Book of Common Prayer, Pew, Red

When I recently became a member of the Episcopal Church, I decided to purchase a personal copy of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). I like everything about this wonderful book. It contains all of the Church’s liturgical prayers, including two rites of the Holy Eucharist, the Daily Office, and prayers for many special occasions. It also contains the complete Book of Psalms, and a list of Bible readings for every day of the year. I use my BCP primarily for my morning and evening prayers.My BCP measures about 7¾” x 5½ “x 1¾,” so it is a perfect size for me. It has a durable cloth-over-board hard cover that feels very solid in my hands. The binding appears to be sewn rather than glued, which makes it more durable and allows me to lay it flat when opened. The paper is smooth but not glossy, and of sufficient weight to make it reasonably wrinkle- and tear-resistant. The text is set in a font that’s very crisp, clear, and easy to read. The book’s page edges are not gilded, and there are no marker ribbons.I am very pleased with my new Book of Common Prayer. Although it is not a substitute for the Bible, which is the cornerstone of my Christian faith, it is a very useful guide for me in my daily prayer and meditation. Highly recommended.

Can the Book of Common Prayer be reviewed on Amazon? From what perspective would one review it? It is kinda' like writing a review of cave paintings from 15000 BCE. With such matters, we can't review from a "good" or "bad" point of view.The cave paintings reference a place in human history that speaks to us. The cave paintings tell us: they hunted, they had families, they lived in community, they had domestic animals :-), etc., etc. And the cave paintings inspire us. They tell us about our humanity and how we behaved and still behave today. The cave folks are us. What they did back then, matters, as it speaks to us, inspires us, and helps us move forward. (I'm still drawing things on the wall of my cave that I want to hunt - my wall is my tasks list on my smart phone and the animals I'm hunting are my professional goals I seek to accomplish each day.)So, what does all this have to do with the Book of Common Prayer? Well, it is a writing in a book that sets out human prayer toward God throughout the centuries. At its heart is the Psalms...Hebrew prayers of pain, hurt, anger, love, violence, raw aspiration, nationalism, racism, faith, belief, goodness, grief, lament, etc., etc. I can go to the Psalms in the BCP (great translation for prayer!) and see how Israel lived, prayed, breathed, and had faith. How they prayed back then maters, as it speaks to us, inspires us, and helps us move forward. I am an Israelite praying my anger, hate, love, grief, and all of my humanity to God.And the rest of the BCP, gathering up prayers from the 3rd century onward into modern day liturgies in English. It does the same thing as the Psalms - picks up human response prayers through ages. The BCP picks up and offers a collection of human prayer going from the Hebrew People all the way down to today (well, 1979). It offers us these prayers and says, "pick these up...you are Hebrew, Christian, English Speaking ...come, pray with all humanity through this tradition!"Buy one today...pick up and pray, and even if you pray with it alone, you are with a community larger than you can imagine...pray with the BCP, it might just change (and keep changing) your life!

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I have perused this book from the catechism to the prayers and back to the ordination rites. It provides a good perspective on the liturgical nature and ethos (practice) of the Episcopal Church. It has a breadth of prayers from: being stewards of creation to the human family, for peace to those in the Armed Forces, for different professions from health care workers to political leaders. It also includes Articles of Religion and the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral, which are historical documents of the Episcopal Church. Though, I might not agree with everything in this prayer book and I am not fond of "King James" English usage (often romanticized as more reverential, which I do not think is necessarily so). I do appreciate how there is room in this prayer book that directs us to be as holistic in our prayers and not shy away from praying for ourselves.

I'm hoping the book cover color does not change the page numbers. Book is in good condition

There are quite a few special prayers for those at sea.Burial at sea has a special one--instead in one of the burial rites --it mentions in the ground * or in the deep. I suppose that is it.The others are prayers before a battle, during a storm etc.Maybe it does not have it because it is the "Chapel Edition"I simply printed out those missing items and put them in the book.Just to let you know. It is a nice little book. Hard cover, not small, fits in the hand but too big ro pocket for purse.Print is good--not small--but not large either. It is a "comfy" book. Handy to have at the ready, when you want to feed your soul.EDIT:Ah found another missing gem: "Come, HOly Ghost, our souls inspire,And lighten with celestial fire---"is a favorite of mine.I went to my larger volume and noticed: The Book of Common Prayer-Everymans Library1662 version--includes appendices from the 1549 version and other commendations.This Newer version is "1789 amended by action of the 2006 General Convention to include revised common lectionary".It is good to know that those heavenly inspired prose are still available in older versions, even on the internet, which is where I stumbled onto the BCP in the first place. The Everymans Library book is normal book size. Page 490-501 and page 522. Page 325 and 505.---Just.. beautiful...almost breath-taking.