Over the last decade people around the world have been exposed to the beauties of Anglican liturgy and music through a series of high profile weddings and funerals: The royal weddings of William and Kate at Westminster Abbey (2011), Harry and Meghan at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle (2018), Read more…
The Great Vigil of Easter is unlike any service of the liturgical year. It is my favorite liturgy and that of many others. I’ve run across many stories (including those told in Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail) of people who have been drawn into Anglicanism (or other liturgical traditions) because they Read more…
The following is a list of various ancient and modern customs that can aid in setting Lent apart from the rest of the year.
From the earliest days of Christianity, believers began their ceremonial gatherings with processions. Like many traditions in Church, they were adopted from Roman civic and military custom and “sanctified” to the glory of God and the use in Church worship. For example, modern Church banner bearers harken back to the Read more…