The Rev. Mike Angell is rector of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in St. Louis.
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 of... Continue Reading →
Praise Jason: You ended our last post mentioning that “we respond to the readings of Scripture with praise.” Can you say more about what you mean by this? Mike: In Morning and Evening Prayer, we respond to God’s Word in Scripture with praise. The most repetitive form of praise in the Daily Office is the... Continue Reading →
Mike: Let’s talk about the Daily Office of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. In the first English Prayer Books, Matins (the ancient name for Morning Prayer) began on page one. Morning Prayer is where we start, again and again, the liturgical tradition. The services in the Anglican tradition are a simplification and combination of the... Continue Reading →
