"Cum igitur in ecclesia [...] nobiscum pariter plebs uniuersa missam opperiretur" Precocitat en l'ús del terme missa per Sever, bisbe de Menorca (418) Authors Josep Amengual i Batle Abstract The «encyclical» letter of bishop Severus of Menorca, whose see was in Iamona, is a propagandistic text that pretends to show to the whole world the wonders of God, by narrating the first massive conversion of Jews in the West, accomplished in Magona (Maó). The bloodless -but real- pressure exerted by the bishop during the week from 2nd to 9th february 418 are ommited. Every feature corresponds to a bishop of the Teodosian era. We focus in observing how both the bishop and the plebs christiana universa reacted to the intercession and thanksgiving prayer, expressed through hymns, chants, psalms, sometimes sung together with the Jews. The biblical text have influences from the north African pre-baptismal catechesis. The celebration of Eucharist, always presided over by the bishop and unanimously participated by the Christian community, stands out from the text. For the first time in Latin, the term missa is used in an autonomous way, without any apposition. All the mentioned celebrations take place on a working day. A single time the baptism request for a 102-year-old Jew is mentioned. The converted received the Signum salutare, previous to baptism. The ministerial structure of the church in Menorca is complete: there is the bishop, priests, clergy, and the letter is also addressed to deacons. The church buildings are described as basilica and ecclesia. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads Text complet (Català) Published 2017-12-18 Issue Vol. 25 (2017) Section Articles License The intellectual property of articles belongs to the respective authors.On submitting articles for publication to the journal Miscel·lània Litúrgica Catalana authors accept the following terms:Authors assign to Societat Catalana d'Estudis Litúrgics (a subsidiary of Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, communication to the public and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Miscel·lània Litúrgica Catalana.Authors answer to Societat Catalana d'Estudis Litúrgics for the authorship and originality of submitted articles.Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles.Societat Catalana d'Estudis Litúrgics declines all liability for the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors.The contents published in the journal, unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (by-nc-nd) 3.0 Spain licence, the complete text of which may be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Consequently, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate the work, provided that its authorship and the body publishing it are acknowledged, and that no commercial use and no derivative works are made of it.The journal Miscel·lània Litúrgica Catalana is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of the published articles.