Occasional Services

The Divine Worship series’ take on Holy Matrimony does not attempt to reinvent the wheel, but instead, the paradigmatic and timeless marriage ceremony of Thomas Cranmer is preserved, as published in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, and adapted for use both inside and outside Holy Mass.

For the text of the Order for the Celebration of Holy Matrimony: Click here

This ceremony hearkens to the ancient Jewish practice in which the man and woman promise to each other that they will give themselves to one another in Holy Matrimony. 

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The funerary rites of the Divine Worship series broadly reflect the traditions of burying the dead in Western Christianity in addition to incorporating elements of the Anglican Patrimony. Of particular note are the Sequence at the Requiem Mass, also known as the Dies Irae, which goes back to the Middle Ages and the absolution at the bier. Included are Orders for the Requiem Mass, Funerals outside of Mass, the Funeral Vigil, Committal, and Blessing of the Grave.

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An ancient ritual retained in the Book of Common Prayer which gives thanks to God for a woman’s survival after childbirth. A blessing is also given to the woman by the Priest. This usually precedes the baptism of the infant.

The Great Litany, also known simply as The Litany, was the first vernacular service created by the Church of England, written in 1544. It is a call-and-response prayer which is nearly all-encompassing in its supplications.

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