| Leading Intercessions: Prayers for Sundays, Holy Days and Festivals and for Special Services Years A, B and C - Enlarged Edition Contributor(s): Chapman, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853117811 ISBN-13: 9781853117817 Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich OUR PRICE: $24.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Prayerbooks - Christian - Religion | Prayer - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 242.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.87 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This tried and test collection is a must for anyone leading intercessions in the Church of England. It provides prayers for every Sunday, Holy Day and Festival, Years A, B and C that can be easily adapted to local contexts. The prayers reflect the Bible readings of the day, creating a more integrated act of worship. This expanded edition also contains forms of intercession for numerous extra occasions: - Principal Feasts - e.g. The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, the Transfiguration - Other Holy Days - e.g. The Birth of John the Baptist, Holy Cross Day - Red Letter Saints' Days - Pastoral occasions in the context of a Eucharist - baptism, confirmation, marriage, funeral, healing service, Remembrance - Installation of a new incumbent A trusted liturgical resource for many years, regularly used in hundreds of parishes, this continues to be the essential handbook for Lectionary-based intercessions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chapman, Raymond: - Raymond was the author of many widely-used books of prayer and devotion including Leading Intercessions, Hear Our Prayer, and A Pastoral Prayer Book. He was a Vice-Chairman of the Prayer Book Society, Emeritus Professor of English Literature in the University of London, and a greatly loved priest in the diocese of Southwark. He died in 2013. |