Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on November 21st, 2017
The title page of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, as printed by John Baskerville in 1762
Critics occasionally argue that there is something un-American about the 1662 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. Nothing could be further from the truth.
To be sure, the American Church adopted a new, heavily revised . . . → Read More: 1662: The most modern liturgy
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Posted by Fr Guy Hawtin, on November 15th, 2017
The title page of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, as printed by John Baskerville in 1762
Television, it must be conceded, has conferred benefits on society, but along with the good has come an abundance of bad. And one of its most serious bits of mischief seems to have gone largely unnoticed: . . . → Read More: The 1662 Prayer Book and the reason we use it
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Posted by petrus, on July 23rd, 2011
For a “traditional Episcopal” church, St Stephen’s can be a bit unorthodox. Actually, we prefer to think if it as being ultra-orthodox. For example, we don’t always hold fast to the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. We actually reach back in time and use the 1662 Prayer Book for Holy Communion.
(We use the 1662 . . . → Read More: Thoughts on our Liturgy
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