Les lectures de l’office du chapitre, une lecture sacrée ?
Jean-Loup Lemaître
The readings of the chapter office, a sacred word ? From Carolingian period onwards, there appeared within monastic and cathedral churches particular office - whose were not taken from Old or New Testaments. It was celebrated after prime, involved commemoration saints dead. Nearly all its elements are in place by second half ninth century. first part this included primarily reading martyrology, « capitula » homily on Gospel read at third nocturne feast days, rule for other days and, finally, directory necrology. Twenty-two such books have survived southern France. Twelve them Languedoc. martyrology necrology usually done young cleric, which explains moderate use abbreviations list names. rare surviving guidelines indicate that mention offices should be out, some copyists, like Béziers, incorporated into their text, but also names dead out hierarchical order. Saints mentioned during prime could remembered canon Mass (Memento etiam). daily liturgy, except Easter triduum. For reason, commemorated church may considered holy writ.
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