I have previously provided some resources and reflections on the new English translation of the missal. A reader of this site pointed me to a helpful collection of links on Language Log, a site devoted to language. For the full post go here. These are the links I particularly appreciated: For a chronological overview, see
The Collect • collect/opening prayer reflection for August 28 and the week following (BCP USA TEC) Common Worship (CofE) Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; through Jesus Christ your
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scripture readings textweek resources In NZ Anglican Church this Sunday is Religious Vocation Sunday. • collect/opening prayer reflection for August 21 and the week following (NZPB) BCP USA (TEC): Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the
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scripture readings textweek resources • collect/opening prayer reflection for August 7 and the week following (NZPB) • collect/opening prayer reflection for August 7 and the week following (Common Worship CofE) Regulars will know that each week commentaries are provided on collects (as above). This last week maintaining the collect tradition has been significant here. BCP
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I would like what I write in this post to be wrong. I would like someone in a comment to write: this blog-post is completely mistaken because of A, B, C… A printing of a revised New Zealand Prayer Book is being planned which has not followed the required process of revision. A New Zealand
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scripture readings textweek resources • collect/opening prayer reflection for July 31 and the week following (NZPB) • collect/opening prayer reflection for July 31 and the week following (Common Worship CofE) BCP TEC Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and
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scripture readings textweek resources • collect/opening prayer reflection for July 24 and the week following (NZPB) • collect/opening prayer reflection for July 24 and the week following (BCP TEC USA) • collect/opening prayer reflection for July 24 and the week following (Common Worship CofE) The NZ Lectionary designates this Sunday as Social Services Sunday and
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The new English Roman Catholic translation of the Opening Prayer for Sunday (and hence this week) has come under some criticism: O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal
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