I am absolutely delighted to launch the first edition of my Book of Prayers in Common. If you are a regular at this Liturgy website you will have seen this being developed step by step. If you are one of the people who has helped with that preparation of this book – thank you.
You can download the Book of Prayers in Common by clicking the link:
You can also download it as an .epub file (This is for iPad and other mobile devices. I am not as happy yet with this – if you have the option, I would use the PDF above. It should work fine on most mobile devices.)
Book of Prayers in Common epub
The text of the book is also online on this site as a webpage. [Update: a Kindle version is now available also, on that page].
This book is an ongoing project, and you will find further additions and editions on this site as they are prepared. It would be great to have it at least translated into Te Reo Māori. If you are interested in assisting with that, please let me know.
Many of you know – I have been working on this for a long time – a treasure of prayers we share as Christians, collects reworked for our new context. It seems particularly appropriate to launch this in a week that in the Northern Hemisphere, at least, Christians are particularly praying for Christian Unity.
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Thank you! I have only glanced through the contents, but I think I am going to consider it a resource. By the bye, it is Nook compatible.
FWIW
jimB
Thanks for the encouragement, Jim. And thanks for letting us know it is Nook compatible. Blessings.
Thank you for this beautiful resource!
Thanks for the encouragement, Timothy. As I say, this is a work in progress. More to come. Blessings.
Thanks for this. I have downloaded it to just about every reading app that I have for iPad and the pdf functions fine in all of them; Nook, Kindle, Kobo; GoodReader, DropBox, etc.
Is the pdf locked? Would you be interested in a little editing assistance?
Thanks, Br David. What editing ideas did you have in mind? You can continue this conversation, if you prefer, via my email. Blessings.
Excellent!
Thanks, Peter. This is encouragement to continue this work. Blessings.
Great work Bosco, I’ve been enjoying your reflections on the site as you go, and having them all in one book is a great resource.
I’ve just downloaded both pdf and epub. I found the pdf was fine on the computer screen, but when I downloaded it to my Sony e-reader the text was too small, and when I enlarged it I lost the end paragraphs of each page. (a common problem with pdf on this device I’ve found).
While the opening pages and contents of the epub do need a little bit of tidying up, the content itself is easier to read on my Sony device.
Thanks a lot for the encouragement, Claudia. Means a lot to me. I have no idea about the Sony e-reader – but in time, not only will the resource be extended (especially with the positive feedback – including individually by email to me), but I will crawl further up the learning curve to make it available better in different formats. Blessings.
Thank you, Bosco. I will be using this often in my new ministry. It is a true taonga.
Blessings,
Barbara
Thanks for your encouragement, Barbara. Blessings. [For nonKiwis, “taonga” means treasure in Te Reo Maori]
thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
Your encouragement, Leah, means a lot. Blessings.
I love this and the title just so grabs me! Thank you. I have it on my iPod Touch for those moments I need it. Blessing to you!
Thanks, Chris. Keep an eye out for the updates as it expands, won’t you. And yes, I enjoyed coming up with the title. Blessings.
Hi Bosco,
I have searched for this book on my kindle, and the kindle store/amazon isn’t finding it. Do I need to go through a different web site and somehow link it to my kindle?
Many thanks.
Laura
Did you try, Laura, the version here that I point to on this post (in the update above), kindly provided by someone from the community that gathers here? Let us know. Blessings.
I can’t wait to grab a copy of Book of Prayers in Common. How may I obtain one?
Fr. Aaron, at present this edition of a Book of Prayers in Common is only available free and on your computer, iPad, smart phone, or other digital platform. In the post above you can click on some of the options with the words underlined. Let me know if it is not clear. I hope you find it useful. Blessings.