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LENT 2007:
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Confitemini.

O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious: * and his mercy endureth for ever.

O give thanks unto the God of all gods:
* for his mercy endureth for ever.

O thank the LORD of all lords: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who only doeth great wonders: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who laid out the earth above the waters:
* for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who hath made great lights: * for his mercy endureth for ever:

The sun to rule the day: * for his mercy endureth for ever;

The moon and the stars to govern the night: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who smote Egypt, with their firstborn:
* for his mercy endureth for ever;

And brought out Israel from among them: * for his mercy endureth for ever;

With a mighty hand and stretched-out arm: * for his mercy endureth for ever

Who divided the Red Sea in two parts:
* for his mercy endureth for ever;

And made Israel to go through the midst of it: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew them in the Red Sea: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who led his people through the wilderness: * for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who smote great kings: * for his mercy endureth for ever;

Yea, and slew mighty kings: * for his mercy endureth for ever:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

 

  

Wednesday Evening
Lenten Program - 2007
6:15 pm - Evening Prayer | 6:30 pm - Low Mass | Discussion

Fr. Conner celebrates Mass each Wednesday evening in Lent with a different rite highlighting the breadth of Anglican Orthodoxy. After mass, we have a meal and discussion about the theology of the rite.

Fuzzy, Lukewarm, Nicene, or Other?

Is Anglicanism fuzzy or lukewarm?  Does it possess its own genuine, unique orthodoxy?  Does Anglicanism need to measure itself over against Constantinople, Geneva, or Rome?  Can it stand on its own two feet? 

In a culture of the casual and the confrontational, the Anglican tradition is vulnerably comprehensive.  By examining the Church’s past, one can find clues pointing to the solid grounding, despite caricatures, in the Nicene Faith that Jesus Christ is Lord, God, and Savior. 

Yes, Anglicanism is almost exclusively liturgical in its self-understanding.  It expresses its life in Christ through liturgical reading of the Word, frequent celebration of the Sacrament, and the cultivation therein of an apostolic zeal that realizes the costly love of God – mission begins after Mass at the church door!

This Lent we will look more deeply into the Benedictine, Early and Later Patristic, Keltic, and Erasmian strains that combine to shape and enrich contemporary Anglican worship. 

Past Lents we studied the history and several spiritual traditions that feed the Prayer Book.  This Lent we shall focus on Anglican saints and theologians who enable the Tradition to live in the context of the richness of the Church’s Liturgy.  For us, during the Great 40 days, to open ourselves to the Holy Spirit by coming together in worship, reflection, and fellowship is to enhance our pilgrimage to the Feast of feasts.

The Wednesday evening liturgies and discussions will highlight the following:

February 28
George Herbert and Benedictinism

At mass, we will use Eucharistic Prayer II.

March 7                       
St. Perpetua – Early Patristic Influence and Costly Discipleship

We will consider the work of Arthur Michael Ramsey (Archbishop of Canterbury 1961-1974) and St. Hippolytus (d. 235). At mass, we will use the Eucharistic Prayer of St. Hippolytus.

March 14
St. Cyril of Jerusalem – Later Patristic Influence and Lancelot Andrewes

We will look at Eastern Orthodox materials in the Book of Common Prayer. At mass, we will use Eucharistic Prayer D.

March 21                     
St. Cuthbert – Keltic influence

We will consider Esther de Waal and her book The Celtic Way of Praying. At mass, we will use the Eucharistic Prayer from the Munich Palimpsest, one of the purest Keltic mass rites known.

March 28
John Donne – Erasmianism and Anglicanism

We will discuss freedom within order and deep faith in Christ’s sacrifice. At mass, we will use Eucharistic Prayer A.

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