In 1783 the Anglican parishes in the infant United States were in severe disarray. There were no bishops on the continent, and some were even beginning to consider abandoning the very concept of Apostolic Succession. The priests William White and Samuel Seabury, a former Royal Army chaplain, exchanged a series of letters about the future… [Read more…]
I have recently had the opportunity to examine one of the liturgies in use by the Western Rite Orthodox and must admit to no little surprise. Let me begin with some simple factual observations. To begin with, the liturgy includes with it a traditional Gregorian chant setting, the Missa de Angelis. In terms of order,… [Read more…]
One of the more unpleasant things one can observe about liturgy is almost exclusively limited to the modern types of Anglicans, such as those found in the new Anglican Church in North America and its constituent bodies—at least those that still actually practice liturgy. Now, I’ve only seen the problem myself in North America, but… [Read more…]
As I noted earlier in part one of this series, praying the Office is a daily requirement for Anglican clergy, and a valuable and recommended practice for laity as well. For some Anglicans, it’s a simple matter of just picking up their BCP and Bible. Alas, for most of us, it’s trickier than that. For… [Read more…]
Praying the Office is a daily requirement for Anglican clergy, and a valuable and recommended practice for laity as well. For some Anglicans, it’s a simple matter of just picking up their BCP or DOB (the Daily Office Book, pictured here, which contains not only the Office, but all the readings from the lectionary, in… [Read more…]
Well, at least what an Anglican Mass could and should look like! St Theresa of Avila 3 minute Mass – Full res version from clare bowskill on Vimeo.
One doesn’t have to go far these days to read in an Anglican service leaflet some variant of the words: “all baptized Christians may receive Holy Communion.” In some places there are additional notes like “all baptized and penitent…”, “all who believe the Body and Blood of Christ are truly present…”, “all who are permitted… [Read more…]
I have received numerous comments privately and on the Anglo-Catholic Central forum, for which I am very thankful. Please accept my gratitude, all who passed on your thoughts to me. As a result, please see the second draft of the Anglican Mass in Modern English. Again, I welcome your critique.
After seeing the products of attempts to translate parts of the 1662 BCP and the U.S. 1928 BCP into modern English with varying degrees of success, I was about to give up, as have so many, the idea that liturgy could be written in modern English without sounding either pedestrian or trendy – or horrible. … [Read more…]
GOOD FRIDAY-2008 Good evening, everyone, As we conclude Good Friday and attend on the Great Vigil of Easter, we are squarely faced with questions–the first being, “Why are we here?” The answer is that we are here this night at the foot of the Cross to find out who Jesus really is. It… [Read more…]
January 28, 2012 by FrSutter
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