Quiz 7 | meter - pectoral cross

Question 1

meter

Answer 1

Greek: μετρον, “measure.” In poetry, patterns of syllabic accent; in hymnody, refers to the number of syllables in each line of a stanza. Standard meters: Short Meter SM (66 86), Common MeterCM (86 86), and Long Meter–LM (88 88). Other frequent meters include 76 76 D, 87 87 D, and (especially during the Reformation) 87 87 887. The letter “D following a meter indicates that the meter is “doubled,” meaning that the same meter occurs twice. (An index of hymn meters is found at LSB 1007-1012.)

Question 2

missal

Answer 2

French; Latin: missale. A single book containing all texts necessary for the celebrant to conduct the Divine Service. The LSB Altar Book is similar to a missal but does not contain the lections. See mass; lectionary: Gradual.

Question 3

missal stand

Answer 3

Short stand of wood or metal (sometimes a cushion) that holds the altar book for the celebrant

Question 4

Morning Prayer

Answer 4

The morning service in the Anglican tradition that brought together
elements of the monastic services of Matins and Lauds. The name was picked up by Lutherans with the development of the morning service in LBW and LW.

Question 5

narthex

Answer 5

Greck: ναρθης, scourge.” An entryway or gathering room that leads
into a church. Nane may derive from its origin as the court of the penitents.

Question 6

nave

Answer 6

Latin: navis, “ship.” In church architecture the main section of a church where the congregation gathers. Term arose from the ship-like appearance of early naves and possibly the understanding of the Church as the ark of salvation (1 Peter 3:20-21). In medieval design, the nave was quite far removed from the altar at the east apse.

Question 7

Nicene Creed

Answer 7

(nigh-SEEN), Issued in AD 325 at a council of bishops (pastors) in Nicaca as a defense against the false teaching known as Arianism, which taught that Jesus was not true God. Expanded at the Council of Constantinople in AD 381 to include a more complete confession concerning the Spirit’s divinity, it reached its final form at the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451. Said in the Divine Service on Sundays and feasts in the West since the eleventh century. See Apostles’ Creed; Athanasian Creed.

Question 8

nocturns

Answer 8

A group of readings, responsories, and psalms in the medieval office of Matins. Two or three nocturns formed the full office, with the number of readings and psalms in a single nocturn dependent on the time of year. Also the name given to the early morning office that was interchangeably called Vigils, Nocturns, or Matins.

Question 9

None

Answer 9

Latin: “ninth.”The sixth service of the Daily Office: afternoon, the “ninth hour” (3:00 p.m.). The theme of None is perseverance, not only with the conclusion of the workday but also perseverance in the faith until death.

Question 10

Nunc Dimittis

Answer 10

(NOONK dih-MIH-tis). Latin: lit., “now dismiss.” Canticle of Simeon,
sung as he held the forty-day-old Jesus at His presentation (Luke 2:22-35). Historically appointed at Compline, sometimes drawn into a single service of Evening Prayer (see Evensong). Its placement in the

Question 11

O Antiphons

Answer 11

Antiphons appointed for the Magnificat at Vespers on the days leading up to Christmas (December 17-23). Developed in the eighth century, cach is addressed to Christ using an OldT estament image: 0 Wisdom, OA donai, O Root of Jesse, O Key of David, O Dayspring, O King of the nations, O Emmanuel. The antiphons are also reflected in the hymn “0 Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (SB 357).

Question 12

octave

Answer 12

Latin: octava, “eight.” The day one week from any Sunday or feast. Also the liturgical week (eight days) that falls between them. The propers appointed for an octave often bear a relation to their primary least or Sunday. In other cases, octaves have become or been displaced by their own (east (.g., Holy Trinity displacing the octave of Pentecost). In the Roman Church, octaves have been largely suppressed since the revision of Pius XII in 195.

Question 13

Offertory

Answer 13

Historically one of the propers of the service, a verse or series of verses from the psalms sung while the altar was prepared for the Sacrament of the Altar. In the nineteenth century, American Lutheran hymnals revived it as an Ordinary (e.g., “Create in Me” in Sctting Thrce and “What Shall I Render to the Lord” in Settings One and Two).

Question 14

officiant

Answer 14

French, Latin. The name given to one who leads a liturgical rite (e.g., at a wedding or funeral) and especially the Daily Office. See presiding minister.

Question 15

orans

Answer 15

Latin: lit., “praying, a person at prayer:” The ancient posture of prayer, standing with hands outstretched and raised to shoulder height to indicate lifting up and receiving.

Question 16

Ordinary

Answer 16

Latin: ordinarius, Those portions of the service that remain constant from week to week (i.e., ordinarily used). In musical settings of the Divine Service, refers to the five canticles: Kyrie, Gloria in Excelsis, Nicene Creed, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. See propers.

Question 17

ordo

Answer 17

Latin, French: order:” An order of service defining its parts in succession. By extension, the printed guide or bulletin of the same.

Question 18

orphrey

Answer 18

French: orfrais; Latin: aurum (“gold”) + Phrygius (“Phrygian’”). Decorative band of embroidered cloth on vestments and paraments, often covering a seam.

Question 19

pall

Answer 19

From Latin: pallium, “cover:”A stiff, square-shaped material covered in cloth that covers the paten and chalice to prevent foreign objects from falling into them. It is removed prior to the consecration. Also provides a straight edge from which the chalice veil hangs. For another use of the term, see funeral pall.

Question 20

paraments

Answer 20

Latin: paramentum, “adornment, royal clothing.” A general term given to all of the liturgical cloths that are placed on the altar, pulpit, and lectern. Usually fashioned in the colors of the day or season, matching the minister’s vestments. Though the altar is said to be “vested,” the term vestment” is typically reserved for clothing.

Question 21

paschal candle

Answer 21

(PASS-kull). From Greek: TÚGYa, “Passover, Easter:” A large candle
lit at the Easter Vigil through the Great Fifty Days (through Ascension or Pentecost), symbolizing Christ’s resurrection. Usually elaborately marked with a cross, five grains of incense or wax candles (for the wounds of Christ), the Alpha and Omega (Α and Ω), and the year. Placed at the north side of the altar for the Easter season, then moved near the font, where it is lit for all Baptisms, and placed by the casket for funerals.

Question 22

Passion Sunday

Answer 22

Historically and in the one-year lectionary, Judica (Fifth Sunday
in Lent). The beginning of Passiontide, in which the propers shift from the Lenten focus on spiritual warfare toward the suffering and trials of Christ. Traditionally marked by setting aside the Gloria Patri in the Introit (Divine Service) and the responsories (Daily Office) and veiling crucifixes and images. See Sunday of the Passion.

Question 23

paten

Answer 23

(PATT-en), Latin; palena, “shallow dish.” Plate, usually of precious metal, from which the body of Christ is distributed.

Question 24

Pax Domini

Answer 24

(PAHKS DOH-mee-nee). Latin: “peace of the Lord.” Blessing before the distribution with the words “The peace of the Lord be with you always.” Often accompanied by an elevation. In LSB, the response Amen” comprehends the Pax Domini not as a variant Salutation but a blessing commending Christ ‘s body and blood to the congregation.

Question 25

pectoral cross

Answer 25

A large cross worn on the chest, Traditionally, a mark indicating a bishop of a diocese in his episcopal office. In America, worn in visitation devotionally by pastors and while vested.