This year, on 4 December, it is the 50th anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium), the first document promulgated by Vatican II. I was invited to write a reflection from an Anglican perspective for Liturgy, the Roman Catholic Auckland Diocesan Liturgy Centre publication. I am grateful that they are happy for
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The Day of Pentecost concludes the Easter Season – it is the culmination of the Great Fifty Days of the Easter season. The first Sunday after Easter is Trinity Sunday! Monday May 20 is the Monday in the 7th Week in Ordinary Time. We left off counting the weeks in Ordinary Time at the 5th
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Let us pray (in silence) [that through this week we may share in Christ’s dying and rising] pause Almighty everliving God, [or God of transcendence] as an example of humility for the human race, you sent our saviour to become incarnate and to submit to the cross, grant us the grace to learn from this
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The early English-language Books of Common Prayer did not have this, but, in 1662, a rubric was added after the collect for Ash Wednesday: This Collect is to be read every day in Lent after the Collect appointed for the Day. I argue strongly against having two (or more) collects in a row at the
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In the English translation of the Bible we read the word “sin”. The Hebrew word mostly being translated is חָטָא (chata). The Greek word mostly being translated is ἁμαρτία (hamartia). Both mean “missing the mark”. In Judges 20:16, there’s a story of 26,000 armed men amongst whom was a group of seven hundred left-handed young
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I am delighted to have uncovered another shared collect. Let us pray (in silence) [that our hope in God may influence us daily] Pause Keep the household of your church, O God, [or Keep the whānau of…] safe in your tender compassion, so that we who entrust ourselves totally to your heavenly grace may always
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Giovanni Bosco lived in Turin, Italy. He was mostly known as Don (“Father”) Bosco. Today (31 January) is his feast day. I am honoured to bear his name. His feast day is celebrated at least by Roman Catholics and Anglicans (Church of England, The Episcopal Church, Celebrating Eucharist). Don Bosco was a priest in nineteenth
In publishing my first edition of a Book of Prayers in Common I highlighted my discovery that not only do Roman Catholics and Anglicans (Episcopalians) share many collects in common – but pray them ON THE SAME DAY. No one else appears to have noticed this – or can explain why/how. [If you have not
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