Palatinate Church Order of 1563

This is the Church Order for the Palatinate, commissioned by Frederick III in 1563. It is translated from Die evangelischen Kirchenordnungen des XVI. Jahrhunderts (14. Band): Kurpfalz  (1969) by Google Gemini 2.5 Pro.

The Palatinate Worship Calendar

Like the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the Palatinate Order required a rigorous weekly schedule of prayer and worship. Here is a hypothetical weekly agenda for a city church.

• Monday - Morning & Evening Prayer

• Tuesday - Morning & Evening Prayer

• Wednesday - Morning Prayer, Afternoon Service, Evening Prayer

• Thursday - Morning & Evening Prayer

• Friday - Morning Prayer, Afternoon Repentance Service, Evening Prayer

• Saturday - Morning Prayer, Evening Preparatory Service

• Sunday - Morning Worship with Communion, Noon Worship, Afternoon Catechism

The five annual holidays are also treated like a Sunday.