Manual Acts
[…] required by the rubrics of the BCP during the words of institution in the eucharistic Prayer (e.g., p. 362-363). More extensive manual acts were required by earlier editions of the […]
Presiding Bishop offers prayer for Boston
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori calls for prayer following the explosions in Boston, MA, and offers the following prayer: Gracious God, you walk with us through the […]
Aaronic Blessing
Prayer of blessing drawn from Nm 6:24-26. An optional blessing at the close of An Order of Worship for the Evening (BCP, p. 114). The form of committal in […]
Oratory
[…] worship other than a parish church or cathedral. The term is from Latin, “place of prayer.” It is a place of prayer set apart for the use of a particular […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2016 meeting: Video Daily Account for Saturday, September 17
[…] Episcopal Church is meeting through September 20 in Detroit MI (Diocese of Michigan). The video daily account of the activities for Saturday, September 17 is located here Presenting the daily […]
Laying on of Hands
[…] sacramental rites. It is an external sign of the bestowal of God's grace through the prayer or the ministry of the one laying on hands, whether for spiritual growth or […]
Orans Position
The traditional posture of early Christian prayer involved one standing with the arms raised and extended like the letter “Y” with the palms uplifted. In the early church the entire […]
Video: Presiding Bishop asks for prayers following shootings Resources: prayer and conversation
[…] Primate Michael Curry has issued the following video asking every Episcopalian to share in deep prayer following the shootings in the United States. Many Episcopal groups have prepared resources that […]
Impetrate
To petition or beseech; to obtain by entreaty. Impetrative prayer asks God to accomplish what has been requested. Impetration relies on God's loving generosity and willingness to answer prayer. In […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2016 meeting: Video Daily Account for Friday, September 16
[…] Episcopal Church is meeting through September 20 in Detroit MI (Diocese of Michigan). The video daily account of the activities for Friday, September 16 is located here Presenting the daily […]
Requiem
A Mass or eucharist offered on behalf of the dead. It contains prayers appropriate to a funeral. If the Mass is immediately followed by burial it concludes with the prayer […]
Eastertide
Another term for Easter season, the Great Fifty Days. As used in English-speaking churches, “tide” is an old word meaning a festival and its season.
Reception of the Body (At Time of Death)
The BCP provides a form of prayers for use when the body is brought to the church prior to the burial service (pp. 466-467). The form includes prayers for the […]
Retreat
A period of time, in a “place apart” from daily life and work, which normally includes silence, reflection, and may include some form of still, meditative prayer which may be […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2016 meeting: Video Daily Account for Thursday, September 15
[…] Church is meeting September 15 – 21 in Detroit MI (Diocese of Michigan). The video daily account of the activities for Thursday September 15 is located here Presenting the video […]
Episcopal Church invited to observe day of prayer and fasting for the Holy Land
Episcopalians everywhere are invited to observe a day of prayer and fasting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, to pray without ceasing for justice, reconciliation, peace, and an end to hatred and […]
Responsory
A prayer with responses. For example, Suffrages A and B in Morning Prayer each contain a series of versicles and responses (BCP, pp. 55, 97-98).
Contemplation
[…] is the fruit of divine grace. It comes after a period of recollection and self-abandonment. Daily concerns vanish and exclusive attention is given to the mysteries of the Trinity, the […]
Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
A Latin phrase often used in the study of liturgy, it means “the rule of prayer the rule of belief.” The phrase describes the pervasive pastoral reality that habits of […]
Lorica (Celtic)
Prayer to be chanted while dressing or arming for battle. It is also known as a breastplate prayer. It is recited for protection while one prepares for physical or […]