24 February 2021

Gerhard and Walther

Ab acedia, from laziness. Why would we want to put off until the next day that which our office obligates us to do now; and through it all conclude today with idleness and laziness? We don’t know if we will still be alive tomorrow. While we have time, let us do good.—Johann Gerhard, Schola Pietatis I:231.

As God could not have had any assistant in creating the world, which He made out of nothing, so also the Son of God could not have been helped by any kind of creature at the second creation, the redemption of the world. He trod the winepress of God’s wrath alone, and only He could have done this.—C. F. W. Walther, God Grant It!, p. 252.
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4 comments:

  1. Mark1:29 PM

    In your book, Celebrating the Saints, you list Feb. 24 as a commemoration of St. Matthias, Apostle; however, I don't see him listed in the LSB or the LCMS Commemorations page. Could you please clarify? Thank you.
    Mark Laverty

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  2. William Weedon1:41 PM

    Hi, Mark. It’s right there on page xi in LSB under February 24. You see, St. Matthias is not a commemoration, but a festival.

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  3. Mark2:58 PM

    OK, thanks. That clears it up. Curious what distinguishes Festivals from Commemorations? They seem almost identical.

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  4. William Weedon3:10 PM

    Commemorations do not have liturgical propers. We merely commemorate the person or event (perhaps even in the prayer of the Church should it fall on a given day). But a festival has its full set of liturgical propers: collect, readings, and assigned proper preface.

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