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The pew edition of Lutheran Service Book is supported by a number of companion editions. Of greatest importance to the pastor is the LSB Altar Book. The Altar Book contains significant resources that assist the pastor in leading corporate worship.
All of the services from the pew edition are included in the Altar Book. These services are supplemented by additional rubrics and instructions intended to assist the pastor in leading the services.
Also included are the complete propers for both the three- and one-year lectionaries, as well as the lectionary for the Feasts, Festivals, and Occasions. These propers include Introits, Graduals, and Verses. The Collect of the Day is also included, formatted in “sense lines” for ease of reading.
What’s Inside the Altar Book
| The Altar Book contains over 200 prayers of intercession and thanksgiving, carefully arranged according to the following topics: |
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The Church and Her Mission |
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At Worship |
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Baptismal Life |
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Civil Realm |
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Home and Family |
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In Times of Need |
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In Times of Joy |
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For the Daily Offices |
Also included is a comprehensive topical index of prayers in the Altar Book.
| The following resources and services for Lent and Holy Week are also included: |
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Ash Wednesday with the optional Imposition of Ashes |
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A Harmony of the Passion History according to the Four Gospels |
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Passion Sunday with the Procession of Palms |
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday |
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Good Friday—Chief Service |
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Good Friday—Tenebrae Vespers |
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The Vigil of Easter |
In addition to the spoken version of the Litany which is included in the pew edition, a musical setting of the Litany is also provided in the Altar Book.
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