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From tonight's psalms: "Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak; * O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed."

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It's an extraordinary entry to the season of Lent. You can find the special Ash Wednesday service (called Commination) on page 353, and you can read more about it in "How to Use the Book of Common Prayer."

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Ash Wednesday is coming, and in the Book of Common Prayer that includes the ritual cursing of anyone who: - "removeth his neighbour’s landmark" - "perverteth the judgement of the stranger, the fatherless, and widow" or - "putteth his trust in man, and taketh man for his defence"

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The meek will he guide in judgment. – Psalm 25.9 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness. –Ps 112.4 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. –Ps 36.9

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The daily offices from the Book of Common Prayer: ie.dailyoffice1662.com

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Yesterday was St. Matthias's Day. An excerpt from "How to Use the Book of Common Prayer": February 24: Saint Matthias’s Day. St. Matthias was the apostle chosen to replace Judas (Acts 1:15-26).

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And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity ... www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Did you know that the offertory sentences in the Book of Common Prayer contain an entire theology of charity? Here's how they start . . . .

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From tonight's psalms (101:10): "There shall no deceitful person dwell in my house; * he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight."

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It's Wednesday--don't forget the Litany.

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Welcome to the 'Gesimas! This is a season that can be traced back to the time of Gregory the Great. These three Sundays are the perfect introduction to the season of Lent: not law, but grace. Here's an excerpt from "How to Use the Book of Common Prayer":

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A prayer to go with the quote below from Bp. Burnet, which aptly expresses the irenic spirit of the Anglican tradition:

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From the appendix of additional prayers--

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A happy Candlemas! From "How to Use the Book of Common Prayer": Forty days after Christmas Day, on February 2, comes the last feast of the Nativity Cycle: the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Like the circumcision, the presentation was an act of obedience to the law.

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The 1662 Book of Common Prayer appoints Malachi 3:1-5 as the epistle for the Presentation of Christ, and that reading is retained in American prayer books through BCP 1928. Verse 5 drops out, however, in BCP 1979 and BCP 2019 (ACNA).

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