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HAUS-fah-ter

Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)

Free PDF music scores are available for chanting the following traditional Lutheran prayers:

These prayers are suitable for use in both the home and the congregation.

Miss Christina Harman is self-employed and also teaches for Wittenberg Academy. She lives in Mankato, Minnesota.

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