New CD of Historic and Traditional Prayer

A new CD entitled Collects & Prayers Supplemental to the Book of Common Prayer is now available for $20.00 from the Prayer Book Society’s Anglican Marketplace or by calling 1-800-727-1928. The CD contains a .pdf-format collection of 12 books of prayers in various arrangements and of various ages, but all in traditional prayer-English.

The following description appears on the CD’s case insert:

Praying in the spirit and style of historic & traditional public Prayer

If we engage in public worship using one of the editions (e.g., 1662, 1928 or 1962) of the classic Book of Common Prayer, then we are highly privileged. For the prayers, when they become our prayers, have the ability in the Spirit to bring us into communion with God.

If we wish to continue to pray in the same style, spirit and doctrine of The Book of Common Prayer, either in extensions of public worship or in family/personal devotions, then we probably need help. To compose sound prayers is not easy and is a gift given only to the few.

The books that are provided here in digital form are all intended to help us pray together and individually in ways that are honouring to God and beneficial to ourselves. They provide us with a variety of forms of prayer for many different needs and occasions. Their contents have been much used and well tried in many places.

This collection of prayer books is therefore most useful to the priest and lay leader. Further, for the student who wishes to study the style and content of prayer, here are many examples of what godly persons have believed to be right and appropriate ways of addressing God the Father in the Name of Jesus Christ.

A careful and disciplined use of these resources of prayer will, under God’s blessing help the faithful to pray the more wisely, effectually and humbly.


BOOKS IN THIS COLLECTION

• After the Third Collect, edited by E. Milner-White. 4th ed. 1952.
• The Book of English Collects. 1940.
• The Book of Offices. 2d ed. 1949.
• Daily Prayer, compiled by E. Milner-White and G. W. Briggs. 1959.
• A Diary of Prayer, compiled by Elizabeth Goudge. 1966.
• A Manual for Priests of the American Church. 1944.
• Parish Prayers, compiled and edited by Frank Colquhoun. 1967.
• The Pastor’s Prayerbook, selected and arranged by R. N. Rodenmayer. 1960.
• The Prayer Manual, compiled by F. B. MacNutt. 1957.
• Prayers for the Church Service League.... 7th ed. Rev. & enl. 1952.
• Prayers Ancient and Modern, selected and arranged by M. W. Tileston. 1921.
• Sursum Corda, arranged by W. H. Frere and A. L. Illingworth. New ed. 1950.