Title:
The Book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England : together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons
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Edition:
Penguin classics deluxe edition
350th anniversary edition.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2012.
Physical Description:
xxii, 599 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780143106562
Abstract:
An exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorating the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately familiar to our most enduring writers. As essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, The Book of Common Prayer has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the throne of the ardently Catholic Queen Mary, it contains the entire liturgy as first presented in English?as well as some of the oldest phrases to be used by modern English speakers. Here are daily prayers, scripture readings, psalm recitals, and the services marking such religious milestones as baptism, confirmation, and marriage, all from the 1662 edition, whose influence can be seen in the work of some of the greatest writers in English literature, from Donne and Swift to Austen and the Bront?s. This beautiful deluxe edition includes a new introduction by The New Yorker's book critic James Wood, discussing how The Book of Common Prayer has influenced the English language and literature. Its small trim size allows for easy portability as a daily devotional. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Provided by amazon.com.
Contents:
Introduction / James Wood -- Concerning the service of the church -- Of ceremonies, why some be abolished, and some retained -- Rules to order the service -- The order how the psalter is appointed to be read -- The order how the rest of Holy Scripture is appointed to be read -- A table of proper lessons and Psalms -- The calendar, with the table of lessons -- Tables and rules for the feasts and fasts through the whole year -- The order for morning and evening prayer -- The order for morning prayer -- The order for evening prayer -- The Creed of S. Athanasius -- The litany -- Prayers and thanksgivings upon several occasions -- The collects, epistles, and gospels, to be used at the ministration of the Holy Communion, throughout the year -- The order for the administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion -- The order of baptism both publick and private -- The order of baptism for those of riper years -- The catechism --The order of confirmation -- The form of solemnization of matrimony -- The order for the visitation of the sick, and the communion of the sick -- The order for the burial of the dead -- The thanksgiving of women after child-birth -- A commination, or denoucning of God's anger and judgements against sinners -- The psalter, or Psalms of David -- Forms of prayer to be used at sea -- The form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons -- Forms of prayer for the anniversary of the day of accession of the reigning sovereign.
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Language:
English
