This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
Regulars here will know that the NZ Lectionary publication is an easy target for a blog post about liturgical confusion. It has been three weeks since my last post about this – I have successfully been resisting the temptation to point out issues in the NZ Lectionary. But regulars will also know that when it… Continue Reading
This video comes with a “warning” – don’t stop before getting to the second part at 1:50! This is an animated version of the weekly Torah reading in the synagogue (in this case today’s) I’m particularly interested, with Passover (Pesach) being “in sync” with Western Easter this year, whether it is easier to see any… Continue Reading
I am the guest preacher at the Patronal Festival of Saint Mark. I want to know what the readings will be. Should be straightforward enough. Would be straightforward in other Anglican Churches. But not in the Anglican Church of Or… Anyone with parish leadership experience will know the networking around the readings: they get printed… Continue Reading
Passion Sunday In Western liturgy, the fifth Sunday of Lent has long been termed “Passion Sunday”. In the Sarum Use (England), crimson vestments and hangings were used from this fifth Sunday of Lent until and including Holy Saturday. Prior to this in Lent the Sarum tradition is to use “Lenten array” (unbleached muslin cloth). [It… Continue Reading
Highlighting liturgical confusion could become a weekly post… The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has “formularies”. These are agreements of, say, shared worship practice – this is what unites our church. A Bill is brought to General Synod and receives the approval of the three houses (bishops, clergy, laity) and the three… Continue Reading
Some notes about tomorrow, for Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and of course – for all of you interested. Anglican The NZ Lectionary does not provide an email address for questions. I receive emails asking for explanation, not only from the “person in the pew” but also from senior, well-trained clergy trying to make sense of the… Continue Reading
My good e-friend John van de Laar has recently added Daily Worship to his wonderful website Sacredise. His reflections are based around the reading system in the 2005 resource from the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT). That organisation, in 1992, produced the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL), a revision of the 1983 (Common Lectionary) which was… Continue Reading
