The liturgical year : an explanation of the origin, history & significance of the festival days & fasting days of the English Church

Vernon Staley

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• Church of England
• Liturgical year

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 9 Mo

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OF ST. INVERNESSPROVOST OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH ANDREW,
AUTHOR OF "THE CATHOLIC ETC.RELIGION,"
"WHY DOTH ONE DAY EXCEL WHEN ALL THE LIGHT OFANOTHER,
DAY IN THE SUN ? BY THE KNOWLEDGE OFEVERY THE YEAR IS OF
THE LORD THEY WERE AND HE VARIED SEASONSDISTINGUISHED;
AND FEASTS SOME OF THEM HE EXALTED AND ANDHALLOWED,
SOME OF THEM HATH HE MADE ORDINARY DAYS."
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7 Britain.Printed in Greatf932AUTHOR'S PREFACE
IN the the1836, John Henry Newman, greatestyear
teacher of his in the course of a memorableage,
" The Visible Church an tosermon, Encouragement
utterance to theFaith," gave following complaint
"
Alas ! in of the of books now circuspite variety
lated all classes of the how littleamong community,
is known about the Saints of times ! How ispast
this ? has Christ's Church failed in ? or haveany age
his witnesses their trust ? are not ourbetrayed they
bone and our flesh ? have not thethey partaken
same food as ourselves and the samespiritual spiri
tual used the same and confessed thedrink, prayers,
same creed ? If a man looks into themerely Prayer
will abouthe meet there with namesBook, which,
or at Ahe knows cares all.perhaps, nothing prayer
ofwe read is called the St. ;daily prayer Chrysostom
anothera creed is called the Creed of St. Athanasius
;
creed is Nicene in the Articlesthe Creed
;
we read of and in theSt. St.
;Augustine Jerome
Homilies of other such besides. What domany
these names mean ? Sad it have no heart
is, you
to after or celebrate those who are fellow-inquire
citizens with and benefactors ! Mengreatyou, your
of this world each other's fame vaunttheyspread
see in street the names and theloudly ; you every
statues of the children of hear of theirmen, youvi Author's Preface
in and histories care notexploits speeches ; yet you
to know those to whom are indebtedconcerning you
x
for the of truth." Newman's comlight Gospel
thanks to the Catholic of which heplaint, Revival,
was so and honoured a isconspicuous pioneer,
no true. In our own there is ahappily longer day
revival of interest andwidespread inquiry regarding
the Saints commemorated in the Kalendar of the
ofBook Common and all thatPrayer, appertains
to the and of theHoly Days Fasting Days English
Church. It is the of this volume toobject present
afford to some accurate ininformation,inquirers
and concise theseform,simple upon topics topics
of considerable from of viewimportance many points
andhistorical, devotional, practical.
The which the writer of theobjective following
has in view is not thepages scholar,ecclesiological
but rather the Churchman who is inter
intelligent
or who desires to be in theested, interested, subject
of the and Seasons of the Church toHoly Days
which he : and the writer that this factbelongs begs
be borne in mind in criticism which bemay any may
his treatment of the in hand.passed upon subject
From a of the one in this constudy past thing
nection that interestprominently emerges, namely,
andin and observance ofconsequent Holy Days
ofSeasons has ever timesaccompanied religious
and keen ofdevotion in the Church appreciation
on the other disher Services : whilst, hand,public
and of times and commemoraregard neglect holy
tions has been a feature in ofdaysconspicuous
unbelief and It has been very trulyreligious laxity.
" As the human countenance thesaid, reigningupon
so isof the soul aredispositions plainly portrayed,
1 xvii.Parochial Vol. iii. Serm.Newman, Sermons, pp. 248,
249.