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.
If someone can interpret the above, from the NZ Lectionary differently, please let me know. To me, I can only read it to mean that if there is no procession with palms then Mark 11:1-11 (or John 12:12-16) and Ps 118:1-2,19-29 can replace Isa 50:4-9a and Ps 31:9-16. That’s what it means, isn’t it? So,… 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
The Revised Common Lectionary (and its Roman Catholic equivalent, the three-year cycle of Sunday readings) has three readings and a psalm. My friend and colleague, Peter Carrell, is the Director of Education for the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch. He is one of the people who would have a very good overview of the worship life… Continue Reading
Last month I wrote an open letter to the pakeha liturgical committee of our church (Tikanga Pakeha Liturgical Working Group – TPLWG) pleading with them not to continue down the direction of abandoning the Trinitarian collects of our Western Christian heritage. The collect is the central prayer of the Liturgy of the Word. Just as… Continue Reading
A couple of days ago I asked the question in relation to Sunday’s readings: Does the gospel really imply that nagging God works? I just want to briefly spend time with part of the readings, Luke 11:5-8. I translate this, pretty literally, but trying to keep some English sense: 5 And he said to them,… Continue Reading
