THE EPIC OF GOD,
or,
THE FREEZE-FRAME MASS

. . . . . being an account of the Eucharistic Mysteries
. . . . . . . . .of the Christian Church,
. . . . . described historico-empirico-polemically,
. . . . . . . . .and at enormous length,
. . . . . by the Rev'd Dr Richard Major
. . . . . . . . .(rector@stmarysi.com)


. . . . . . . . .© 1999-2006

This long middle-brow study of the Mass is nearly finished. I've put these chapters up for friends who've asked to see how it's going. Part Three, on the Offertory, is written, and should be up in a little while.
. . . . . . . . .Let me know if any links don't work, or if you have any comments or corrections.
. . . . . . . . .Click on the preface, or on any of the chapters (lettering or picture), to get into the text. Your computer will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open things up; you're very unlikely not to have it, but if you are that benighted, click here to download a free copy.
. . . . . . . . .I often to refer to the text of Mass; here it is in Latin
(that is, in the Tridentine Rite, with my literal translation),
and here in English (as it is celebrated at Ascension and St Agnes, Washington D.C.,
which parish is the bench-mark of decent Christian worship).

. . . . . . . . For Matilda and Oscar

I Asperges	II Preparation	III Censing	IV Introit
V Facing the altar	VI Not facing the altar	VII Kyrie	VIII Gloria

IX Setting	X Kalendar the altar	XI Collect	Interlude About words

XIII What the Bible isn't	XIV What the Bible is	XV How lections work	XVI Lesson and Epistle
XVII Gospel	XVIII Why a Creed?	XIX Text of the Creed	XX The credal epic

XXI Feel of the Creed	XXII Sermon	Interlude: being the Magdalen

XXIV Offertory begun	XXV Offetory continues	XXVI Bread
XXVII Wine	XXVIII Corporal	XXIX Chalice

XXX Offering bread	XXXI Offering wine	XXXII Offertory completed

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