Sunday, 3 May 2020

The Book of Common Prayer in Latin


The Special Correspondent has sent me the link to a very interesting post by Dr Francis Young about the Latin versions of the Book of Common Prayer and in particular the Liber Precum Publicarum published in 1560.

In years past as an Anglican here in Oxford I used to attend the Termly 8am Latin Holy Communion according to the BCP in the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in the High Street on the Thursday of Noughth Week. This was an interesting experience of Anglican worship as it might have been two or three or four centuries ago. I recall Fr Hunwicke posting some years ago about the history of this particular service on his blog.

Dr Young’s informative and instructive article can be viewed at

https://drfrancisyoung.com/2020/05/01/praying-the-book-of-common-prayer-in-latin/


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2 comments:

  1. Zephyrinus4 May 2020 at 10:32

    Dear "Once I Was A Clever Boy".

    Thank you for your most interesting Post on
    "The Book of Common Prayer in Latin".

    To keep "Things Latin" going at a steady old rate,
    herewith, the Post on Zephyrinus in 2019, whereby
    "Waltzing Matilda in Latin" caused a right old stir "Down Under"
    in Australia.
    https://zephyrinus-zephyrinus.blogspot.com/
    search?q=WALTZING+MATILDA

    Good to see that you are Blogging, again.

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  2. Once I Was A Clever Boy4 May 2020 at 15:07

    Thank you for this, but more thanks are due to Dr Young for his original post and to the Special Correspondent for alerting me to it.
    I shall look at your version of “Waltzing Matilda” - presumably intended for the Usus antiquior in Terra Australis...
    It is enjoyable to be back blogging after the long and frustrating hiatus.

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