DOCSLIB.ORG

The Following Document Is the Liturgy

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Preface: The following document is the Liturgy (order of service) to be used for a Standard Eucharist service the language used is in keeping with the Broad Church tradition and as such will be the standard used. In terms of Liturgical Colors and readings and collects to be used, this document contains the standard Ordinary Time collect as taken from the BCP and therefore the standard Liturgical color for Ordinary time is green. The AAC uses the website: https://universalis.com/mass.htm which will provide the Liturgical color, readings and collect for that day. However in keeping with the Broad and Low Church traditions during Ordinary time (for those unfamiliar with the liturgical calendar this is when you see the color green is in use) you will have the freedom to undertake sermon series. For example Saint Francis Chapel undertook a Sermon series looking at love as a constant throughout the bible and explored every book of the bible in this regard during Ordinary time. This will give clergy a level of freedom but still maintain a level of orthodoxy. Another example of this freedom may be a sermon series on what is known as the “Clobber Passages” as a fully Affirming an Inclusive Church the AAC would benefit from such a series. Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 1 In terms of Clergy attire we would expect clergy to wear their clerical shirt, and stole as an absolute minimum, however we would expect that as standard all clergy would wear a White Geneva gown/White Alb, with corresponding stole. The use of the Geneva gown was at one point widespread in Broad Church services and so it is our wish to bring that liturgical vestment back into use. As a Broad Church service the use of Chasubles isn’t required of our clergy, the use of Chasubles being more the domain of Higher Church tradition, which will be laid out in the Liturgy for that tradition. Liturgy contains deep amounts of theology and the liturgy contained in here seeks to do just that, though as a side note it may be helpful to your congregation if every now and then before going into a particular part of liturgy (chiefly the Nicene Creed, Humble Prayer of Access etc) you explain the deep thought being expressed that this is just a set of words we say at a certain time but just how the Liturgy is designed to help and facilitate a deeper connection with God. On Worship: Worship music is a wonderful ministry to use alongside the service, in this Liturgy you will see designated breaks for such moments of Worship, however the amount of hymns/songs you use can be increased or decreased depending on your congregation. Finally it is my humble hope that you find this brief preface informative and helpful as you begin or continue your priestly ministry as part of the Anglican Apostolic Church. God bless you all. Bishop Rob Ponsford Overseeing Bishop of AAC Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 2 Order of Service for Anglican Apostolic Church. Opening Hymn or Music Greeting and Welcome (Notices and informal intro to be given) The minister may say In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. As with the guidance for all liturgy, it is important that there is a clear beginning to the service The minister welcomes the people using these or other appropriate words Priest: The Lord be with you All: and also with you. From Easter Day to Pentecost, this acclamation follows Priest: Alleluia. Christ is risen. All: He is risen indeed. Alleluia. All: (The Collect) Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. HYMN 1- The Beatitudes: Priest: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 3 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you. Priest: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ to save us from our sins, to be our advocate in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace with all. All: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against our neighbor in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 4 your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen. Priest: May almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and keep us in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. HYMN 2 Gloria in Excelsis The Gloria in excelsis may be used. Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Readings: (This will depend on the reading for the day, though in more informal services this may be decided by the Incumbent or designated person. The Lectionary should be used as per PCC lectionary. One or two reading should precede the Gospel reading in ST Francis this is normally one) Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 5 At the end of each the reader may say Reader: This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Gospel Reading Reader: Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to All: Glory to you, O Lord. At the end Reader: This is the Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon: (To be based on either of the readings and how they might be connected) HYMN 3 Priest: Now Let us affirm our faith together in the Nicene Creed. The Creed (To be spoken or sung or sung-chanted) All: I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men, and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 6 crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended into heaven, And sits on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: Whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe in one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen Prayers and Intercessions The end of which shall be said Speaker: Lord in your mercy All: Hear our prayer At the end shall be said: Priest: Merciful Father, All: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Anglican Apostolic Church- Broad Church Liturgy- Page 7 The Peace Priest: In fellowship with the whole Church of God, with all who have been brought together by the Holy Spirit to worship on this day, and all our brothers and sisters the world over. let us rejoice that we are called to be part of the body of Christ.
Recommended publications
  • An Instructed Eucharist

    An Instructed Eucharist

    CHRIST CHURCH AN EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE DIOCESE OF EAST CAROLINA FOUNDED 1715, NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA Our Vision: To be a church that loves the way God Loves THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST July 21, 2019 - 10:00 AM An Instructed Eucharist When presented with an option to either “stand or kneel,” we hope you will choose the posture that is both comfortable and prayerful. Please be sure all cell phones are silenced. Restrooms are located in the Parish House, through the double doors at the front of the church and then to the left, between the kiosk and reception desk. Hearing assistance is available through our sound system on frequency 72.900mhz. Book of Common (BCP) and Hymnal pages are listed on the right. BCP: Book of Common Prayer (black), S or H: Hymnal 1982 (blue), WLP: Wonder, Love, and Praise (green), L: Lift Every Voice (red & black) Our weekly newsletter, the Messenger, is available at the entry doors. Please take one with you A NOTE ABOUT TODAY’S LITURGY… For 2,000 years, Christians of all ages have come together Sunday after Sunday (and sometimes other days of the week!) to worship God and to celebrate Jesus’ presence with us in the Holy Eucharist. Eucharist comes from a Greek word that means “thanksgiving.” Each week, we offer our thanks to God for all the things we have in our life and all the ways God loves us. The Eucharist is not something that only a priest does; it is something that we do together. It takes all of us here to help make the Eucharist happen.
  • ORDINATION 2021.Pdf

    ORDINATION 2021.Pdf

    WELCOME TO THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL Restrooms are located near the Chapel of Saint Joseph, and on the Lower Level, which is acces- sible via the stairs and elevator at either end of the Narthex. The Mother Church for the 800,000 Roman Catholics of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the Cathedral of Saint Paul is an active parish family of nearly 1,000 households and was designated as a National Shrine in 2009. For more information about the Cathedral, visit the website at www.cathedralsaintpaul.org ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Cover photo by Greg Povolny: Chapel of Saint Joseph, Cathedral of Saint Paul 2 Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis Ordination to the Priesthood of Our Lord Jesus Christ E Joseph Timothy Barron, PES James Andrew Bernard William Duane Duffert Brian Kenneth Fischer David Leo Hottinger, PES Michael Fredrik Reinhardt Josh Jacob Salonek S May 29, 2021 ten o’clock We invite your prayerful silence in preparation for Mass. ORGAN PRELUDE Dr. Christopher Ganza, organ Vêpres du commun des fêtes de la Sainte Vierge, op. 18 Marcel Dupré Ave Maris Stella I. Sumens illud Ave Gabrielis ore op. 18, No. 6 II. Monstra te esse matrem: sumat per te preces op. 18, No. 7 III. Vitam praesta puram, iter para tutum: op. 18, No. 8 IV. Amen op. 18, No. 9 3 HOLY MASS Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda, Celebrant THE INTRODUCTORY RITES INTROITS Sung as needed ALL PLEASE STAND Priests of God, Bless the Lord Peter Latona Winner, Rite of Ordination Propers Composition Competition, sponsored by the Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians (2016) ANTIPHON Cantor, then Assembly; thereafter, Assembly Verses Daniel 3:57-74, 87 1.
  • Mass of Ordination to the Holy Priesthood June 27, 2020

    Mass of Ordination to the Holy Priesthood June 27, 2020

    Mass of Ordination To the Holy Priesthood June 27, 2020 Prayer for the Holy Father O God who in your providential design willed that your Church be built upon blessed Peter, whom you set over the other Apostles, look with favor, we pray, on Francis our Pope and grant that he, whom you have made Peter’s successor, may be for your people a visible source and foundation of unity in faith and of communion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Excerpt from the English Translation of the Roman Missal ©2011, ICEL, All rights reserved. Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D. Bishop of Norwich Prayer for the Bishop O God, eternal shepherd of the faithful, who tend your Church in countless ways and rule over her in love, grant, we pray, that Michael, your servant, whom you have set over your people, may preside in the place of Christ over the flock whose shepherd he is, and be faithful as a teacher of doctrine, a Priest of sacred worship and as one who serves them by governing. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Excerpt from the English translation of the Roman Missal ©2011, ICEL, All rights reserved 1 CELEBRATION OF THE ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD OF Reverend Michael Patrick Bovino for Service as Priest of the Diocese of Norwich Ritual Mass for the Conferral of Holy Orders Cathedral of Saint Patrick Norwich, Connecticut June 27, 2020 10:30 a.m.
  • Church and Liturgical Objects and Terms

    Church and Liturgical Objects and Terms

    Church and Liturgical Objects and Terms Liturgical Objects Used in Church The chalice: The The paten: The vessel which golden “plate” that holds the wine holds the bread that that becomes the becomes the Sacred Precious Blood of Body of Christ. Christ. The ciborium: A The pyx: golden vessel A small, closing with a lid that is golden vessel that is used for the used to bring the distribution and Blessed Sacrament to reservation of those who cannot Hosts. come to the church. The purificator is The cruets hold the a small wine and the water rectangular cloth that are used at used for wiping Mass. the chalice. The lavabo towel, The lavabo and which the priest pitcher: used for dries his hands after washing the washing them during priest's hands. the Mass. The corporal is a square cloth placed The altar cloth: A on the altar beneath rectangular white the chalice and cloth that covers paten. It is folded so the altar for the as to catch any celebration of particles of the Host Mass. that may accidentally fall The altar A new Paschal candles: Mass candle is prepared must be and blessed every celebrated with year at the Easter natural candles Vigil. This light stands (more than 51% near the altar during bees wax), which the Easter Season signify the and near the presence of baptismal font Christ, our light. during the rest of the year. It may also stand near the casket during the funeral rites. The sanctuary lamp: Bells, rung during A candle, often red, the calling down that burns near the of the Holy Spirit tabernacle when the to consecrate the Blessed Sacrament is bread and wine present there.
  • Altar Server Instructions Booklet

    Altar Server Instructions Booklet

    Christ the King Catholic Church ALTAR SERVER INSTRUCTIONS Revised May, 2012 - 1 - Table of Contents Overview – All Positions ................................................................................................................ 4 Pictures of Liturgical Items ............................................................................................................. 7 Definition of Terms: Liturgical Items Used At Mass ..................................................................... 8 Helpful Hints and Red Cassocks................................................................................................... 10 1st Server Instructions ................................................................................................................. 11 2nd Server Instructions ................................................................................................................ 14 Crucifer Instructions .................................................................................................................... 17 Special Notes about FUNERALS ................................................................................................ 19 BENEDICTION .......................................................................................................................... 23 - 2 - ALTAR SERVER INSTRUCTIONS Christ the King Church OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION First of all, THANK YOU for answering God’s call to assist at Mass. You are now one of the liturgical ministers, along with the priest, deacon, lector and Extraordinary
  • An Argument for the Wider Adoption and Use of Traditional Academic Attire Within Roman Catholic Church Services

    An Argument for the Wider Adoption and Use of Traditional Academic Attire Within Roman Catholic Church Services

    Transactions of the Burgon Society Volume 17 Article 7 10-21-2018 An Argument for the Wider Adoption and Use of Traditional Academic Attire within Roman Catholic Church Services Seamus Addison Hargrave [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/burgonsociety Part of the Catholic Studies Commons, Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons, Higher Education Commons, History of Christianity Commons, and the Religious Education Commons This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License Recommended Citation Hargrave, Seamus Addison (2018) "An Argument for the Wider Adoption and Use of Traditional Academic Attire within Roman Catholic Church Services," Transactions of the Burgon Society: Vol. 17. https://doi.org/10.4148/2475-7799.1150 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Transactions of the Burgon Society by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Transactions of the Burgon Society, 17 (2017), pages 101–122 An Argument for the Wider Adoption and Use of Traditional Academic Attire within Roman Catholic Church Services By Seamus Addison Hargrave Introduction It has often been remarked that whilst attending Church of England or Church of Scotland services there is frequently a rich and widely used pageantry of academic regalia to be seen amongst the ministers, whilst among the Catholic counterparts there seems an almost near wilful ignorance of these meaningful articles. The response often returned when raising this issue with various members of the Catholic clergy is: ‘well, that would be a Protestant prac- tice.’ This apparent association of academic dress with the Protestant denominations seems to have led to the total abandonment of academic dress amongst the clergy and laity of the Catholic Church.
  • Lutheran Identity and Regional Distinctiveness

    Lutheran Identity and Regional Distinctiveness

    Lutheran Identity and Regional Distinctiveness Essays and Reports 2006 Containing the essays and reports of the 23rd biennial meeting of the Lutheran Historical Conference Columbia, South Carolina October 12-14, 2006 Russell C. Kleckley, Editor Issued by The Lutheran Historical Conference Volume 22 Library of Congress Control Number 72079103 ISSN 0090-3817 The Lutheran Historical Conference is an association of Lutheran his­ torians, librarians and archivists in the United States and Canada. It is also open to anyone interested in the serious study of North Ameri­ can Lutheran history. The conference is incorporated according to the laws of the State of Missouri. Its corporate address is: 804 Seminary Place St. Louis, MO 63105-3014 In-print publications are available at the address above. Phone: 314-505-7900 email: [email protected] ©Lutheran Historical Conference 2010 An Analysis of the Changing View of the Relation­ ship of Doctrine and Liturgy within the WELS or The Black Geneva Piety of the Wisconsin Synod Mark Braun The topic for this paper was prompted by a comment recorded in my 2003 book, A Tale of Two Synods: Events That Led to the Split between Wjsconsjn and Mjssouri Asked in a 1997 survey what indi­ cators suggested that a change was taking place in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, one veteran Wisconsin Synod pastor said he had observed "a growing high church tendency" in Missouri which, he said, "almost inevitably breeds doctrinal indifference."1 A 1993 grad­ uate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary called that comment "a strik­ ing observation in view of the current voices within our synod which advocate the liturgy as a connection with the ancient church and as a kind of bulwark against false doctrine and human innovation."2 But the comment made by that veteran pastor would not have been regarded as such a "striking observation" at all by a 1947 grad­ uate of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, or a 1958 graduate, or even a 1978 graduate.
  • Lent and Easter Season

    Lent and Easter Season

    LENT/EASTER SEASON February 22, 2015 WHAT’S THIS? At its root, Lent is a name for Spring, and is a 40-day period of preparation for Easter Sunday and one of the major liturgical seasons of the Catholic Church. A penitential season marked by prayer, fasting and abstinence, and almsgiving, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. The color of Lent is purple; The six Sundays in Lent are not part of the Lenten fast, and thus we say there are 40 days of Lent – a biblical number – while there are really 46; The Stations of the Cross are a devotion imitating a pilgrimage with Jesus to commemorate 14 key events around the crucifixion; Because of the solemnity of Lent, the Gloria and Alleluia are not said or sung. March 1, 2015 WHAT’S THIS? During Lent the Church is called to embrace a spirit of repentance and metanoia (“a change of heart”) or conversion. There are many opportunities for prayer – communally or individually – such as: Daily Mass (communal) Stations of the Cross (communal and individual) The Rosary (communal and individual) Liturgy of the Hours (individual) Reconciliation (communal and individual) Adoration of the Eucharist in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel every Friday (individual) Free web Lent program offered by Dynamic Catholic—sign up at BestLentEver.com. March 8, 2015 WHAT’S THIS? The next four weeks of “What’s This” will be highlighting specific components that lead up through the Easter Vigil. Palm Sunday – March 29: The liturgical color of Palm Sunday is red. Red signifies Christ’s Passion; The Palm Sunday liturgy begins with an additional Gospel highlighting the jubilant entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem; The palms are ancient symbols of victory and hope, as well as new life; The Palm Sunday liturgy takes on a more somber tone with the second Gospel reading of Christ’s Passion; The blessed palms received this day should be discarded as other blessed articles.
  • THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY of AMERICA the Missa Chrismatis: a Liturgical Theology a DISSERTATION Submitted to the Faculty of the S

    THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY of AMERICA the Missa Chrismatis: a Liturgical Theology a DISSERTATION Submitted to the Faculty of the S

    THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA The Missa Chrismatis: A Liturgical Theology A DISSERTATION Submitted to the Faculty of the School of Theology and Religious Studies Of The Catholic University of America In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree Doctor of Sacred Theology © Copyright All rights reserved By Seth Nater Arwo-Doqu Washington, DC 2013 The Missa Chrismatis: A Liturgical Theology Seth Nater Arwo-Doqu, S.T.D. Director: Kevin W. Irwin, S.T.D. The Missa Chrismatis (“Chrism Mass”), the annual ritual Mass that celebrates the blessing of the sacramental oils ordinarily held on Holy Thursday morning, was revised in accordance with the decrees of Vatican II and promulgated by the authority of Pope Paul VI and inserted in the newly promulgated Missale Romanum in 1970. Also revised, in tandem with the Missa Chrismatis, is the Ordo Benedicendi Oleum Catechumenorum et Infirmorum et Conficiendi Chrisma (Ordo), and promulgated editio typica on December 3, 1970. Based upon the scholarly consensus of liturgical theologians that liturgical events are acts of theology, this study seeks to delineate the liturgical theology of the Missa Chrismatis by applying the method of liturgical theology proposed by Kevin Irwin in Context and Text. A critical study of the prayers, both ancient and new, for the consecration of Chrism and the blessing of the oils of the sick and of catechumens reveals rich theological data. In general it can be said that the fundamental theological principle of the Missa Chrismatis is initiatory and consecratory. The study delves into the history of the chrismal liturgy from its earliest foundations as a Mass in the Gelasianum Vetus, including the chrismal consecration and blessing of the oils during the missa in cena domini, recorded in the Hadrianum, Ordines Romani, and Pontificales Romani of the Middle Ages, through the reforms of 1955-56, 1965 and, finally, 1970.
  • The Holy Eucharist Rite One INTRODUCTION This Morning We Are Going to Depart from Our Usual Worship

    The Holy Eucharist Rite One INTRODUCTION This Morning We Are Going to Depart from Our Usual Worship

    The Holy Eucharist Rite One INTRODUCTION This morning we are going to depart from our usual worship. As we celebrate the Holy Eucharist today, we are going to examine the different parts of the service and explain them as we go along. Our aim is to help us better understand the worship and help us to participate more fully in the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist is the principle act of Christian worship. As we proceed, we will pause for explanation of why we are doing what we are doing. There will be some historic and some theological explanations. This is a departure from our usual worship but hopefully it will help us all better appreciate and understand the richness of our liturgy. Vestments priest will vest as you talk The vestments the priest wears are derived from dress clothing of the late Roman Empire. The white outer garment is called an alb. It gets its name from the Latin word albus, which means white. It is derived from the commonest under garment in classical Italy, the tunic. It symbolizes purity, decency and propriety. It also represents being washed clean in the waters of baptism. The girdle or cincture is usually made of white linen or hemp. Functionally, it is for ease of movement when wearing the alb. Symbolically, it represents how we are all bound together in Christ. The stole was derived from a Roman ceremonial garland or scarf worn by Roman officials as an indication of his rank. Priests have worn the stole since at least the fourth century.
  • Vestments and Sacred Vessels Used at Mass

    Vestments and Sacred Vessels Used at Mass

    Vestments and Sacred Vessels used at Mass Amice (optional) This is a rectangular piece of cloth with two long ribbons attached to the top corners. The priest puts it over his shoulders, tucking it in around the neck to hide his cassock and collar. It is worn whenever the alb does not completely cover the ordinary clothing at the neck (GI 297). It is then tied around the waist. It symbolises a helmet of salvation and a sign of resistance against temptation. 11 Alb This long, white, vestment reaching to the ankles and is worn when celebrating Mass. Its name comes from the Latin ‘albus’ meaning ‘white.’ This garment symbolises purity of heart. Worn by priest, deacon and in many places by the altar servers. Cincture (optional) This is a long cord used for fastening some albs at the waist. It is worn over the alb by those who wear an alb. It is a symbol of chastity. It is usually white in colour. Stole A stole is a long cloth, often ornately decorated, of the same colour and style as the chasuble. A stole traditionally stands for the power of the priesthood and symbolises obedience. The priest wears it around the neck, letting it hang down the front. A deacon wears it over his right shoulder and fastened at his left side like a sash. Chasuble The chasuble is the sleeveless outer vestment, slipped over the head, hanging down from the shoulders and covering the stole and alb. It is the proper Mass vestment of the priest and its colour varies according to the feast.
  • The Book of Common Prayer

    The Book of Common Prayer

    The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church Together with The Psalter or Psalms of David According to the use of The Episcopal Church Church Publishing Incorporated, New York Certificate I certify that this edition of The Book of Common Prayer has been compared with a certified copy of the Standard Book, as the Canon directs, and that it conforms thereto. Gregory Michael Howe Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer January, 2007 Table of Contents The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer 8 The Preface 9 Concerning the Service of the Church 13 The Calendar of the Church Year 15 The Daily Office Daily Morning Prayer: Rite One 37 Daily Evening Prayer: Rite One 61 Daily Morning Prayer: Rite Two 75 Noonday Prayer 103 Order of Worship for the Evening 108 Daily Evening Prayer: Rite Two 115 Compline 127 Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families 137 Table of Suggested Canticles 144 The Great Litany 148 The Collects: Traditional Seasons of the Year 159 Holy Days 185 Common of Saints 195 Various Occasions 199 The Collects: Contemporary Seasons of the Year 211 Holy Days 237 Common of Saints 246 Various Occasions 251 Proper Liturgies for Special Days Ash Wednesday 264 Palm Sunday 270 Maundy Thursday 274 Good Friday 276 Holy Saturday 283 The Great Vigil of Easter 285 Holy Baptism 299 The Holy Eucharist An Exhortation 316 A Penitential Order: Rite One 319 The Holy Eucharist: Rite One 323 A Penitential Order: Rite Two 351 The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two 355 Prayers of the People