Lutheran belief and practice is most accurately outlined in the Lutheran symbolical book, the Book of Concord. All Lutheran Synods and organizations formally subscribe to this book. In the Book of Concord, Article XXIV ("Of the Mass") namely, the Augsburg Confession (1530) states: "Falsely are our churches accused of abolishing the Mass; for the Mass is retained among us, and celebrated with the highest reverence. We do not abolish the Mass but religiously keep and defend it . . . we keep the traditional liturgical form In our churches Mass is celebrated every Sunday and on other holy days, when the sacrament is offered to those who wish for it after they have been examined and absolved (Article XXIV)".
Lutherans in most of the world, commonly use the word "mass" to refer to the formal Lutheran liturgy. North American Lutherans often do not use the term "mass." It is also referred to commonly as "Divine Service," "the Liturgy" or "Corporate Worship" and informally "worship" or "service."
The structure of the Lutheran Liturgy is similar to that of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Churches. There are also contemporary forms of worship that follow the general format, but loosely resemble the traditional mass. The Lutheran Church, like the others mentioned, is a sacramental Church. The Lutheran focus, in the words of Martin Luther, is that the "Word is rightly proclaimed and the Sacraments are rightly administered." The other non-essential or nonobligatory traditions of worship were coined by Luther as "adiaphoria" or "indifferent things." The word literally means "tolerated and indifferent." While typically Lutherans wear vestments, use candles, gestures, postures and rich Church architecture, arts and statuary, these details may vary. European Lutherans tend to employ rich, bulky , "high church" ritual ceremony and worship. In the U.S., many Churches are 'high church' and employ the fullness of liturgical tradition and some less formal or 'low Church,' parishes may employ a simpler approach. While format may vary, the general liturgical model is:
Prelude
Words of Invocation
Corporate Confession and Absolution
Introit and Gloria Patri
Kyrie
Hymn of Praise or "Gloria in Excelsis"
Collect
Old Testament Lesson
Epistle
Chanting or Reading of the Psalms
Gradual or "Alleluia"
Gospel Lesson
Sermon or Homily
Hymn of the Day
Creed
Prayers of the Church or "Intercessory Prayers"
Sharing of the Peace
Offering is received
Offertory
Great Thanksgiving
Preface
Sanctus
Words of Institution
Lords Prayer
Agnus Dei
Communion (a Sacrament, with belief in the "real presence")
Post-Communion Blessing
Nunc Dimittis
Collect or Prayers
The Salutation and Benedicamus
Benediction and Dismissal
The Most recognizable and common highlighted elements to be found in any Lutheran service are Confession, prayers and hymns, the readings and sermon, communion, the creed and the blessing or "benediction."
The Lutheran Church has a rich musical heritage and many renowned Classical composers, being Lutherans, wrote complex masses, the most famous being Bach's "Mass in B minor." Other composers who wrote famous Lutheran masses and Lutheran Sacred music for mass were George Frederich Handel, Johann Pachelbel, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Michael Praetorius, Johann Walther, Johann Hermann Schein, Samuel Scheidt, Heinrich Schuetz, and many others. There are many living modern day liturgists and composers who write contemporary and traditional settings of Lutheran liturgies.
A common Lutheran liturgy used in North America can be found at ELCA.org.
Baptism and communion. However, Lutherans are not dogmatic about the number of sacraments. The Lutheran symbolical writings also refer to Confession and Absolution as "the third sacrament."
There is a Lutheran Church and a Catholic Church but no Lutheran Catholic Church.
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Lent is primarily observed by Christians, especially in the Catholic, Orthodox, and some Protestant denominations. It is a period of penance, reflection, and fasting leading up to Easter. Some non-Christian groups or individuals may also choose to observe Lent as a time of personal reflection or to adopt fasting practices.
Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church was created in 1891.
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Danske Evangelist Lutheran Kirke was created in 1875.
Confession is incorporated into the normal church service in the Lutheran church.
I think that there is an Evangelical Lutheran church and a Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. ----- The three largest Lutheran denominations in America are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). There are over 100 Lutheran denominations worldwide.
Mass is specifically a Catholic rite. In the Episcopal Church, they call a similar ritual the Eucharist.
Cordelia Lutheran Church was created in 1883.
American Lutheran Church was created in 1960.
Taiwan Lutheran Church was created in 1954.