According to Dom Gregory Dix, the basic shape of the Christian liturgy has remained the same "ever since thirteen men met for supper in an upper room at Jerusalem" some two thousand years ago.
Although a pre-Easter fast of variable length was observed since earliest time.
Earlier, Epiphany was the birthday of the Savior.
So, too, did Christmas.
The Triduum, or three days of Easter, only emerged in the fourth century.
According to Martin Connell, the same cannot be said for the liturgical year.
According to Dom Gregory Dix, the basic shape of the Christian liturgy has remained the same "ever since thirteen men met for supper in an upper room at Jerusalem" some two thousand years ago