Liturgical Practices and Forms (1533)

Maniere et fasson was not entirely original to Farel but derives in large part from the Bernese liturgy of 1529. Bruno Bürki writes that it is an ‘adaptation of the Bernese liturgy of 1529. But it equally calls to mind the liturgies of the other cities that Farel had visited’. ¹ We may add that it certainly exhibits Farel’s style, for instance, in its frequent exhortations to the Church. The vital importance of the document lies in its being the first Reformed liturgy for the French speaking churches.