Church Publishing
Published: 1986-03
Total Pages: 1648
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The Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer are perhaps the greatest liturgical treasures of the Anglican Communion. Providing a balance of scripture, psalter, canticles and prayer, the Office has been widely emulated in other Christian traditions. Once seen as a primary obligation of the clergy, it has increasingly become a valued part of the regular prayer of the whole church. Many have come to see it as a way of systematically encouraging the scriptures and incorporating their timeless message into the needs and concerns of daily life. Clearly it is excellent preparation for the celebration of the eucharist itself as it fosters faith, hope, love, devotion and the spirit of self-denial. Daily Office Book contains the complete texts of the Office as provided in The Book of Common Prayer (1979), the psaletr, the prayers, the collects and the office readings in their entirety. -- Preface