I'm not Anglican but I very much appreciate the fact that the prayers are in the we/us first-person plural so that the whole church is kept in mind. I think one of the things that we, in the West, tend to do is focus on individualism and our independence and we forget that the body of Christ is the church universal. We should keep the whole church in mind. After all, the Lord's Prayer is also in the plural form, too. We need to get back to that.
One thing I like about the format of the Book of Common Prayer is it reduces the possibility of “showmanship” in prayer. However, I also enjoy free form prayer. And, of course, different people prefer different styles of worship. There are many rooms in our Father’s house so I’m not saying one way is better than another.
Many thanks for this! I grew up Lutheran but left when Biblical directives began to be set aside. I am now a conservative Mennonite but and have no liturgical anything which I sorely miss. We are terribly lacking in knowledge of the church year and various meditative exercises. The older ones would consider this too much like Catholicism. Oh dear, what riches we are missing!
Im kinda wrestling between the Anglican tradition and Reformed Baptist tradition. This video was such a blessing! Please pray for me that God shows me His truth and which church I should go to.
Bless and thank you for providing this help for us. I’m new to my Episcopal Church. I’m use to the Catholic form. Now I know how to pray the office using my Common Book of Prayer.
Thank you so much Chris! My family and I are going through morning prayer together and I wanted to learn how to use the book instead of relying on the website.
So enjoyed this patient walk through of praying the Daily Office with the BCP. I can see myself sharing this link quite a bit as people talk with me about the process of prayer with the prayerbook. Please consider doing an "complicated" version using Lesser Feasts and Fasts or other additions.
Thanks Thom. I appreciate you watching and commenting. I may well do an "advanced version" . In the meantime, feel free to hit me up if you have any questions I can help with!
Thanks for this. It was very helpful. The layout of the 2019 prayer book is really a great asset as well. I've done the Office with the 1928 and 1979 prayer books, but his one makes it so smooth.
This was so incredibly helpful. I am just beginning and found all the names of things very confusing. You have a way of explaining that is accessible to beginners, while still including all the important information. Thank you!
Very, very, very grateful for this. Hope not to depart from this for the rest of my life. Thanks, Father. God's blessing be upon your ministry, always.
Thanks, I really wanted to do this but didn't understand it was so exhaustive! I have to say, this is great if you're studying to be a priest, otherwise it's CRAZY LONG! You are talking about dedicating at least 3 hours a day, everyday, for the rest of your life. It is like making God into a school lesson to me, and I find it grating and difficult. I think I will go back to my free form prayers and my John Baillie prayer book.
I decided I LOVE saying the Daily Office! As I kept doing it, I craved it even more. Just thought I'd post an update for anyone else who found it difficult at first! Now I hope to never be without it. It is truly a blessing. (And it doesn't take 3 hours!)
My husband and I observe the DO (all 4 times of the day) but use the family prayer office instead of the full office. 3 times a week we have the full Morning Prayer. So it’s about an hour and 15 minutes with the Family Prayer with the lectionary. And one other adjustment we’ve made is to take the evening lessons (OT and NT) and read them at midday. Then for evening prayer we have just the Psalter reading. Blessings.
The Church of England has a couple of good apps (not sure if common prayer is exactly the same in USA?). One is called Time to Pray which is a shortened day and night (compline) office. The other app is called Daily Prayer and has the full office.
Thank you!! This was very helpful overall and I look forward to implementing this practice into my daily life. I do have a question - flicking through my new BCP, I noticed the calendar has letters next to the numbers, A-g. What do they mean? Do I need to keep them in mind when praying, because it looks to me like a reference to the week.
I’m a life-long seminary trained Southern Baptist. I learned so much from your instruction! I want to get my own Prayer Book but I’m a little confused by all the options. Can you point me in the right direction?
Glad it was helpful! The book I'm using in this video is the 2019 Book of Common Prayer. You can find it here: bcp2019.anglicanchurch.net/index.php/purchase/
I'm still trying to figure this out. Both of my books I tried finding your nov 9 reading but mine has 'Sunday closest to...' and gave an apocryphal book... which book are you using?
No, Communion must be conducted by an ordained priest. I discuss why this is so here: anglicancompass.com/why-are-priests-and-the-liturgy-necessary-for-holy-communion/
I think you mean "Matins". Morning Prayer in the Anglican tradition is a simplified rendition of Matin/Lauds to form the first prayer office of the day.
Thank you for this. Harder to follow with an older BCP (which I prefer). To me it’s a shame that the Episcopal church changed to a “modern” BCP version. At least most of the rich language is still there.
@@robertj.4152 My husband and I have been Anglican since 2014 so the only prayer book we know is the 2019 with some changes. I understand when you’ve developed a rhythm and love for the language of a particular prayer book, it’s hard to give up.
Justin Joseph Anglicans don’t view the Apocrypha as inspired Scripture, but believe that it’s worthy of reading and can instruct Christians in history and ethics. It cannot, however, instruct in matters of doctrine. The Daily Office Lectionary of the 2019 BCP contains 56 lessons from the Apocrypha over a one year period. The lessons are taken from Baruch, 1 & 2 Maccabees, Judith, Ecclesiasticus, and Wisdom. The Eucharistic Lectionary contains 11 lessons from the Apocrypha. 5 are for Sundays are spread over a three year cycle (one of which is not guaranteed to occur), 3 are for obligatory Holy Days, which occur every year, (two have a canonical book alternative), 1 for rogation days, 1 for Remembrance/Memorial Day, and 1 for the optional commemoration of a saint. The lessons are taken from Judith, Ecclesiasticus, and Wisdom.
Growing up protestant in the evangelical tradition, I had no room for the apocrypha. Having been an Anglican now for several years and reading through the apocryphal readings that are in the daily lectionary, we have grown to really love the readings. We know that they’re not considered“inspired“ within Anglicans but find them very useful.
@@HandJvlogs that is very interesting I thought that the modern prayer books removed the apocryphal readings? I guess that isn't necessarily the case. I know that the 1662 does contain them.
@@Apriluser Yes, as a Protestant I used to feel the same way that the extra books had no real place. However, when I learned the Anglican BCP contained readings from these books it has gotten me more interested in the subject. I know my former Alliance Youth Pastor said at youth group when asked about it that it was okay to read the Apocrypha provided we understand that it isn't considered canon and wouldn't be read in church (at least in their denomination). I recall he said his favourite story from the Apocrypha was Bel and the Dragon.
Note for anyone looking at this video… The 2019 Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is NOT sanctioned by The Episcopal Church. It is the BCP of the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA), which is a splinter group that promotes regressive views towards women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and more. While this information is mostly helpful in understanding how the daily offices work in general, the 1979 BCP is the ONLY sanctioned prayer book of The Episcopal Church. Note also that ACNA is NOT a part of the global Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church is the only organization in the US to be a part of this larger body of the denomination.
A clear explanation. Harder to follow with an older BCP (which I prefer). I left the Episcopal church when it changed over to a “modern” BCP version, complete with incorrect pronouns. At least most of the rich language is still there.
