Working group for liturgical texts

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The working group for liturgical texts (ALT) was a working group of the Christian churches of the German-speaking area . Representatives of the Roman Catholic Church , the Protestant regional churches , the Old Catholics and individual free churches were involved .

In 1970/71 the working group developed the German-language ecumenical versions of the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed , which are commonly used today , as well as joint versions of the Great Creed , the Gloria in excelsis , the Sanctus , Agnus Dei and Gloria Patri . On the one hand, the translations should be adapted to today's language usage and thus become more understandable. On the other hand, a uniform version of basic liturgical texts should be used in all ecumenical churches in the German-speaking area so that they can be prayed at joint church services.

At the same time as the ALT, the working group for ecumenical songs was created .

literature

  • Hans-Christoph Schmidt-Lauber, Michael Meyer-Blanck, Karl-Heinrich Bieritz: Handbook of the liturgy: liturgical science in theology and practice of the church . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2003. ISBN 9783525572108