New New Zealand Prayer Book?
30 years on, a new New Zealand Prayer Book is announced, but has what is planned to be printed actually been authorised?
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Pope John XXIII
Good and gracious God,
the light of the faithful and shepherd of souls,
you set your servant John XIII to be a bishop in your Church
to feed your sheep with your word
and to guide them by his example;
give us grace to keep the faith he taught
and to follow in his footsteps.
Goodbye Daily Office?
On some recent occasions when I was present, clergy were leading the Daily Office from A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. In each of these cases, when they got to the appointed psalm, however, rather than using it as a prayer that we, the gathered community, prayed together, the psalm in
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Corpus Christi
The tradition of giving thanks for the institution of the Eucharist (in the story of Jesus’ life on a Thursday) has long been celebrated on the first “free” Thursday outside of Lent/Easter. People connect it with Juliana of Liège. Thomas Aquinas, at the request of Pope Urban IV in the year 1264, produced the Mass
Resources for Week beginning 23 June
Let us pray (in silence) [that we praise, reverence, and serve God] pause Lord,may we always love and revere your Holy Name,for you never fail to help and guide those you establish firmly in your love;through Jesus Christ, our Saviourwho is alive with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever.Amen.
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An Act of Discord?
In The Book of Common Prayer of The Episcopal Church, the Calendar (page 23) has that a celebration of “The First Book of Common Prayer, 1549, is appropriately observed on a weekday following the Day of Pentecost.” Today, on this site, is that day. Almighty and everliving God, whose servant Thomas Cranmer, with Others, restored
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Worship Rules?
I recently attended a workshop to improve photography. The presenter worked through a list of photography rules: the rule of thirds hotspots the effect of lines … I regularly make a parallel between worship (or liturgy) and grammar – trying to stress that liturgy “rules” are more descriptive than prescriptive (sure, there’s a prescriptive component
A Personal Vanity Project?
In a discussion I observed about a liturgical practice, someone criticised a priest (who affirmed this particular practice) for not implementing it in the parish he has (relatively-recently been appointed to have) oversight over. I was really taken by his reply: My parish is not a personal vanity project. There is much to reflect on
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Resources for Lent 4
Let us pray (in silence) [that as Christ was restrained for our sake, we may be set free for his] pause Forgive, O God, the offences of your people,that through your goodness we may be freed from the bonds of the sinswhich in our frailtywe have committed;through our Saviour Jesus Christ,who is alive with you
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Resources for Lent 2
Let us pray (in silence) [that we may grow into the likeness of Christ] pause Transfiguring God, before the passion of your beloved Son you revealed his glory on the holy mountain: grant that we who by faith behold the light of his face may be strengthened to bear the cross, and be changed into
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