Academic Reading
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Jasper, R.C.D. & Cuming, G.J. (1990). "Ch. 27: Olavus Petri: The Swedish Mass 1531." (pp. 200-203). In Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed. 3rd Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press. (Personal Library)
Jasper and Cuming note that, unlike the Reformation in Germany, in Sweden there was minimal exposure to Calvin or Zwingli. Olavus Petri produced a mass in 1531, which "was one of the most complete early Lutheran liturgies in the vernacular" (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 200). There are some influences from other mass orders, as well as a strong influence of the Roman Rite. However, Petri replaced the priestly confiteor with a confession of the congregation. The prayer after the Sursum corda is quite extensive.
Petri's mass was not a replacement for the Latin mass, but was for use at the lesser altars. The two existed side by side until the creation of a Swedish high mass in 1571 (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 201).
After a brief bibliography (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 201), Jasper and Cuming provide an English version of the eucharistic portions of the 1531 mass.
3/31/26
Jasper, R.C.D. & Cuming, G.J. (1990). "Ch. 27: Olavus Petri: The Swedish Mass 1531." (pp. 200-203). In Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed. 3rd Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press. (Personal Library)
Jasper and Cuming note that, unlike the Reformation in Germany, in Sweden there was minimal exposure to Calvin or Zwingli. Olavus Petri produced a mass in 1531, which "was one of the most complete early Lutheran liturgies in the vernacular" (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 200). There are some influences from other mass orders, as well as a strong influence of the Roman Rite. However, Petri replaced the priestly confiteor with a confession of the congregation. The prayer after the Sursum corda is quite extensive.
Petri's mass was not a replacement for the Latin mass, but was for use at the lesser altars. The two existed side by side until the creation of a Swedish high mass in 1571 (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 201).
After a brief bibliography (Jasper & Cuming 1990, p. 201), Jasper and Cuming provide an English version of the eucharistic portions of the 1531 mass.
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