Let us pray (in silence) [that the reign of Christ may live in our hearts and come to our world] Pause Almighty ever-living God, [or Sovereign God] it is your will to gather up all things in your beloved one, reigning in the universe in the power that is love, mercifully grant that the whole
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We have yet another ancient, shared collect. I am working on producing a full set of shared collects for the church year. My work so far can be found here: Book of Prayers in Common. My rendering is: Let us pray (in silence) [that we may be prepared] pause Stir up, O Lord, [or Stir
Available now online is New Zealand’s Lectionary Te Maramataka 2016 PDF (1.54 MB – click link to download). [Note – page numbers of the printed booklet may differ from the online version referred to here.] This is just a splash of comments from a quick first glance. There is much in a publication such as
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On Sunday (24 November), the Feast of Christ the King, over 8,000 Roman Catholics of the Christchurch Diocese gathered in one of the few large-gathering-places left in our quake-damaged city to celebrate the Eucharist together. The day included an expo, cultural festival, and an ecumenical choral celebration. Bishop Barry Jones wrote, “Together we will thank
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It’s that time of year again; when we receive The Lectionary Te Māramataka 2013 for the Anglican Church of Or. This year, the four pages of “How to use the Lectionary” are followed by two new pages “Understanding the Lectionary”. These six pages notwithstanding, someone like me still finds this publication an annual enigma. I
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Let us pray (in silence) [that the reign of Christ may live in our hearts and come to our world] pause Almighty ever-living God, it is your will to gather up all things in your beloved one, reigning in the universe in the power that is love, mercifully grant that the whole of creation, freed
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Unfortunately, the NZ Lectionary continues to make a mess of this Sunday, offering about a dozen titles for the day, a poor suggestion for the collect, a variety of reading options, and even excluding (once again!) the colour that the majority of Christians will be using for this day (White)! So – my advice: Kiwis,
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Once again Episcopalians (Anglicans) and Roman Catholics will pray a similar prayer. This Sunday, November 23, is the Feast of Christ the King. Episcopalians will pray: Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples
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