WHY THE PRAYER BOOK?
"So yet here you have an order for prayer much agreeable
to the mind and purpose of the old fathers"
From the Preface of the First Book of Common Prayer, 1549
to the mind and purpose of the old fathers"
From the Preface of the First Book of Common Prayer, 1549
Why do Episcopalians read their prayers?
“When the disciples came to Jesus and asked
Him how they should pray, He offered them a
well thought out form of prayer that we call the
Lord’s Prayer … Episcopalians believe that
when we write our prayers down we carry
forward an ancient tradition of order and
structure suggested in Jesus’ instructions to the
disciples.” The Episcopal Handbook, Church
Publishing Corporation, 2008
“When the disciples came to Jesus and asked
Him how they should pray, He offered them a
well thought out form of prayer that we call the
Lord’s Prayer … Episcopalians believe that
when we write our prayers down we carry
forward an ancient tradition of order and
structure suggested in Jesus’ instructions to the
disciples.” The Episcopal Handbook, Church
Publishing Corporation, 2008
Shakespeare: The Book of Common Prayer
Uploaded by NottmUniversity
on Mar 29, 2011
In this episode of the 'Why Study'
series, Dr.Frances Knight, an expert in history of Anglicanism, shows
how a single book from the early nineteenth century -- a copy of the
Book of Common Prayer -- can be the key to understanding the religious
culture of a period.
Using the Book of Common Prayer for Daily Devotions
By The Rev. Grant S. Carey
Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento, California
Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento, California
(links to almost everything about BCP's!)
