title: Formula missae
text: # Formula missae
  
  Formula missae et communionis pro ecclesia Vuittembergensi (1523) was a 16th-century Latin liturgy composed by Martin Luther for Lutheran churches in Wittenberg.
  
  Formula missae was based on the medieval Mass, only replacing the Canon of the Mass. It was not meant to become any rule for Lutheranism in general. Later it was followed by the Deutsche Messe (German Mass), but Luther's Latin Mass was still used for some time after publication of the Deutsche Messe.
  
  ## Parts
  
  * Introit
  * Kyrie
  * Gloria in Excelsis Deo
  * Collect
  * Epistle
  * Gradual or Alleluia
  * Gospel (optionally with candles and incensation)
  * Nicene Creed
  * Sermon
  * Preface
  * Eucharistic Prayer
  * Sanctus (including elevation of the elements during the Benedictus)
  * Lord's Prayer
  * Pax
  * Distribution during Agnus Dei (the pastor communicating first himself and then the congregation)
  * Collect
  * Benedicamus
  * Benediction
  