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Read mass in the rite of Lyon, anamnesis. Note the freely standing altar, the celebrant extending his handsin modum crucis, and the chalice covered by the large corporal.
TheRite of Lyon (Latin:ritus Lugdunensis, sometimesritus Romano-Lugdunensis; French:rite lyonnais) is aliturgical rite of theLatin Church once used generally in theArchdiocese of Lyon, now celebrated only in a few churches. It can be considered as the most ancient form of theRoman rite.
Until the 8th century, the liturgy inGaul was celebrated according to theGallican Rite. In 789, it was suppressed and replaced with the Roman Rite byPepin the Short.[1] The Lyonese Rite may be succinctly described as the Roman Rite as used in the 9th century with some Gallican elements; the texts are mainly Roman, whereas Gallican elements can be found especially in details of ceremonies.[2] This Rite was kept with nearly no changes until the mid-eighteenth century.[3] During theFrench Revolution, the Catholic cult in Lyon was suppressed. After, in the 19th century, the Lyonese Rite was restored only partly with some Roman elements introduced.[4] It was, however, generally celebrated in the Archdiocese until theSecond Vatican Council. There is no reformed version of the Rite. The old Rite is now celebrated only in a few churches,[5] such as thePriestly Fraternity of Saint Peter's apostolate in Lyon.
The mass in the Lyon rite is similar to that of the pre-conciliar Roman rite (theTridentine mass). Some major differences are listed below.
The high altar must stand freely in the sanctuary (it cannot adhere to the wall), because during the solemn mass thedeacon stands in front of the altar, but thesubdeacon is behind the altar.[6]
Besides the five usual Romanliturgical colours (white, red, green, violet, black), grey is used for the weekdays of theLent.[7]
A largecorporal is used; not only thepaten and thechalice are put thereon, but it covers the chalice from above as well.[8]
In the solemn mass, the mingling of the water and wine in the chalice is done behind the altar whenAlleluia is sung.[10]
In the solemn mass, after the firstAgnus Dei, the antiphonVenite populi[9] is sung; then the second and thirdAgnus Dei follow.[10]
Several times during the mass a "moderate genuflection" is prescribed. A movement similar to a genuflection is made, but without touching the ground with one's knee.[11]
TheRoman Calendar is used within the Lyon Rite with proper feasts, among which, the most important are:St. Pothinus,St. Irenaeus, and the anniversary of the consecration of the Primatial Church of Lyons. Local feasts are also celebrated, such as that ofSt. Joan of Arc.[9]
Buenner, dom D. (O.S.B.) 1934.L'ancienne liturgie romaine: le rite lyonnais. (Lyon: Vitte)
Cérémonial Romain-lyonnais publié par ordre de Monseigneur l’Archevêque de Lyon. XXXIV+594 pp. (Lyon: Vitte, 1897)
King, A.A. 1957.Liturgies of the Primatial Sees. xiv+656 pp. Longmans, Green & Co.: London, New York, Toronto. [Chapter I, pp. 1–154, is about the rite of Lyon.]
Missale Romanum, in quo antiqui ritus Lugdunenses servantur (Lugduni: Vitte, 1934)
