medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Quoting Luciano Baraśna <[log in to unmask]>:
>Esteemed members,
>
>Before all, I shall take advantage of this very occasion in which
>I come along with a second question to you, to thank you all kindly
>for your answers to my former question on Venantius Fortunatus, as
>well as regards the relevant themes which have been receiving your
>accurate look at.
>
>I have just come across the "Book of Common Prayer" and became (if
>you pardon my lack of information, would you) interested to knowing
>what is such a Book, and its origins and uses, please if possible.
>
>Always in debt with you, as a previous member had interestingly
>written down, I thank you very much in advance!
>
>Luciano Baraśna.
There are a number of Books of Common Prayer used in the Anglican
Communion. The first such book was released in about 1540 for
the use of the Church of England. It was based on an English
translation of the Sarum Missal, and was largely written by Thomas
Cranmer, who was Archbishop of Canterbury. It received a major
revision in around 1549, before reaching its lasting form in 1662.
Since then, it has had only minor revisions, the last in 1968.
When the Church of England adopted the Alternative Service book in
1980, to run alongside the Prayer Book, several other Anglican
Churches produced their own updates.
Generally speaking, the services in the Prayer Book are used for
midweek and early morning services, while the more modern services
(now in Common Worship) are used for the main services.
Gordon
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Gordon Arthur | I have loved justice and hated iniquity;
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