More Joys of Divine Worship and the Anglican Patrimony


The Anglican Patrimony in Communion with the Catholic Church is... .
  1. not either/or but both/and, not old or new but old and new, a way of being and doing, seeing and hearing, that honours and conserves the truth and expresses the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ in timely ways for the salvation of souls.
  2. the Asperges and the Vidi Aquam, the ritual accompanied by inspiring English plainchant.
  3. Merbecke chants that are easy to learn and that give primacy to the text of the Mass, which allows one to memorize the prayers of the Mass and by so doing pray the Mass with heart and head united in the word of God.
  4. Scripture saturated prayers.
  5. Memorials of great saints such as Alban, British protomartyr, and Augustine of Canterbury.
  6. Simnel Sunday and Simnel Cake! Mmm!
  7. exquisite vestments that point to the glory of God and the saints, to beauty and to virtue.
  8. Requiem Masses of a truly awesome and sobering kind.
  9. relics in reliquaries placed on the gradine.
  10. rood screens. Gotta say that reverence for God is greatly aided by both a rood screen and ad orientem worship. The gates of heaven and the Holy of Holies come to mind.
... and so much more.

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