A New Parson's Handbook: Morning Prayer

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Friday, March 19, 2010

Daily Prayer

The page will be updated as Percy adds material relevant to the forms of communal prayer variously known as the Daily Office, Liturgy of the Hours, or simply Morning and Evening Prayer.

About Percy

The New Parson's Handbook (aka 'Percy') is inspired by Percy Dearmer's The Parson's Handbook (1899).

More than a hundred years later, specifics have changed but Percy's passion remains relevant. Anglicanism has seen the Oxford Movement and the Liturgical Movement come, and in large part go, with mixed results. Meanwhile the Church seems to face larger issues than liturgical niceties, and flails around seeking fresh (oops) solutions to its failures.

'Percy' appears again here to encourage further and deeper thought about liturgy, with a Catholic flavour and historical interest, but with generosity of spirit and concern for mission, including justice. Frank opinions are offered in charity, with openness to learning and change. Those who are not against us are for us!

(Full text of 'About Percy')