The Reverend Matthew Cadwell, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Wakefield, MA, and doctoral student in theology at Trinity College, Toronto, writes in response to the question: What, in your impression, are the most significant differences in liturgical expression between the two provinces?
[See the full post at: Learning through Difference (part 1)]
“I can’t decide whether Canada made the right move in preserving the traditional Prayer Book while adopting the modernized BAS as an alternative. As you may know, in The Episcopal Church the decision was made to adopt an entirely new book.”
I myself am very glad that the Church retained the traditional Prayer Book. I’m comfortable and happy enough to use both, but the Book of Common Prayer certainly has a very big place in my heart and I am grateful to have the opportunity to use it. As the winds of liturgical ‘renewal’ swirl, I am more and more grateful for this book that has endured; one that I can carry in my pocket… one that I can commit to memory…
Fr. Bengry 10 months, 3 weeks ago.
