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Two A word about the Daily Offices of Morning and Evening
Prayer: Praying the Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer
has long been considered by many to form the basis of Anglican spirituality. In
the sixteenth century, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, set the pattern
of prayer we now observe, when he reduced the eight daily monastic services of
prayer to two and put them in a book to be used by clergy and laity alike (The
Book of Common Prayer). Morning Prayer is also known as "Matins,"
and Evening Prayer is also known as "Vespers." The Offices are recited
daily throughout the world, and our praying them has the effect of immersing ourselves
in the Holy Scriptures and joining our voices in the world-wide community of Christians
who set aside and consecrate set times of the day for prayer. The psalms
that are appointed to be read at Morning and Evening Prayer are arranged in a
seven-week cycle, and the other readings from the Bible are arranged in a two-year
cycle. Thus, if one prays the Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer daily, one
will read all of the psalms in the Bible every seven weeks, and one will read
most of the Old and New Testaments every two years.
Daily Morning Prayer
is said in Quilling Chapel at Church of the Holy Communion, Monday through Friday,
at 8:10 a.m. Evening Prayer is said in Quilling Chapel on Wednesday nights at 5:30. All are
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