On 27 May 2021, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Arthur Roche as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. He succeeds Cardinal Robert Sarah who was well known for a very conservative, traditionalist approach – to the point of being publicly corrected by Pope Francis from time to time. Now, Archbishop Arthur Roche has
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I need your help in doing some liturgical detective work. I’ve already had a few behind-the-scenes conversations. It all started with my recent work on NZ Anglican’s moving William Tyndale’s commemoration in favour of commemorating The Saints and Martyrs of Asia on October 6. The rest of the world remembers Tyndale on that date. The
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Let us pray (in silence) [that God may continue to guide and gather us] pause Almighty and everlasting God,in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations:Preserve the works of your mercy,that your Church throughout the worldmay persevere with steadfast faithin the confession of your Name;through Jesus Christ our Lord,who lives and reigns with
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On Monday, the Feast of St Francis, 40 faith leaders gathered at a meeting hosted by the Pope who took Francis as his name. Their meeting was titled, “Faith and Science: Towards COP26” in preparation for the U.N. Climate Change conference which opens October 31 in Glasgow, Scotland, and which Pope Francis is also planning
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Today, 7 October, is yet another enigma in the Calendar of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Everyone else who commemorates William Tyndale follows John Foxe in assigning that celebration to 6 October.
God,
you called Bruno to serve you
in a life of solitude,
inspired by his example,
may our hearts be fixed on you
amidst the swift and varied changes of the world,
through Jesus, the Christ,
who is alive with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lifegiving God,
we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us,
that we may continually be given to good works;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Creator of the vast expanding universe,we your insignificant creaturespraise you and give you thanksfor the individual loving care, for the guardian angel each one of us receives;for even the hairs on our head are counted. Our binding formulary, A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa (1989), has us celebrate, on October 2,
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