The Lay Folks’ History of the Liturgy

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Book I — The History of the Liturgy

1. Preface, Bibliography & Chronology
   Preface · Bibliography · Chronology
2. Origins and the Early Church
   I. Primitive Religions · II. Link between God’s Old Covenant and New Covenant · III. Documents of Period of Christian Persecution · IV. Agapé and Eucharist · V. Eastern Liturgies from the Time of Constantine · VI. Sources of Christian Rites and Ceremonies · VII. The Liturgy in North Africa and Rome up to the Time of St. Leo the Great · VIII. Development of Liturgical Conceptions · IX. Administration in the Early Church
3. The Western Developments
   X. Arianism · XI. Christianity in the West under the Roman Empire · XII. Ambrosian and Gallic Rites · XIII. Description of the Gallic Mass · XIV. Celtic Missionaries and Documents · XV. The Mozarabic Rite · XVI. Conversion of England
4. The Norman Period
   XVII. Norman Period · XVIII. Conflict with Papacy · XIX. Monastic Institutions
5. Reforms of Henry VIII
   XX. Reforms of Henry VIII.
6. Tenets of Reformers
   Tenets of Reformers
7. The Reformation of Edward VI
   Reformation of Edward VI. · Abolition and Reconstitution of Reformation · The Restoration
8. Modern Influences
   Modern Influences

Book II — The Book of Common Prayer

1. The Prayer Book: Introduction, Vestments & Service Books
   Introduction · Vestments · Service Books
2. The Kalendar
   The Kalendar
3. Hours of Divine Service
   Hours of Divine Service
4. The Holy Communion
   The Holy Communion
5. Baptism
   Baptism
6. The Occasional Offices
   Catechism & Confirmation · Marriage · Visitation & Communion of the Sick · Burial of the Dead · Churching of Women · A Commination
7. The Ordinal
   XIV. The Ordinal