1. The Prayer Book And Devotional Life
Part 2: The Regula, Intro to the Offices

2. The Three-Fold Regula

3. Three-Fold Regula Regula – “Rule of Life” Three-Fold
Communion
Offices
Devotions
Martin Thornton ( ) in English Spirituality: An Outline of Ascetical Theology According to the English Pastoral Tradition, 1963, 1986

4. Three-Fold Regula Communion Weekly/Sundays Holy Days
Essentially Public
Rome does private
Anglicans do not

5. Three-Fold Regula Daily Offices Morning Prayer – Matins
Evening Prayer – Evensong/Vespers
Essentially Public, though can be private
Expected in BCP
Litany in may be added

6. Three-Fold Regula Devotions - BCP “Family Prayer” section in BCP
Offices of Instruction
Psalms on page ix
Essentially private, though can be done in public

7. Three-Fold Regula Devotions - Other Compline & Other Monastic Offices
Rosary/Benediction
Extemporaneous/Intercessory Prayer
Essentially private, though can be done in public

8. Introducing the Offices

9. Introducing the Offices
The Daily Morning and Evening Prayer Services
Also Called Matins and Evensong
From the monastic prayer services (eight daily) and Synagogue prayer services (2-3 daily)
Adapted for regular folks’ use by the Reformers
A return to pre-monastic pattern (public, 2x a day)

10. Introducing the Offices
Why use the Offices
To pray in community – Church/Family/Friends
To pray within the tradition
Anglican Pattern
Ancient Patter
If not physically, than “in spirit”

11. Introducing the Offices
Purpose – to proclaim the Scriptures in Prayer
Means for systematic reading
Not just reading, but proclaiming
Psalms and Canticles as our hymnbook

12. Introducing the Offices
The foundation for a Rule of Life (Regula)
We grow through the disciplines, especially Scripture and Prayer
Opening and closing the day “right”
Lex orandi, lex credendi, the Law of Prayer is the Law of Belief

13. Using the Offices

14. Using the Offices Essential Sections Psalms and Lessons
Pp x-xliii – 1945 Lectionary
Booklet/Printouts – TNAA Lectionary
Morning Prayer – pp. 3-20
Evening Prayer – pp

15. Using the Offices Seasonsal/Weekly Collects – pp. 90-269
Psalms – pp
Optional Sections
Litany – pp
Prayers – pp ,
General Collects – pp
Thanksgivings – pp

16. Using the Offices Rubrics Prayers Stage Direction What to do Script
What to Say
Prayers

17. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Opening Sentences, p3
Seasonal, p4
Concession/Absolution, p5
Note: 2 Calls
Trinity 21 for layfolk, p218
Opening Sentences, p21
Seasonal, p21
Confessions/Absolution, 23
Note: 2 Calls
Trinity 21 for layfolk, p218

18. Using the Offices Collect for the 21st Sunday after Trinity (p. 218)
Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

19. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer 1st Lesson
Canticle, pp
*Te Deum
Benedictus es, Domine
Benedicite, omnia opera
1st Lesson
Canticle, pp
*Magnificat (Song of Mary, Lk 1:46)
Cantate Domino (Ps. 97)
Bonum est confirteri (Psalm 92)

20. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer 2nd Lesson
Canticle, pp
*Benedictus (Song of Zechariah, Lk 1:68)
Jubilate Deo (Ps 100)
2nd Lesson
Canticle, pp
*Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon, Lk 2:29)
Deus misereatur (Ps 67)
Benedic, anima mea (Ps 103)

21. Using the Offices
1945 Lectionary (in BCP)

22. TNAA Lectionary (Printout/Booklets)
Using the Offices
TNAA Lectionary (Printout/Booklets)

23. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Creed, p15
*Apostles’
Nicene
Versicles (short), p16
Creed, p29
*Apostles’
Nicene
Versicles (long), p30

24. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer
Collect of the Day (From Sunday/Holy Day)
Collect for Peace, p17
Collect for Grace, p17
Collect of the Day (From Sunday/Holy Day)
Collect for Peace, p31
Collect for Aid Against Perils, p31

25. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer
Prayer for the State (choose one), p17
Prayer for the Church, p18
General Supplication, p18
General Thanksgiving, p19
Prayer for the State, p32
Prayer for the Church, p32
General Supplication, p32
General Thanksgiving, p33

26. Using the Offices Morning Prayer Evening Prayer St. Chrysostom, p20
Grace (2 Cor 13:14), p20
Note: Collects technical end
Note: Additional Insertions after 3rd collect or supplication/thanksgivings
St. Chrysostom, p34
Grace (2 Cor 13:14), p34
Note: Collects technical end
Note: Additional Insertions after 3rd collect or supplication/thanksgivings