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A Proposed Page – Book of Common Prayer
Introduction
The Book of Common Prayer is the title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches.
(Outline of Contents?)
Book of 1549
"The work of 1549 was the first prayer book to include the complete forms of service for daily and Sunday worship in English. It contained Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, the Litany, and Holy Communion and also the occasional services in full: the orders for Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, 'prayers to be said with the sick' and a Funeral service. It also set out in full the "propers" (that is the parts of the service which varied week by week or, at times, daily throughout the Church's Year): the collects and the epistle and gospel readings for the Sunday Communion Service. Old Testament and New Testament readings for daily prayer were specified in tabular format as were the Psalms; and canticles, mostly biblical, that were provided to be said or sung between the readings." (Wikipedia)
| Text page | Bible reference |
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Book of 1662
"Following the tumultuous events leading to and including the English Civil War, another major revision was published in 1662. That edition has remained the official prayer book of the Church of England"
| Text page | Bible reference |
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| I heard a voice from heaven | Revelation 14:13 |
| The Lord bless thee and keep thee | Numbers 6:24-26 (KJV) |