Comments on: Internet Monk Radio Podcast #164

By: Chris Huff

Chris Huff — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:00:56 +0000

Looking for a prayer for the recently bereaved, I came across this paper entitled Opening the Treasures of The Prayer Book.

http://www.trinitycathedral.org/pdfs/about_carey_corner_27.pdf

It’s worth a look.

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:21:06 +0000

[...] I tried another podcast source, Michael Spencer at InternetMonk.com. The episode I listened to was Internet Monk Radio Podcast #164 part of which addressed the Anglican Common Book of Prayer. Spencer praised the usefulness of using [...]

By: Chad Winters

Chad Winters — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:06:42 +0000

Michael, I remember you also reccomended the Treasury of Daily Prayer. How do you think they compare? Is one easier or better to use on average than the other?

By: Obed

Obed — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:03:42 +0000

My 1979 edition of TEC’s BCP has been a major help to my devotional life. The short daily office devotions, the catechism, the lectionary… all of it. And I know I’m just barely scratching the surface as to what’s there. One of the things I discovered a couple weeks ago is that it seems that no matter what size or specific edition (mine’s the BCP & Hymnal together), the page numbering is the same throughout the 1979 BCPs. That’s really neat and a point of inter-parish unity, I think.

One of the things I really admire about Anglicanism is that the main point of unity is the prayer book. Common prayer is the common theology, practice, heritage, etc. Of course, as we’re seeing here in the States, sometimes common prayer isn’t enough to keep unity. But that’s an issue for another day.

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:22:38 +0000

Wishing you all God’s peace in this trying time of losing a colleague and friend.

My mother died of leukemia (acute lymphocytic) when she was 44 years old and I was 19 years old. She was also active and ate all her fruits and vegetables and was a fine Christian woman. When she came to dying, I remember, however, how hard it became to still trust the Gospel. “I did not do this.” ” I always wanted to do this and that good… ”

We have never done enough, even I-monk with his vast audience (and he’d be the last to point to that himself, but we might), and no the “saints” also do no have excess merit… But Jesus has done enough. He really has.

By: Gerard Cramer

Gerard Cramer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:56:26 +0000

As someone who’s trying to figure out this common prayer stuff and have been using the Missio Dei Breviary, what is out there for young kids, I see the value in common prayer, and would like to teach/show kids this, but struggle with the length and language of the material that’s available for adults.

By: Chris Huff

Chris Huff — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:45:50 +0000

I have been using Lancelot Andrews Penses Private as my daily prayer guidelines. I have learned more from following his example than I did in 30 years of trying to pray extemporarily.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:24:47 +0000

Hi all,

If you want to have a daily prayer time but you find the BCP difficult to use, I would recommend a prayer book called Celebrating Daily Prayer (or the older version, Celebrating Common Prayer). It is an abbreviated prayer book based off the Church of England’s official prayer book, Common Worship. The great thing about it is that it has all the materials you will need for daily prayer, i.e., scripture readings, psalms, collects, etc…, in one book.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:06:06 +0000

Michael,
I started using the BCP about 6 months ago and I confess that I am still not comfortable with how to use it to it’s fullest. It’s good stuff for sure, I just wish i were not having such a challenge learning to utilize it.