 New Links (to us) of interest...
One of the real challenges of anglo-catholicism is the disparate notions of what it is. There is the confusion that any use of “catholic” brings and then there are the assumptions that it is about liturgical style or titles for clergy. At its worst it suggests an insecurity in the face of Roman claims or an uncharitable attitude towards protestants. This article, on Episcopal Café reminds me of a conversation I had with a diocesan staff member after a rather spectacularly anglo-catholic ordination liturgy at Christ Church- “now I know I’m not anglo-catholic” the visitor said. My reply was this- “anglo-catholic has little to do with what we just did- at least not without Morning Prayer on Monday at 8am.”
If our spirituality is not grounded in the Prayer Book System of Office, Mass and personal prayer- in the same way that our theology is grounded in Scripture, Tradition, and Reason-(and one might add if our life is not focused on service, stewardship and witness, another useful three legged piece of furniture) - then vestments, titles, billowing clouds of incenses and resonant organs are just trifles. They are, in themselves more appealing than liturgy that is sloppy or chummy or self-consciously restrained - but they are not the point. The writer keeps a blog well worth visiting – and his description of anglo-catholciism is useful as this society begins to take shape and come from theory to reality. (Fr David Cobb, Christ Church New Haven)
The Story of Jonathan Myrick Daniels
Here are two links with elements of the story of seminarian and martyr Jonathan Myrick Daniels. His is a powerful witness of transformation and commitment to living the Magnificat.
In this discussion by Adrian Fortescue from 1912 Fortescue states, "It is one of the elements of the liturgy of which we have the earliest evidence." This is a very useful piece for an instructed Mass.
So this is an interesting beginning to a project in which the podcasters are moving through the psalter along with the lectionary and doing some interesting commentary followed by a rendition of the psalm that is a mix of spoken word and chanting. Seems very promising!
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