Patres Latini Lutherani (8 MB .pdf) — An anthology of Latin theology texts from Luther, Melanchthon, Chemnitz, Gerhard, Flacius, and many others.
The History of the Calendar Names (.pdf) — Explores the commemoration of the saints in the history of the Lutheran Church in Germany.
Sanctoral Calendar (.pdf) from Wilhelm Loehe's Haus-, Schul- und Kirchenbuch (1859) — The calendar has one or two names of saints from the Medieval and Early Church periods for each day of the year, along with references for Bible passages proper to many of the days. This is a relatively early calendar with several mistakes. His later calendar, included in his Martyrologium of 1868 is better.
Sanctoral Calendar (.pdf) from Wilhelm Loehe's Martyrologium 1868.
The Preservation of the Office Vestments and Their Use in the Time Following (.pdf) in German (Beibehaltung von Amtskleidern und deren Gebrauch in der Folgezeit), by Friedrich Lochner — This essay is actually a chapter from his book, The Chief Service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church: For the Preservation of the Liturgical Heritage and for the Promotion of Liturgical Study in the American Lutheran Church Explained and Provided with the Ancient Church Method of Singing. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1895).
Introduction to An Explanation of the Common Service (.pdf) — This little pamphlet, written over a century ago, displays an understanding of Christian worship that is true, and yet almost forgotten.
The Lutheran Hymnal Daily Office (.pdf) — Traditional texts and rubrics for a fuller, more beautiful celebration of Matins and Vespers. For an even more complete Daily Office, check out the Brotherhood Prayer Book.
Mark V Publications — Publishers of Luther's Family Devotions, Festival Sermons of Martin Luther, and much more.
scholia.net — Confessional Lutheran audio books, novels, and news.
Actio Sacramentalis by Jürgen Diestelman — Deals with the Lutheran position on the Lord's Supper. When is the bread and wine Christ's Body and Blood? When the Words of Christ are spoken by the pastor or when the bread and wine are consumed? What should be done with the leftover consecrated Bread and Wine from the Lord's Supper? Does it matter? Read more about this important book here.
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