Book of Divine Worship
Many of you know I came to the Catholic Church via Anglicanism. I still like a lot of what Anglicanism has to offer, especially in terms of prayer and spirituality. The classical Anglican spiritual tradition is very rich, as many former Anglicans will tell you (Fellow Per Christum blogger Charles Everson and I have this talk a lot). So, what could be better than a modified Book of Common Prayer designed for Catholics? This is the Book of Divine Worship, the worship book of Anglican Use Catholic parishes.
When I got it in the mail today, I was amazed how huge this book is, as the photo on the left shows (the shoe is men’s 9 1/2). I plan on using this book primarily when praying the Liturgy of the Hours, mixing it up with the usual Latin-Rite Catholic version.
I wish there were an Anglican-Use parish nearby. As far as I am concerned (traditional) Anglicans generally know good liturgy.
March 8th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
I have never actually seen one. You’ll have to post a review of it after you have used it for a while.
March 10th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
Oh, wow. When I first saw the photo I thought you meant to illustrate “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet.”
March 10th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
Having used it at the anglican use rite parish in Arlington, Texas, I think the book really is too large and bulky for personal use.
Having said that, my wife and I both came to Rome from ECUSA twenty years ago, and it is delightful to hear mass said using Rite I, with all of the old prayers that we grew up with.