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A DIVINE SERVICE LITURGY Of Morning Prayer & Holy Communion Arranged for Ordinary Time AN EVENING PRAYER LITURGY “The discipline and practice of Morning and Evening Prayer not only fit into a basic rhythm of nature, but were also what occurred publicly in the Early Church before the development of monasticism and the multiplication of daily services within this movement. In the sixteenth century, at the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England abandoned the medieval monastic model of many daily services. It returned to the discipline of two services daily, making these available for all Christians, clergy and laity alike, and requiring the clergy to use them in church, after ringing the bell to notify parishioners.
The content of both Morning and Evening Prayer is primarily portions of the Christian Bible. There are readings from the Old and New Testaments, the praying of Psalms from the Psalter …, and the offering of prayers, whose very language is often a medley of biblical phrases. Of course, all this occurs within a structure, which is intended to make the praise of the Lord, and the offering of prayer to him, follow a path that is in accord with the godly experience of the centuries,in terms of relating to God in a humble, penitent manner.” - An Anglican Prayer Book |
