard Frederick Littledale (1833–1890) was born in Dublin and educated at Bective House Seminary and Trinity College, Dublin. His numerous works include The Priest’s Prayer Book and The People’s Hymnal.