After this teaching, after this long path we can affirm with certainty and magisterial authority that the liturgical reform is irreversible. Pope Francis to the 68th Italian National Liturgical Week. In Pope Francis’ message to the Liturgical Week, the Pope noted that reform of the books was one thing, renewing the church is related: “it
This blog-post will look at what a collect is. The collect is under threat in New Zealand Anglicanism. If the Bill before General Synod Te Hinota Whanui passes, the collect will become indistinguishable from just a nice little prayer. Those who visit this site will realise my passion for the collect. Each week I provide
Currently, for each celebration, the NZ Prayer Book provides a number of options for the collect. Communities that wish to use a collect in the great tradition of praying to God, the First Person of the Trinity, through Christ, in the Spirit can always find one like that. I have been informed that a Bill
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If you have skipped the last couple of posts in this series because they have had a particularly Kiwi Anglican focus, do not skip this one. This post is what the series has been leading up to and why the series has the title “Liturgy as language”. (Series so far: Introductory post; Kiwi Anglican history
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I regularly receive emails asking for help with the details of liturgical prayer. I received one today from someone starting praying the Liturgy of the Hours. This person needed very specific, detailed, page by page, line by line assistance. I recently bought some new shoes (image right). Generally I wear very comfortable shoes (left) –
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