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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Sorry, I sent my e-mail before finishing what I was going to type. Ignore the previous version. In a message dated 18/2/2003 18:45:54, [log in to unmask] writes: << But even before the liturgical reforms of the last 30 years, some priests were regularly omitting the phrase "militant here in earth" even when using the rest of the prayer. >> The phrase "militant here in earth" was added in the 1552 Prayer Book, not having been present in 1549. Its inclusion reflects the change to a more protestant theology between the two books, which meant that prayer for the dead was no longer acceptable in 1552 (and is accordingly omitted from the text of the prayer.) A modified form of prayer for the dead was restored in 1662, but the introduction was not changed. I expect that clergy who omit the phrase "militant here in earth" do so because they perceive an inconsistency between the introduction and the text, or because they would like to see a much stronger form of prayer for the dead included in Anglican liturgy. Graham Gould ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html