Liturgical Practice in the Fathers (Message of the Fathers of the Church, Vol 21)

The Lord's Day And Week. New Names For The New Day ; A Pagan Name For The New Day ; A Jewish Name For The New Day -- The Lord's Night And Season. The Paschal Night And Season ; The Paschal Controversy ; The Greek Pasch ; The Latin Pasch -- New Days Of The Lord. Christmas Day ; Epiphany ; New Year's Day ; Ascension Day ; Presentation Day -- New Weeks Of The Lord. Holy Week ; Easter Week -- New Seasons Of The Lord. Lent ; Pentecost ; Advent And Quartertense -- Epilogue : Isidore Of Seville, On Ecclesiastical Duties. By Thomas K. Carroll And Thomas Halton. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 338-339. Abbreviations.4 Editor’s Introduction.5 Introduction.7 CHAPTER ONE: The Lord’s Day and Week 17 New Names for the New Day.18 A Pagan Name for the New Day.47 A Jewish Name for the New Day 61 CHAPTER TWO: The Lord’s Night and Season 77 The Paschal Night and Season 78 The Paschal Controversy 92 The Greek Pasch.108 The Latin Pasch 124 CHAPTER THREE: New Days of the Lord 148 Christmas Day.148 Epiphany.171 New Year’s Day.188 Ascension Day.192 Presentation Day.203 CHAPTER FOUR: New Weeks of the Lord.207 Holy Week.208 Easter Week.239 CHAPTER FIVE: New Seasons of the Lord.269 Lent.270 Pentecost.293 Advent and Quartertense. 320 EPILOGUE: Isidore of Seville, On Ecclesiastical Duties (PL83.760-769).327 Suggested Further Reading.338 Index.340