When Easter 2022 was over, a colleague contacted me: Just asking with foresight, what is the liturgical color of Holy Saturday? This question might be
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Author: Liborius Lumma
Liborius Olaf Lumma studied theology and philosophy in Munster (Germany), Munich (Germany), and Innsbruck (Austria). He holds the degrees of Doctor theologiae and Privatdozent (habilitation) and is assistant professor in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology at Innsbruck University. His major research fields are Gregorian Chant, Liturgy of the Hours, and Ecumenical Theology. He is a member of the Ecumenical Commission of the Austrian Bishops’ conference and board member of the German section of the International Association for Studies of Gregorian Chant (AISCGre).
Good Friday Intercession for Ukraine—Update
The Pray Tell post on the Austrian proposal for an additional 2022 Solemn Intercession in the Good Friday liturgy has raised much interest.
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Good Friday Intercession for Ukraine
A liturgical prayer in times of war
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And If You Seek My Sin
A look at a German hymn for Lent
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Additional Ideas on the Christmas Octave
Some thoughts for a possible redesign of the liturgy between December 25 and January 1
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December 26 is Saint Stephen, isn’t it?
A proposal for a reconfiguration of the liturgical calendar in the Roman rite.
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Holy Night
Some thoughts about Christmas for a parish bulletin.
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Logic and Rhetoric. A Graduation Speech for Theologians and Non-Theologians
Words for graduates of two different schools at the University of Innsbruck
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This Day Belongs to Christ
A closer look at a new Sunday hymn in the German hymnal “Gotteslob”
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Teaching Liturgy: 5 years, 4 courses
The Innsbruck Liturgical Studies Program will launch a new curriculum.
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