Talk:Gospel Book
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[edit] Removed sentence
I removed the sentence "It was produced for the Roman Catholic Church for masses." I feel that this was inaccurate or at least incomplete for several reasons. Many Gospel Books were produced by the Eastern church which can not be considered "Roman Catholic". Many of the more famous Gospel Books (Book of Kells, Book of Durrow, Lindisfarne Gospels) were produced by the Celtic Church which was most decidedly not Roman Catholic (see Synod of Whitby). Finally, although the most common use was reading during Mass, there were liturgucal readings from the Gospel that were not part of the Mass. Dsmdgold 23:14, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Current use section
I have added a section on the current use of the Book of the Gospels in the Roman Catholic liturgy. If there is a similar use in Anglican or Orthodox services, please add this. Essjay (talk) 15:42, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)
- This is all very good information. How are current Roman Catholic Gospel Books organized? Do they start at the begininning of Matthew and run through the end of John? Do they include additional introductions ot tables of readings? I am curious as to when the practice of using a seperate Gospel Book was revived by Roman Catholics. In the Middle ages, Gospel Books quit being produced in the Western Church in about the 12th century. (They were largely replaced by Pericopes, or Gospel lectionaries.) Is this a post-Vatican II thing? As for Anglican practice, the churches I have been a member of either read from the Book of Common Prayer, or from a Bible. I am planning a fairly major expansion of the medieval section. (Although it might be a while before I get to it) When I do get to it, perhaps the two sections should be split into two articles, since one part will about liturgical use, and the other will be written from the Art historical stand-point Dsmdgold 17:00, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)
- They follow the same schedule as the Lectionary; they are meant to be a complement to the Lectionary, not a substitute. They typically also include the prayers said before and after reading the Gospel.
