How to read it
- 1Read the hymns as theology in liturgical form.
- 2Notice how concise language carries sacramental doctrine.
- 3Pair them with the Eucharistic questions in the Summa.
Liturgical theology
Office and Hymns for Corpus Christi
Liturgical texts traditionally attributed to Aquinas, including hymns associated with Corpus Christi and Eucharistic devotion.
Date
1264
Why it matters
They show doctrine becoming worship, especially in the Eucharistic theology of presence and sacrifice.