“ The holy [place] …which is now held by unclean peoples, and the holy places … are treated...

“The holy [place] …which is now held by unclean peoples, and the holy places … are treated with dishonor and irreverently befouled with their uncleanness…Set out on this journey [to save this place] and you will obtain the remission of your sins and be sure of the incorruptible glory of the kingdom of heaven.”

Those who pray

AKA

• Europe as Christendom

• Age of Faith

The Church in Public Life

• Continuity with Rome

• Apostolic set-up/Organization– The secular clergy

Pervasiveness

• Social Life

• Marriage Rules

• Cult of Mary

• Crucifix

• Tithe

• Eternity!

Pilgrimages

For example, The Canterbury Tales or Santiago de Compostela

The Crusades• Grab a text book from the back bookshelf, • read pages 177-180 on the Crusades. Stop at the

heading The Pontificate of Innocent III.• Answer these questions in your notes about the

Crusades.– How many Crusades were there?– Which ones were successful?– What were the lasting effects of the Crusades?– Can you think of a possible NEGATIVE effect the

Crusades had on Europe that the book does not mention?

The Literal Center of Life

CONCRETE representation of importance

Romanesque Churches

Gothic Cathedrals

The Cloistered Life

• Seriously, those who pray, regular clergy

• Social Outlet

• Sign of Commitment

Normal Day in a Monastery/Convent

• Vespers (at the end of the day)• Compline (upon retiring)• Vigils (sometime during the night)• Matins (at sunrise)• Prime (during the first hour of daylight)• Terce (at the third hour)• Sext (at the sixth hour)• None (at the ninth hour)• Vespers (at the end of the day)• In each service, they would have

– Lamplighting ritual (lucernare)– Hymn of light with opening prayer– Psalm 140/141 with incensation– Other psalms– Intercessions and collect– Concluding prayer (blessing)Dismissal

Their Other Focus

Continuity and education

Do a Google image search for

“Illuminated manuscripts”