At All Times and in All Places: Prayers and readings for themed celebrations of the Eucharist
By Simon Jones
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Simon Jones
Simon Jones was a financial journalist before being appointed Editor of Christianity, and is now minister of Bromley Baptist Church. He has written seven books, mainly for ivp, including Discovering the New Testament and Why Bother with Church, the latter being the inspiration behind his current field of study. He has taught on the social history of the New Testament in Sri Lanka and Prague as well as at Spring Harvest and in his own church, and published articles in this area.
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At All Times and in All Places - Simon Jones
At All Times and in All Places
Prayers and Readings for Themed Celebrations of the Eucharist
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Simon Jones
Canterbury Press© Simon Jones 2014
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Prayers and psalms are from Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (2000), Common Worship: Times and Seasons (2006), Common Worship: Times and Seasons, President’s Edition (2010) and Common Worship: Festivals (2008), are copyright © The Archbishops’ Council and are reproduced by permission.
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, Anglicized Edition, copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: The Church and its Life
1. The Holy Trinity
2. The Holy Spirit
3. The Holy Cross
4. The Holy Name of Jesus
5. The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Year A
Year B
Year C
6. Holy Baptism
7. The Holy Eucharist
8. The Blessed Virgin Mary
9. Our Lady of Walsingham
10. All Saints
11. The Holy Angels
12. Christian Unity
13. Mission of the Church
14. Vocations
Part Two: The Global and Local Community
15. The Environment
16. The Peace of the World
17. The Global Community (One World)
18. Those in Authority
19. Social Justice and Responsibility
20. Reconciliation
21. The Sovereign and Our National Life
22. Education
23. The Medical Profession
Part Three: Pastoral Ministry
24. Thanksgiving for Marriage
25. The Sick and Suffering
26. The Bereaved
27. The Homeless
28. Victims of Natural Disaster
29. Victims of War and Conflict
30. The Departed
Resources
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Michael Tavinor, Dean of Hereford, who, as my training incumbent, suggested that I might produce a collection of votives for use at weekday celebrations of the Eucharist at Tewkesbury Abbey, and commented on early drafts. I am also grateful to Christine Smith, of SCM-Canterbury Press, for her enthusiasm for the project, and for her patience in giving me time to complete it. Above all, my thanks are due to the Christian communities at Tewkesbury and Merton, with whom I have been privileged to celebrate the Eucharist, and who have reminded me of the importance of giving thanks to God ‘at all times and in all places’.
Introduction
Votives for the contemporary Church
In the most well-known of his purple passages, Dom Gregory Dix, the Benedictine liturgist of the last century, emphasizes the universal and all-encompassing nature of the Eucharist:
Was ever another command so obeyed? For century after century, spreading slowly to every continent and country and among every race of each, this action has been done, in every conceivable human circumstance, for every conceivable human need. (Dix, 1945, p. 743)
This book is designed to help the Church regain confidence in celebrating the Eucharist in every circumstance and for every need. In so doing, it draws on the western tradition of votive masses. Derived from the Latin votum, a votive mass is offered for a particular need or intention, or to celebrate a devotional theme. Though never an official part of the worshipping life of the Church of England, recent liturgical revisions have provided themed sets of readings and prayers for a small number of ‘Special Occasions’, such as for ‘The Guidance of the Holy Spirit’ and ‘The Peace of the World’ (see, for example, Common Worship: Festivals, pp. 332–67).
This collection includes a number of traditional votive themes and intentions which still find a place within the Roman Catholic tradition, such as ‘The Blessed Virgin Mary’ and ‘The Departed’, to which are added a number of contemporary subjects. The thirty votives are divided into three sections: the first contains many of the traditional themes that relate to the Church and its life; the second provides material that looks outside the Church to the global and local community; and the third responds to pastoral concerns and the needs of those who suffer.
When to use a votive
The liturgical material in each votive has been compiled for use at the Eucharist, but it may also provide the Collect and Readings for a Service of the Word. It can be used in a number of different ways, including the following.
Weekday celebrations of the Eucharist. Common Worship: Festivals and Exciting Holiness (Tristam, 2003) provide appropriate material for Festivals and Lesser Festivals. On ferias, the occasional use of themed celebrations may be preferred to the semi-continuous pattern of readings provided by the Daily Eucharistic Lectionary (DEL). For example, in churches that normally have one weekday Eucharist, and the congregation will not hear the previous or following day’s readings from the DEL; also, in churches that have a more frequent or even a daily pattern of eucharistic worship, but each service attracts a different congregation. In either case, so that the votives do not detract from the overall character of the seasons of the Church’s Year, it may be appropriate to use them less frequently and more selectively in seasons, or to restrict their use to Ordinary Time.
When it is desirable to highlight a particular theme or intention. For example, the tradition of having a votive of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturdays, a monthly requiem, or a Eucharist for healing with the laying on of hands and anointing as part of the regular worshipping life of the community.
In response to an international, national, or local event. Some of the material provided here is appropriate for use when a church wants to respond liturgically to a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, or a local tragedy in which people have been killed or injured.
On a Sunday that does not require the use of authorized lectionary provision. Common Worship states that, during Ordinary Time, ‘authorized lectionary provision remains the norm but, after due consultation with the Parochial Church Council, the minister may, from time to time, depart from the lectionary provision for pastoral reasons or preaching or teaching purposes’ (Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, p. 540). In churches that always use authorized lectionary provision at the principal service, it may be appropriate to use a votive at another Sunday service.
How to use a votive
The liturgical material for each votive is prefaced by a brief introduction, sometimes giving guidance on when it may be used, and a suggested liturgical colour. Each contains a Collect, Reading(s) and Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation and Gospel Reading, Prayer over the Gifts, and Prayer after Communion. Many of the prayers have been written for this collection; the rest have been taken or adapted from Anglican and other sources.
This collection does not include entrance antiphons or communion sentences. If they are required, they may be taken from the passages of scripture provided. Nor does it contain prefaces for the Eucharistic Prayer (with the exception of the votive of the Sacred Heart). Where appropriate texts are available in Common Worship, these are referred to in the introduction. At a celebration using Common Worship Order 1 in modern language, the most appropriate volume for use on the altar-table is Common Worship: Times and Seasons, President’s Edition for Holy Communion or, where indicated, Common Worship: Festivals.
It is hoped that by not providing texts to introduce the confession and peace, and forms of intercession, the president and other liturgical ministers will be encouraged to use their own words, appropriate to the occasion. At the beginning of the rite, whether the president uses a set form or improvises, it is important that the votive is introduced. So as not to overload the Gathering, this may follow the Greeting or Collect of Purity and be combined with the introduction to the confession. For example, in a votive for those in authority:
As we offer this Eucharist for those in positions of leadership, let