Mike: In the last post, we poked the bear. Jason, you asked whether the Eucharistic prayers needed to be read verbatim. People responded, a lot. Jason: Thanks to everyone for the feedback over social media. It’s nice to know that this is a dialog that folks care about. Mike: I’m convinced we need to be ableContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: 8 Essential Actions for Eucharist”
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Liturgy for Lent: The Eucharist: Too Much Structure?
Mike: We talked in the last post about the WHY of Eucharist. Now I think we should talk about the HOW. You’ve expressed to me a discomfort with how much structure we have. I think we need structure. I think it helps sometimes to think of liturgies like poetry. Different kinds of poetry have differentContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: The Eucharist: Too Much Structure?”
Liturgy for Lent: Eucharist, an Introduction
Mike: We first met as we prayed at the fence on the US/Mexico border in Friendship Park. We were there for the Border Posadas in Advent 2006, holding hands with fellow worshipers across border and hearing “there is no room at the inn.” This was figuratively true for some families, torn apart by our immigrationContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Eucharist, an Introduction”
Liturgy for Lent: Explaining the Pieces of The Daily Office (Supplemental Post)
Jason: Our conversation regarding prayer in the liturgical tradition went a bit longer than we anticipated. We felt there were some things we’d leave out if we kept the schedule we set in our initial post. Mike: In the previous posts, we decided not to break down each and every part of the Services ofContinueContinue reading “Liturgy for Lent: Explaining the Pieces of The Daily Office (Supplemental Post)”
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