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Lutheran Book of Worship
(Roman Rite)
Compiled by the Revs. Steven Reshan and Thomas L. Weitzel
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Worship Committee, ELCA
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1. Brief Order for Confession and Forgiveness
a. Use on green Sundays
b. Omit on festivals
c. Lent: Replace w/ more penitential form, p.193-94
(rubrics 1,4,6 [Acts 10:39-40,43] 8-9)
d. Advent/Epiphany: Replace with WOV Confession (p.10-11, right column)
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2. Entrance Hymn may be replaced with singing a Psalm or canticle
a. Orthodox have used the Kyrie as a processional
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3. Kyrie - "Lord, Have Mercy"
a. Speak in green seasons, sing in other seasons
b. Replace with seasonal dialogs from "Service of the Word," pp.126-27
c. Replace with season dialogs from WOV "Service of Word & Prayer," p.46
d. Replace with Great O Antiphons during Advent (LBW p.174-75)
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4. Hymn of Praise:
a. Use "Glory to God" in Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and green seasons
b. Use "This is the Feast" in Easter season and on festivals
c. Omit during Lent
d. Replace with hymn from Praise section of hymnal for festivals
e. Replace with Te Deum from Morning Prayer (p.139) on Easter Day and/or Christ
the King
f. Replace with "O Come, Emmanuel" in Advent or
g. Replace with Benedictus: "Blessed be the Lord" in Advent
h. Replace with "Angels We Have Heard on High" on Christmas
i. Replace with Hymn #787 from WOV (based on the Glory to God)
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5. Salutation "The Lord be with you"
a. Speak if Prayer of the Day is spoken
b. Chant if Prayer of the Day is chanted (Festivals, Christmas/Easter Seasons)
c. Omit during Lent or on other occasions
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6. Verse
a. Congregation may sing "Alleluia" or "Return to the Lord" OR
b. Choir sings proper verse (see Minister's Desk Edition) OR
c. Replace with hymn (Festival days and seasons)
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7. Creed
a. Apostles for most Sundays, except festivals
b. Nicene for Festivals
c. Athanasian on Trinity Sunday
d. Omit on occasions when special services make for long liturgy
e. Might be replaced with 5 parts of Small Catechism during 5 Sundays in Lent
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8. Prayer of the Church
a. Make use of variations in response: "Hear our prayer" "Lord, have mercy"
b. Use WOV response: "Your mercy is great" (p.34)
c. Replace with Great Litany on penitential occasions, LBW p.168f
d. Replace with Litanies appropriate to day/season from ELCA & elsewhere
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9. Offertory Verse
a. Proper verse sung by choir/cantor (see Minister's Desk Edition)
b. "Let the Vineyards" in Easter, festivals
c. "What Shall I Render" in Advent-Epiphany seasons
d. "Create in Me" in Lent (WOV Hymn #732 is old SBH "Create in Me")
e. Stanza 3 of "What Child Is This" for Christmas-Epiphany celebrations
f. Stanza 1 of "We Give Thee But Thine Own" (LBW #410) in Pentecost season
g. Any hymn from Stewardship section of LBW
h. Use off. from WOV "Service of Word & Prayer" with seasonal changes, p.50
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10. Offertory Prayer
a. Use "Merciful Father" if you sing "Let the Vineyards" or "What Shall I Render"
b. Use "Blessed are you" if you use any other offertory -helps cong. w/pages
c. Use seasonal prayers in WOV "Service of Word & Prayer" p.51
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11. Great Thanksgiving
a. Speak during green season
b. Chant during festivals, Advent, Lent, Easter
c. Singing by congregation might be unaccompanied
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12. Eucharistic Prayers
a. Use Prayer I (#31) for lesser festivals
b. Use Prayer II for Easter through Pentecost
c. Use Prayer #33 for Advent: "Come, Lord Jesus."
d. Use Prayer III for Lent, Holy Week
e. Use Prayer IV for Christmas, Epiphany
f. Use WOV Prayer for green season (p.23) - print out
g. Use any of the four Episcopal Prayers as fits the season or day (print out)
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13. Lord's Prayer
a. Alternate between translations by season
b. Sing version from setting 3 during Lent, p.112
c. Replace with Hymn version #442 "O Thou, Who Hast of Thy Pure Grace"
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14. At the Breaking of Bread
a. During Lent:
[P] This is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper."
[C] "Prayer for Humble Access" LBW p. 48 (prayer #208)
b. During Easter: use formula in Notes of Min. Desk Edition, p.29, rubric 34
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15. Lamb of God
a. Use during Pentecost season, Lent
b. Omit during Advent-Christmas-Epiphany and Easter
c. Replace with LBW Hymn version #103 or 111 in Lent-Holy Week
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16. Distribution
a. Vary wines by season - amber for festivals, dry red for Lent, etc.
b. Vary breads by season - unleavened in Lent, leavened in Easter, wafers, etc.
c. Hymns of Praise in Easter season
d. Communion hymns in green season
e. Silence during Lent
f. Special music at other times
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17. Post-Communion Canticle
a. "Lord, Now You Let" during Advent-Christmas-Epiphany
b. Or use Hymn #339 "O Lord, Now Let Your Servant" in Epiphany season
c. Omit during Lent and green season
d. "Thank the Lord" during Easter season, festivals (see also WOV settings)
e. Replace with hymn, such as "Sent Forth by God's Blessing" (#221)
f. Any hymn of Thanksgiving
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18. Post-Communion Prayer
a. Use one of those in LBW
b. Write one of your own appropriate to the day or occasion
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19. Benediction
a. Use simple form in Lent: "Almighty God...."
b. Use Aaronic form at other times
c. Use Solemn form in WOV "Service of Word & Prayer" for special occasions
d. Use other Solemn forms for seasons suggested in other sources
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