Processions Interrupting the order here to answer questions I'd received from earlier in the "How Anglicans Worship" series. Let me begin by observing that there are six general types of processions: Entrance, Gospel, Offertory, Exit, Holy Day, and Special Occasion. Order in processions ought be pretty straightforward. Older manuals used to prescribe slightly different orders... Continue Reading →
G-4, or, a rose by any other name…
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) Alas (once you start quoting Shakespeare, it has an effect on your own word choices), the Bard may have just got this one wrong. To give some perhaps unneeded context, the... Continue Reading →