Photo from The Pharisaios Journal.
I received notice from the editor that the Advent issue of The Pharisaios Journal from the Diocese of Wenchoster is available on the website of the diocese.
From The Bishop's Column:
The entiphawn in the Altarnative Sarvice Book 1980 (*) reads, “Now is the tame to wick ite of slip, for now our salvat-i-on is narrer then when we fast believed.” These wards are, of course, from Saint Paul’s Litter to the Romans, end they express a deep since of argency at this pint, the beginning of the Charch’s yar. It is a busy tame es our thoughts tarn to fistive pleasures, but I exhort you awl, up end dine the Darsis, to join with me in dippening our prars this Edvent.
Es well as devoting ourselves to studying pessages from the bable, we cen awlso use the great tradit-i-ons of this season to help us. The cendles on the Edvent crown, the enthems sung by the cwar, the litargical blue or violet on the altar end the smell of incense et marss. Awl will increase our expectat-i-ons in warship.
The Collect bids us to, “Put on the armour of late.” I know I will!
+ Roderick Codpiecium
I know I will wear the "armour of late" nearly every Sunday, to the chagrin of the rector and my fellow parishioners. Mea culpa.
Who would be next in the hierarchy of those who actually keep the cathedral running, but the head verger?
From Mr. Grindle:
Where did Pentecost go I hask you one moment there we hall were decked hout in green then it’s suddenly Christ the King and white for the day then now the royal sarum blue for Hadvent must say I rather like this time of year what with all Mrs. Grindle’s seasonal baking last Sunday we did the stir-hup thing and she slipped a couple of coins into the pudding before tying it hup in one of ‘er hold leg bandages the Dean looks a bit stressed these days but I know ‘e’ll be better hafter the Lighting service on Sunday once ‘e gets to the ‘igh haltar and hajusts ‘is cope ‘e hallways smiles and winks which is a sign that hall ‘as gone well and we can hexpect a round of spiced hale in the Nine Bells hafterwards. Yes! If you ‘old it like that of course it’s going to wrinkle!
The Episcopal Church is joined with the Church of England in the Anglican Communion (last I heard). I consider the Diocese of Wenchoster as sort of a partner to Wounded Bird, and I like to keep up with the activities of a typical diocese in the Church of England.
I urge all of you to explore the many riches in Advent issue of the journal at their website. There is more, much, much more. You won't be sorry.
Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteSnow in Seattle this evening, but it is to turn to rain tomorrow.
Today, I attended the rehearsal for our big Advent "O" Antiphons procession tadoo that happens tomorrow evening. I'll be bearing the "King of Nations" banner. Speaking of vergers, mine smiled upon me today and I felt like I was being a sunbeam for Jesus.
Have a blessed Advent.
KJ, Jesus' little sunbeam. How sweet. We're too small to have a verger.
ReplyDeleteI thought the O Antiphons were for the days immediately preceding Christmas.
Blessing on your Advent, too.
Bear the "O Rex Gentium" nicely, now.
Mimi,
ReplyDeleteThese are the new entiphawns which allow us to do it all earlier and earlier each year:
O, Good Grief...
O, noooo...
O, not that hymn again...
O, my head...
I'm sure that the Diocese of Wenchoster has them all cataloged.
David, thank you. Here's another new one:
ReplyDeleteO, I see.
Nope, same antiphons of old.
ReplyDeleteFor several years, St. Mark's in Seattle has begun Advent with an "O" antiphons service. Peter Hallock, then organ/choir master, and still director of the compline choir, created a service in which each antiphon is first sung in chant by the compline choir and "answered" by the cathedral choir in a setting composed by Hallock. As that is occurring, a banner representing each antiphon proceeds from the rear of the cathedral, to front. This is followed by a related scripture reading, an anthem, then a collect. The service then concludes with the singing of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" as the banners process throughout the cathedral. There are bells and incense throughout.
A recording was made of the service several years ago and is available on CD. Last year, they recorded the Epiphany service, and it too is now available on CD.
Now, there's more than you wanted to know!
O, Kevin!
ReplyDeleteIt was just such "innovations" that have the Limpies all aflutter. Everyone has always known that the only proper time for the O's is beginning twelve days before the eternal and unchangeable date of Our Savior's Birth (as it was written by God's hand in Elizabethan English... not to be questioned). Such innovations as devised by St. Peter of Hallock (Blessed be his name... most honored of Cecelia) have rent the Anglican Communion asunder. While many of us church musicians have always held St. Peter of Hallock in veneration, there is a whole rabid crowd out there wanting to knock that halo off his blessed head for bringing about the total ruination of everything sacred in a tradition that goes waaaaay back:
The exact origin of the “O Antiphons” is not known. Boethius (c. 480-524) made a slight reference to them, thereby suggesting their presence at that time.
So, you see, if *that* doesn't qualify for The Faith Once Delivered, I don't know what does.
O, woe is me...
"The Faith Once Delivered And Not To Be Messed With" is the full name, I believe.
ReplyDeleteTrue, The Faith Once Delivered is Not to be Messed With, but it can certainly be supplemented.
ReplyDelete9 Lessons and Carols in its current form is just under 90 years old and today the BBC broadcast Advent Lessons and Carols. In that spirit. I offer a few more antiphons:
O, my goodness
O, boy!
and its cognate
O, brother!
and from the pen of
O Hammerstein:
O, the farmer and the cowman must be friends,
not to mention
O-o-o, Klahoma.
I wouldn't have, but
O, what the hell.
O, you irreverent crew!
ReplyDeleteO, christmas tree.
Allen, you have the booby prize so far for "O-o-o, Klahoma".
Thank you for the further elucidation, David. I knew when I signed up at St. Mark's that they were a bunch of Gospel rabble, but figured if the detractors thing we're hell-bent, might as well do it in fabulous fashion.
ReplyDeleteI know I will wear the "armour of late" nearly every Sunday, to the chagrin of the rector and my fellow parishioners.
ReplyDelete"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it." GJ 1:5 (NRSV)
I shall allow you, gentle reader, to draw the meaning for yourself.
Johnieb, exactly. Jesus is a-soon comin'.
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