The following outline suggests a plan for studying the visibility and participation
of women in the medieval liturgy. The documents that I actually prepare may
or may not correspond exactly to this outline, however.
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Basic Shape, Nature, Names |
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Sundays, Seasons, “Ordinary Time”, Feasts |
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The Variety of Women’s Experiences of the
Liturgical Year |
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Development, Regional differences |
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Calendars and Lectionaries: Gallican, Celtic, Ambrosian,
Aquilean, Beneventan, Roman |
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Advent and Christmastide |
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Women in scripture readings |
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Biblical women in liturgical texts for Advent, Christmas,
Innocents, Circumcision, Purification |
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Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth, Leah, Rachel, Anna, Sarah-T |
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Girl abbesses on December 28 |
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Girls’ musical compositions on December 28 |
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Liturgical dramas |
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Procession of women in Venice |
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Lent and Eastertide |
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Women in scripture readings |
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Multiple systems of readings for the Thursdays of Lent |
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The women who anointed Jesus |
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The women at the tomb and afterward |
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Relationship to the catechumenate and baptism |
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The stational churches |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers |
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Susanna, Eve, Miriam, Samaritan woman, Esther, Hannah, Esther, Judith,
Hagar, Mary and Martha, Widow of S., Elizabeth |
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Mandatum; the roayl maundy (see also chapter on queens) |
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Veneration of the cross |
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Passion plays; reading of the passion; the laments of Mary |
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Blessing of cramp rings on Good Friday |
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Hochday |
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Liturgical dramas |
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Rogation Days and Ember Days |
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Procession and litany of saints |
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After Epiphany and After Pentecost |
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Women in scripture readings |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers |
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Deborah, widow of S., Mary and Martha, Sarah, Miriam |
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Feasts of Mary |
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Women in scripture readings |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers: Eve |
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Women Saints |
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Calendar variations |
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Calendars in communities of women |
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Women in scripture readings |
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Propers; texts |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers |
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Commons of virgins, widows and holy women |
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Patron saints |
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Women as “weaker sex” |
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In martyrologies |
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Feasts of Male Saints and Other Feasts |
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Women in scripture readings |
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Biblical women in liturgical prayers |
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Eve, mother of Maccabees, Tabitha, Elizabeth, Mary Magdalene, bride
at Cana, Hagar, Rebecca, Rachel, Zipporah |
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Texts used in communities of women |
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Days of Rest |
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For all; for women |
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Women |
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Basic Shape, Nature, Names |
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The Variety of Women’s Experiences of Hours |
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The communities that celebrated |
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Parish, monastery cathedral, household, private, anchorhold |
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The space in which they were celebrated |
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The texts and rites used: |
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Monastic and Cathedral Offices |
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Hours in Monastic Rules for Women |
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Merovingian; Gallican, Celtic |
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Spanish |
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Gilbertine, Rule of Our Saviour (Brigittine) |
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St Radegund’s office |
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Hours in Religious Rules for Men and Women |
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Benedictine, Cistercian, Cluniac, Praemonstratensian |
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Franciscan, Dominican |
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Non-monastic Hours |
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Ambrosian, Roman |
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Other Hours |
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Little hours |
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Rosary |
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Liturgical Books |
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Brevaries, primers, psalters |
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Women’s ownership |
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Music |
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Ministry |
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Spirituality |
