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Agnus Dei

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Agnus Dei

The fifth and last item of the Ordinary of the Mass. Originally a part of the Litany, it was first introduced into the Roman Mass towards the end of the 7th century. It is not present in the Ambrosian rite. Its text is tripartite in structure, and its music in its simplest form consists of three statements of the same melody.

More complex plainsong settings exist and in the later Middle Ages numerous additional melodies were written. The Agnus Dei is naturally included in polyphonic settings of the Mass Ordinary, and in later settings of the same series of texts.



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Instead, the religious background focused on the architecture and use of churches (especially the location and function of paintings), the structure and content of the Mass (especially the taking of communion), ordinary liturgical texts such as the Magnificat, the Gloria, the Sanctus, the Agnus Dei, seasonal liturgical texts such as the Stabat Mater or 0 Sacrum Convivium, and elements of folk tradition preserved in Christmas carols such as Adam lay y bounden, or The Coventry Carol.
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-- Agnus Dei Ministries are a team of young adults working together on a permanent outreach team.
Catholic School of Evangelization. (Lay Movements XIX) by Wilson, Ann / Catholic Insight
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