The Vigil of All Saints is an adaptation of this ancient practice, using the canonical office of Compline at the end. O Sacrum Convivium (”O Sacred Banquet”) - opening prayer said before all ...
Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, US. The Office of Compline is made up of sacred music including plainsong and polyphonic compositions, and chanted recitations of the Apostles' Creed and the ...
From the intercession that follows, it is clear that the leader has been awake during the notices and sermon. Both the sermon and the Bible reading on which it was based are clearly reflected in the ...
Then the Minister shall kneel, and say the Lord's Prayer: the people also kneeling, and repeating it with him. Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done ...
This is Viaticum, food for the journey. Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer ...
What do we really know about the power of prayer to help people when they are sick? As a medical intern, I once treated a young woman with metastatic breast cancer, whose sparkling blue eyes ...
15 Then Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites. Prayer is not optional for a Christian. In fact, Jesus ...