Max Thurian was sub-prior of the Taize Community, the first monastic community for men founded in the Churches of the Reformed or Lutheran tradition, and was editor of the theological review Verbum Caro. He is also the translator of Mary: Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church (1963, 1985), Our Faith: Basic Christian Belief (1982), Priesthood and Ministry: Ecumenical Research (1983), The Mystery of the Eucharist: An Ecumenical Approach (1983) and Confession (1985).

• ForewordIntroductionI. The Memorial and the PassoverII. The Memorial as a Liturgical TermIII. The Memorial of the Passover and of Unleavened BreadThe PassoverUnleavened BreadIV. The Memorial of the Meal OfferingThe Various SacrificesThe Oblation or Meal OfferingThe ShewbreadThe Sacrifices of the Poor, the Sick and of SinnersV. The Memorial in the LiturgyThe Ephod and the BreastplateThe Prayer of IntercessionThe Liturgical VestmentsThe Robe of the Ephod and the TrumpetsLiturgical Music in the EucharistBeauty in the Liturgy as a Memorial of God’s Marvellous ActsImages and the EucharistVI. The Memorial of PrayerThe Intercession of the Angels and the Communion of SaintsThe Prayer of the Incense and of LightsPrayer “in the name of …”AppendixIndex

Max Thurian was sub-prior of the Taize Community, the first monastic community for men founded in the Churches of the Reformed or Lutheran tradition, and was editor of the theological review Verbum Caro. He is also the translator of Mary: Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church (1963, 1985), Our Faith: Basic Christian Belief (1982), Priesthood and Ministry: Ecumenical Research (1983), The Mystery of the Eucharist: An Ecumenical Approach (1983) and Confession (1985).

• ForewordIntroductionI. The Memorial and the PassoverII. The Memorial as a Liturgical TermIII. The Memorial of the Passover and of Unleavened BreadThe PassoverUnleavened BreadIV. The Memorial of the Meal OfferingThe Various SacrificesThe Oblation or Meal OfferingThe ShewbreadThe Sacrifices of the Poor, the Sick and of SinnersV. The Memorial in the LiturgyThe Ephod and the BreastplateThe Prayer of IntercessionThe Liturgical VestmentsThe Robe of the Ephod and the TrumpetsLiturgical Music in the EucharistBeauty in the Liturgy as a Memorial of God’s Marvellous ActsImages and the EucharistVI. The Memorial of PrayerThe Intercession of the Angels and the Communion of SaintsThe Prayer of the Incense and of LightsPrayer “in the name of …”AppendixIndex

Max Thurian was sub-prior of the Taize Community, the first monastic community for men founded in the Churches of the Reformed or Lutheran tradition, and was editor of the theological review Verbum Caro. He is also the translator of Mary: Mother of the Lord, Figure of the Church (1963, 1985), Our Faith: Basic Christian Belief (1982), Priesthood and Ministry: Ecumenical Research (1983), The Mystery of the Eucharist: An Ecumenical Approach (1983) and Confession (1985).

• ForewordIntroductionI. The Memorial and the PassoverII. The Memorial as a Liturgical TermIII. The Memorial of the Passover and of Unleavened BreadThe PassoverUnleavened BreadIV. The Memorial of the Meal OfferingThe Various SacrificesThe Oblation or Meal OfferingThe ShewbreadThe Sacrifices of the Poor, the Sick and of SinnersV. The Memorial in the LiturgyThe Ephod and the BreastplateThe Prayer of IntercessionThe Liturgical VestmentsThe Robe of the Ephod and the TrumpetsLiturgical Music in the EucharistBeauty in the Liturgy as a Memorial of God’s Marvellous ActsImages and the EucharistVI. The Memorial of PrayerThe Intercession of the Angels and the Communion of SaintsThe Prayer of the Incense and of LightsPrayer “in the name of …”AppendixIndex