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This volume draws together a rich collection of timeless resources
that guide daily prayer and devotions. Scripture readings, prayers,
psalms, hymnody, and writings from the Church Fathers provide
everything needed for daily devotion, all in one place. Other
selected resources are included to deepen meditation on God's Word.
Lutheran leadership and laity appreciate the organized approach and
accessibility of materials as well as the richer, more intentional
life of prayer and meditation that comes from it. A bonus ribbon
bookmark accompanies each book.
This Spanish version of the widely appreciated
Catholic Book of Novenas contains
more than thirty of the most popular
Novenas, carefully arranged for private
prayer in accord with the Liturgical Year on
feasts of Jesus, Mary, and the Saints.
Illustrated with giant 16 pt. type. 384 pages.
Edited by early music experts Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott, this anthology of Christmas carols is the most comprehensive collection ever made, spanning seven centuries of caroling in Britain, continental Europe, and North America. Containing music and text of 201 carols, many in more than one setting, the book is organized in two sections: composed carols, ranging from medieval Gregorian chants to modern compositions, and folk carols, including not only traditional Anglo-American songs but Irish, Welsh, German, Czech, Polish, French, Basque, Catalan, Sicilian, and West Indian songs as well. Each carol is set in four-part harmony, with lyrics in both the original language and English. Accompanying each song are detailed scholarly notes on the history of the carol and on performance of the setting presented. The introduction to the volume offers a general history of carols and caroling, and appendices provide scholarly essays on such topics as fifteenth-century pronunciation, English country and United States primitive traditions, and the revival of the English folk carol. The Oxford Book of Carols, published in 1928, is still one of Oxford's best-loved books among scholars, church choristers, and the vast number of people who enjoy singing carols. This volume is not intended to replace this classic but to supplement it. Reflecting significant developments in musicology over the past sixty years, it embodies a radical reappraisal of the repertory and a fresh approach to it. The wealth of information it contains will make it essential for musicologists and other scholars, while the beauty of the carols themselves will enchant general readers and amateur songsters alike.
A complete prayer book in the Slavonic language printed with the
Cyrillic (old orthography) alphabet. Includes morning and evening
prayers, the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, various Akathists and
Canons annd much more besides.
BBC Songs of Praise is a compilation of the greatest traditional
hymns, the best hymns from today's writers, and the finest examples
of contemporary worship songs. It offers to churches and schools
the core music required for worship in a wide range of situations.
The breadth and diversity of the material ensures that BBC Songs of
Praise can be the key resource for any worshipping community.
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The long-awaited new translation of the Book of Common Prayer.
Based on modern translation principles, this newly authorized
translation of the Book of Common Prayer contains French-language
liturgical materials for use in the Episcopal Church. A monumental
liturgical and literary work is available in an accessible French
translation. Created using dynamic equivalence, with an eye toward
inclusive language throughout, the translation supports the
liturgical and pastoral needs of French-speaking Episcopalians.
This hardcover edition is designed for use in churches, with a
sturdy binding and cover.
Shakespeare's Common Prayers revolves around Shakespeare's great
overlooked source: the Book of Common Prayer, first published in
1549, whose appearance established Protestantism as the compulsory
belief of the day. Written in a simple vernacular and incorporating
familiar Catholic rituals, the book laid out the proper performance
of church rites and services. And yet it was also highly disputed
and constantly in flux; as Daniel Swift shows, the prayer book's
history is one of passionately contested revision and of manic
sensitivity to a verb or a turn of phrase. In the book's
ambiguities and fierce contestations, Swift argues, William
Shakespeare found the ready elements of drama: dispute over words
and their practical consequences, hope for sanctification tempered
by fear of simple meaninglessness, and the demand for improvised
performance as a compensation for the failure of language to do
what it appears to promise. Swift offers a study of Shakespeare at
work: of his imagination at play upon a set of literary materials
from which he both borrowed and learned, of his manipulation of the
explosive chemistry of word and action that comprised early modern
liturgy. Swift argues that the Book of Common Prayer mediates
between the secular and the devotional, producing a tension that
helps make Shakespeare's plays so powerful and exceptional. Tracing
the prayer book's lines and motions through As You Like It, Hamlet,
Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Othello, and particularly
Macbeth, Swift redirects scholarly attention to the religious heart
of Shakespeare's work and time.
The sacred Spanish-language hymns known as alabados originated in
colonial New Spain in the eighteenth century. The Alabados of New
Mexico includes a selection of the most beloved and most often sung
hymns, in English and Spanish, as well as a basic explanation of
the alabado. Introductory material discusses the sources of
alabados and the form's origin in late medieval spirituality.
Thomas Steele defines terms and discusses the alabado as poetry,
music, and oral tradition. The 126 bilingual alabados are organized
by theme, including the Christ child and holy family, passion
narratives, sacraments, and prayers, etc. Steele includes complete
texts and extensive commentaries. He has devoted decades to
collecting and studying New Mexico's alabados and his annotations
are enriched by his access to many versions of each hymn.
Every day is filled with opportunities for prayer as we ask for
help in facing life's inevitable difficulties, or seek ways of
expressing our feelings of gratitude, love and joy. This special
edition of some of the most moving, inspiring and comforting
meditations and prayers broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Prayer for the
Day is designed to be a true companion through our daily routine,
as we make decisions, overcome challenges and open our hearts to
others and to the world's wonder. In these uncertain and insecure
times, these prayers from a broad spectrum of religious traditions
show how the faiths are united by a desire to talk with God. And
they indicate how, with God's help, our days can be times of
healing, belonging, laughter and love, through the ordinary
circumstances of our lives.
"Rejoice and Sing" is a completely new collection of hymns and
songs for the United Reformed Church. It is the first major
hymnbook to draw together the three traditions within the URC and
as such represents a significant landmark in the history of the
denomination. The editors and compilers have aimed to offer a
worship tool for use by today's Church. The material included
ranges from the traditional and familiar to those pieces with a
more contemporary feel. In addition to hymns and psalms, "Rejoice
and Sing" contains a number of liturgical items, including
responses and prayers for congregational use. Although intended
primarily to reflect the distinctive character of the URC, "Rejoice
and Sing" is also offered to Christians in wider ecumenical circles
as an important new resource for sung worship.
The long-awaited new translation of the Book of Common Prayer.
Based on modern translation principles, this newly authorized
translation of the Book of Common Prayer contains Spanish-language
liturgical materials for use in the Episcopal Church. A monumental
liturgical and literary work is available in an accessible Spanish
translation. Created using dynamic equivalence, with an eye toward
inclusive language throughout, the translation supports the
liturgical and pastoral needs of Spanish-speaking Episcopalians.
This hardcover edition is designed for use in churches, with a
sturdy binding and cover.
Missal text with notes and commentary: a fundamental tool for the
study of both insular and continental medieval mass-books. The
manuscript edited in these volumes is a fine and elaborate missal
of Westminster Abbey, given by Nicholas Lytlington (abbot
1362-1386) and often referred to by his name. As well as its
importance as a particularly full missaltext from a royal abbey (it
includes an extensive coronation ritual), it is also the only
monastic representative of a `Sarum' type of sacramentary to have
received a modern edition. John Wickham Legg's publication of this
manuscript was an early milestone in the Henry Bradshaw Society
programme, and is particularly notable for its extensive critical
notes: employing over fifty other manuscripts, as well as printed
sources, Legg provided a commentary whichgives an extraordinarily
comprehensive view of texts for the celebration of mass in the
middle ages. His work remains, over a century after its
publication, a fundamental and indispensible tool for the study of
medieval mass-books, both insular and continental. Reissue; First
published 1891, 1895 and 1897 in three separate volumes.
Jennifer Rees Larcombe is well known for the calm grace she brings
to even the hardest things, and her books celebrate God's goodness
and care in the midst of tough times, as well as when all goes
well. In this book she helps us to see how God is with us in good
times and bad, drawing on many of the insights her own experiences
have given her. Taking inspiration from key events and Christian
festivals throughout the year, she has put together daily devotions
to inspire grace and faith. This is a beautiful book, helping us to
explore our faith with new eyes and a strengthened sense of God's
love and care.
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