1637 Book of Common Prayer Holy Communion

218 West 11th Street,New York NY 10014

30 January, 2022

Description

Sung Eucharist from the Book of Common Prayer of 1637 Because 30 January is the commemoration of the execution/martyrdom of Charles I we take this opportunity in our liturgical reconstruction series to use the Book of Common Prayer of 1637, which Charles I encouraged the Scottish bishops to compose under the guidance of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury. Music by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585) and by the contemporary Caroline composers Adrian Batten (1591-1637), Henry Loosemore (1607-1670), and Thomas Ravenscroft ( c. 1588 – 1635). You must be fully vaccinated to attend, and face-coverings should be worn during the service. The Eucharist is followed by refreshments in St Benedict's Courtyard, including wines of Maryland (established by Charles I and named after his queen-consort Henrietta Maria) “After the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 which brought William and Mary to the throne, the Church of Scotland was delivered firmly into the hands of the Presbyterians, leaving those who preferred Anglican forms with no home. These formed the Scottish Episcopal Church, and began to take as their Prayer Book the 1637 Scottish Book of Common Prayer. So when Samuel Seabury came in 1784 [from Connecticut] to the Scottish Church to be ordained the first American bishop, he was urged to take these Scottish forms as the basis for the American Episcopal liturgy. He did, and as a result this book can be seen as a direct ancestor of the American Book of Common Prayer - particularly with regards to the Communion Service.”