Mette
When Mette is called a nocturnal or early morning worship in the Christian liturgy . The term is derived from Matutin , the nocturnal part of the church prayer , also called vigil (Latin: vigilare "waking") or night office . The Matutin is celebrated between midnight and early morning. The word comes from Latin ( hora ) matutina = morning hour , this from the old Italian Mater Matuta "mother of the morning".
The Christmas mass , the midnight holy mass at Christmas , is the result of the merging of the Matutin of Christnacht with the first holy mass of the Christmas festival. From there, the term Mette was also used for other nightly worship services, which is why the celebration of Easter Vigil is sometimes referred to as the Easter Vigil or Easter Mass.
The matutines in the Triduum Sacrum , which are held early in the morning at the cartages , are called carmets or funeral mats.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christmas mass at www.ekd.de ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑ Easter at www.religioeses-brauchum.de
