Martin Luther's Revision of the Eucharistic Canon in the Formula Missae of 1523

Authors

Frank C. Senn, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1973

Document Type

Article

Keywords

luther's deutsche mass, eucharistic, piety, bouyer, canon, german, lutheran, missae, reformers, communion

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Martin Luther was the most conservative of the Reformers when it came to the work of liturgical revision. This was nowhere more evident than in his first effort at revising the Mass for evangelical usage: the Formula missae et communionis of 1523. He retained the use of the Latin language along with the optional use of lights, incense, and vestments. On the whole, the Formula missae faithfully followed the traditional Western structure, sequence, and content of the Mass. It is characterized not by what Luther added to the traditional Mass, but by what he deleted.

Disciplines

Liturgy and Worship

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Senn, Frank C. (1973) "Martin Luther's Revision of the Eucharistic Canon in the Formula Missae of 1523," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 44, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol44/iss1/10