The nuts and bolts of Anglican liturgy

Useful information for those new to the Anglican Tradition.

[@Imeatingchocolate]

I love the idea of opening our hands at the Eucharist, as if to say, "take all of me, and I accept all of you". That's going to be my new prayer at that point in the service from now on. Thank you!

[@cgpyper7536]

Lots of good information (or "re-information), also entertaining and, in one instance, brazenly truthful, e.g. "REAL Archbishop." Thank you Fr. Iain.

[@joyfulhelpmeet]

Thank you SO MUCH!!!! new to the Anglican Church and everything was so mysterious. Very very helpful!

[@TheMeliaz]

I found this very helpful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[@dbennett7981]

Excellent presentation, at a level that all can absorb and understand. Father your knowledge is commendable and how you share it. For me also a refreshing

[@dbennett7981]

Continuing/ A Presentation to inspire clergy brothers and sisters of whatever rank within the church. All blessings. +David

[@keithstarkey5584]

Wow, what a great presentation, and because this guy's heart is sold out for Jesus. Great video!

[@peterbaxter2913]

Thank you; a splendid exposition of the Anglican Tradition.

[@kathryn3466]

This is the best video on religion I've ever seen.

[@wetdenhialic7637]

this is a very profitable lesson about the Anglicanism, thank you

[@robizzett6442]

Fr. , your analogy of Alice coming back from Wonderland, is one of the best explanations of how worship SHOULD affect us. Thank you.

[@davidthomas899]

I am learning and growing as I watch and listen ... even in my 61st year as a priest ... bless you Father :)

[@esmeadams8266]

Thank you Reverend for refreshing course, some i knew and others i come to know now 🙌🙏

[@gfvankoz2798]

Excellent! I never knew as much as I do now. Thank you!!

[@theyieldtogodalliance4295]

This is excellent, thank you very much!

[@swelltogreat6579]

This is basically a testimony, thank you. Please do more!

[@koreanature]

My best friend, Thank you for your hard work in making the video. I enjoyed the good video.

[@ridethelapras]

1:26 Fr. definitely wins the award for best pronunciation of the word "Gothic", with the right amount of snide and sneer.

[@henarewaaka4065]

Awesome, thank you ft. I too have heard other explanations for parts of this however, i enjoyed yours aswell. Im in my third year at st johns college and Ive learned so much and have a renewed refreshed faith because of this God bless you, God keep you.

[@artben9207]

Thankyou! Now, I know what I have been doing all these years at mass.

[@howardb5866]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@bsimpson639]

Excellent and accessible. Thank you.

[@CarlosRodriguez-ox3bg]

I was sad to read that this priest left the Episcopal church and joined the Anglican Church in America in protest over the Episcopal church consecrating a gay man to bishop. Ironically 15 years later this priest resigned from his position as dean of the ACNA cathedral and the church defrocked him over his attempts at sexual relationships with other male parishioners or mentee’s. He was living a lie. He lied to himself, his family, his church and tried to lie to God.

[@vinnieversaci452]

I'm a convert from Roman Catholic to Anglican I'm a member of the Episcopal Church and now I'm Anglican for life

[@troyvance9533]

@Vine 101 I too left Roman Catholicism to come home to the Episcopal Church. It has taught me how to live the teachings of CHRIST and to accept all people as GOD'S creation. Having fellowship with other Christians and receiving the body, blood, soul and divinity of CHRIST has given us nourishment for the journey. Just reading the bible is not enough. We need to learn and participate in the life of the church.

[@Александр-н5з5ъ]

That’s very sad. Why did you leave?

[@sameash3153]

Based! May Rome burn.

[@Sennen2008]

​@@troyvance9533unlike what the Catholic church taught you?

[@Sennen2008]

​@@sameash3153what's your point though?

[@hereticsaint100]

Excellent info! I am new to attending Anglican meetings.

[@robertj.4152]

Welcome

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

I have a degree in Religious history , But i must admit whenever I visit England it sometimes takes me several minutes to figure out if a church is High Anglican or Catholic. especially because many English churches where build by Catholics many centuries ago.

[@hughoxford8735]

After the Reformation all churches were taken over by the Church of England, and Catholicism was suppressed until the mid 19th century. Most Catholic churches are modern and often cheaply constructed, other than those purchased from Protestant denominations.

[@warrenr.johnson7990]

Excellent, excellent presentation.

[@noellee3452]

Proud to be Anglican!

[@frankrotondo3771]

Should join the Personal Ordinariate of the chair of St Peter bless you

[@TheStephenMozier]

It has been a long road of redemption these last few years for Father Eric Dudley. I know him, and yes he has paid a high price for his sins. He acknowledged his falling and has since gotten help for his difficulties. His family (including his wife and children) have stood by him, along with close friends who are not fair-weather. Since the official churches have disowned him, he and another priest decided to make a parish "in the Anglican tradition" and rebuild. The small parish he has since established is steadily growing and I sincerely wish him well. Many will cast stones at him and apparently revel in it, not realizing that they themselves may stumble one day (1 Corinthians 10:12).

[@rodolfogomes9180]

Fantastic explanation !

[@indigenous31617]

Excellent... Praise the Lord!!!

[@ncmorrone]

Very informative, thank you

[@retroactivejealousy-worldl1805]

Learned so much. Thank you

[@mesdas]

Amazing 👌 thank you so much

[@georgeallen7887]

Inspiring. Thank you.

[@BpGregor]

Really liked your presentation, but there are some things I learned a bit differently. For example, "vestments" were every day wear for most people in the Roman Empire. Probably, they didn't look much like today's vestments. But the idea of having special garments was quite ordinary. The rule of the day (Canon) was that the priest and other ministers must wear clean clothes. There not being any One-Hour Martinizing available, clothing was set aside that was used only when the Liturgy was offered. The chasuable was quite large and was considered a "little tent". The alb is used only in the West. The East part of the Church used clothing which were dyed and later ornamentation was added. What you described as the use for the stole, I was taught that was the maniple. I was taught that the stole was a symbol of the office a person would hold. It gave certain authorities to the individual. Hence it carried over with the vestments. If you ever get a chance to study about the vestments now used in the Orthodox Church, you'll find that colours don't mean much, except on special occasions. And, blue is for the Virgin Mary in the East, because that seemed to be a common colour we now see her dressed in. (As an aside, not all Orthodox jurisdictions use the old calendar, but while Sunday may mark a particular time after an event - Pascha, for example - a saint may be the main intention of the Liturgy.) With the Orthodox also, the priest still carries a "burse" more as a purse which is his authority to hear confessions. Maybe you already knew all that, but I just wanted to share some things I learned. (Also, I was taught that the bells were to wake people up during the Latin Mass, which could become quite lengthy at times. But, they were rung at only specific times of importance.). Thank you for your presentation. I like to see presentations like yours. They are very helpful and, unfortunately, not many.

[@fire5736]

I've heard that the maniple is to represent the cloth that priests used to wipe away their tears when they felt that their prayers for the conversion of sinners would be useless.

[@remonstrant]

You can tell this man is a real believer of Jesus

[@roberthoffhines5419]

What is said about 37:10 is vitally important. Today's church loses the seriousness of what is going in our relationship with God. Yes, we can talk to him, but Jesus paid a indescribably heavy price for our sins. We need to be reminded of the gravity of it all, and that he, and only he is the remedy. The removal of the confession in um, some strains of Anglicanism, along with the clown masses therein mask this aching need for salvation. Preserving this sense of piety I think is vital.

[@Apriluser]

Robert Hoffhines Yes. Great reminder.

[@tigersaremytotem3537]

This was something I was looking for...Anglicanism for dummies part one. Are there any more???

[@stephanottawa7890]

Speaking of Methodists, did you know that the Rev. John Wesley said the best liturgy was that of the Church of England.

[@Austin8thGenTexan]

There's a good reason for that - John Wesley lived and died an Anglican priest +

[@richardherrell4770]

Actually he said that it was the Book of Common Prayer, not the CofE, which is not quite the same thing.

[@stephensmith3867]

Wesley said that the Methodists could take communion only administered by an Anglican Priest. It must be noted however that what Wesley said and did

[@sameash3153]

​@@richardherrell4770That seems like a distinction without a difference. The CoE was not using another liturgy besides the BCP

[@mickworthington9608]

Even as a Roman catholic enjoyed

[@Apriluser]

The comment by the Methodist, “why can’t you just pray?“ Is very similar to asking someone to just “sing“. In other words, just make up a song. We would never do that. We sing songs that are hundreds of years old and some songs that are new. But they are written by others and we join our voices together to sing them. Read prayers are exactly like that.

[@sameash3153]

I am a skilled improviser though

[@timw4383]

I cannot put into words how thankful I am for this video. My friend is Catholic/Episcopal, but I came out of the Pentecostal/Baptist churches to the United Methodist Church. When I would attend the Episcopal Church with him I would always get lost: why are they doing this; what's that about; they're acting like Catholics when they do that; are some of these people Catholics? He had no answers. Now, I can go and really enjoy the service. This was great. However, there is one thing. As long as you all share that communion cup I will not take communion. I just can't bring myself to do it. Thank you.

[@Apriluser]

I too had that challenge. Believers have been sharing a common cup for a loooong time. Ask the Spirit to help you with that. Blessings!

[@tankster5826]

I sit up front always so can be one of the first people to partake because I’m a germaphobe. But the cup bearer is supposed to wipe the rim and turn a quarter of a turn for each person. Normally there is not enough germs for a person to become sick. Nevertheless, in winter during more sickness people often dip the bread rather than drink which is forbidden by Catholics.

[@helenryan5217]

Would you be more comfortable with intinction (dipping the bread into the cup)? That's generally acceptable in Episcopal parishes.

[@timw4383]

@@helenryan5217: no, I'm sorry, that won't help.

[@laelpeiris1799]

@@tankster5826 These days because of covid, we're also using that. Dipping the bread in the wine, and dropping it into the hands of the receiver, so there is minimal contact. No putting the bread in the mouth, not even putting in the hand, just dropping it so there is no contact.

[@Ndukacn]

Still watching this in 2021.

[@traceyseymour2652]

Thank you

[@jeremiahnorth7747]

Good video

[@lukeusriley]

I would recommend googling Father Eric Dudley.

[@emr2425introibo]

😂 Yeah he's still Right of Thomasville Rd.

[@侯柏任-t7r]

Hi, may I make Mandarin subtitles for this video? This one is so good, and finding this kind of resource in Mandarin is tough. Many thanks.

[@DaviCSFilho]

It's sad to see this beautiful tradition being just thrown out in garbage and completely ignored in the Anglican Province in Brazil. This church, unfotunately, is becoming anglican only in the name: rejecting completely it's tradition by rebaptizing people, doing eucharisty only once in a month (as if it was just a memorial), redesignating the confirmation as the "day to say yes to Jesus" (ignoring completely the reafirmation of the baptism as the center of the rite to avoid being "catholic-like"). I ask for the anglican fellows to pray to this province not to lose it's tradition and walk away from anglicanism.

[@roberthunt236]

Raised Roman Catholic before Vatican II and the "Nova Ordum" or "New Mass"...just wondering if the present Catholic Mass has been Anglicanized or if the Anglican Mass (or Service) has been Catholicisized?

[@juliebragdonarmstrong4191]

The Anglican rites are based on the medieval Sarum Rite as well as Protestant rites extant in Europe during the time of Elizabeth I. England had always had unique rites (in Latin) authorized by the Pope. The Oxford Movement of the late 1800s was an effort to restore a medieval usage in English.

[@mrbrightside4278]

Modern Anglican rites are based on the rite published in 1662 which is still used in some parishes.

[@briandelaney9710]

Rather the Novus Ordo was Protestantized to make Protestants more comfortable

[@brassmonkey84]

It's fascinating but I find it hard to worship with the liturgy. How do I enjoy it better?

[@Apriluser]

Danny Watt My husband and I both grew up Pentecostal and he was an ordained minister, initially in the Pentecostal church, attended seminary and moved ordination into the United Methodist church. He now is seeking ordination as a priest in the Anglican Church of North America. It took me just one Sunday at an Anglican church full of young people to realize how deeply prayerful the liturgy is and the earnestness in worship of these young people and young families. The church I grew up in had extended times of prayer in the Sunday evening and Wednesday night services. For me, the liturgy is not unlike those prayer services. We pray amazing prayers that are concise, poetic in nature, Full of scripture; the liturgy begins to “pray me“. I hear phrases from the liturgy running through my mind during the week. It is though Paul’s words in Philippians are being played out: “pray without ceasing“. Hope that helps a little bit.

[@ridethelapras]

You could study it at home. I like to read it over every now and then when I have time, and get a sense of the flow and the movement of the services. The notes in your prayer book can be useful too in providing insight as to why certain things are done in a particular way, a particular order, etc.

[@michellezoppa4132]

I learned so much watching this. Excellent presentation. I had no idea that everything had so much history behind it in the service. I still have one question, since this is not a Catholic Church, why is it still mentioned in the creed as"one holy Catholic and Apostolic church?"

[@themagicalmysteryms.m6825]

Michelle Zoppa ... catholic in this sense means “universal” as in the universal church of Jesus Christ, not Catholic as in the Roman Catholic Church.

[@Apriluser]

It’s also a lower case ‘catholic” as to differentiate it from the Roman church.

[@Apriluser]

Michelle Zoppa It’s also a lower case ‘catholic” as to differentiate it from the Roman church.

[@timw4383]

Coming from the Pentecostal Church to the United Methodist Church, this took some getting used to. Even though I knew catholic meant "universal" I would not say it. I would always substitute the word "holy". Lol I still laugh about that when I think about it.

[@briandelaney9710]

As Flannery O Connor said about the Blessed Sacrament “if it’s just a symbol , to hell with it !”

[@maureenLewis-m6k]

are you same as Episcopal Church?

[@MrNigara]

If I do not believe in the only, authentic and real religion, the catholic, how can I believe on the false ones???????

[@democraticpatriot2657]

Which continuing Anglican group does he belong to?

[@jsharp3165]

None any more. He was forced to resign from the church for inappropriate behavior toward young men in his congregation. He was an outspoken anti-gay preacher who - surprise - was gay. Which anyone could have told them just by watching this video for five minutes.

[@democraticpatriot2657]

⁠Very well then. With which Anglican group DID he affiliate?

[@jsharp3165]

@@democraticpatriot2657 The Anglican Church in North America.

[@SD45-ET44AC]

Thank you for explaining why as an ex-Roman Catholic I feel so comfortable in the Anglican Church

[@stevierichiemoeller]

Im iconoclast and proud of it

[@ntlearning]

The word of God are icons in my heart and mind…..

[@inpraise5284]

Fr Eric has given a great insight into the signs & symbols of a great liturgical worship . Obviously , the Anglican Church he belongs to is " High Church ". If you visit or speak to the average Anglican , they would have no clue what Fr Eric is explaining as they would not have it in their local church . However - every average catholic would recognise each item Fr Eric presented even though they would not know their formal name . In other words - Fr Eric is catholic in style of worship but Anglican in name only . It is a matter of time before his church joins the catholic church to receive the " fullness of Truth " that Jesus is giving through the " One Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church ". Until Fr Eric takes that leap of Faith - he is not fulfilling Jesus' own Prayer " Father - that they may be one as You & I are one " Anglicanism is so splintered in doctrine - that no one knows what is true Anglicanism . Like the Eastern Orthodox - the catholic Church is in dialogue with the Anglican hierarchy to discuss uniting the Church . We hope the Holy Spirit can enlighten all parties to put aside their differences & unite for Christ & eat from the same table - otherwise Christians will remain divided & the world , the Devil & the flesh will be the true winners . God forbid this eventuates - our focus is always on the words of the " Our Father " - " May your Kingdom come , May your Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven " Let us make our Heavenly Father happy - " UNITE ! " Amen . Fiat ( May your Divine Will be done ) InPraise !

[@asselindjames864]

Anglicans are given Anglicanism course in the Diocese of West Malaysia

[@sameash3153]

Join you? No, our church is open to anybody while your church is only open to papists. We are not becoming papists any time soon. You should just abandon the pope so you could belong to the church that people died to protect. Your church killed them, by the way, we're not eager to join your murderous mafia

[@dsteely2588]

Is this episcopal or one of the breakaway Anglican parishes?

[@Apriluser]

Anglican Church of North America.

[@l.elmo.di.scipio]

Very respectful of tradition, but without the doom and gloom of Catholicism, ha!

[@ryansumpter6993]

I know several Roman Catholic priests who wear the open collar

[@VoDucQuang]

Have you considered joining the The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter?

[@troyvance9533]

Oh please no. The ordinariate is just a marketing ploy to steel Episcopalians.

[@VoDucQuang]

@@nathanc5778, nope. Hahaha

[@frederickjones532]

@@VoDucQuang Probably they need "steel"?

[@carljones8334]

Behold I stand at the door and knock, ...

[@SonsOfMen]

"Anglican" lol. You mean "ACNA" not really Anglican.

[@watchman4todayreloaded192]

That was fascinating! I have to say that the Anglican Church here in Britain isn't always so good and some things I like about it not being like that I absolutely hate. I am glad that we don't splash water around as much and that is one thing I don't like about this minister's Anglicanism but it is a lot better that many churches here. Here in Britain I call the Anglican Church a church that can't fly - because it has 3 wings. It has high Church - some of which should go back to Rome but even Rome has reformed more than some high Anglicans. Then we have the evangelicals who have the Bible as their authority instead of the tradition as in the high church. And then we have the liberals who seem to put their own reasoning and the fashion and thinking of the world ahead of scripture and tradition. And until you get through the door you don't really know which one you're going to get and they are really like three separate churches just waiting for a final schism. Anyway apart from not splashing water around I am still Anglican as described by the minister here when it comes to communion. I think that transubstantiation was always an error and that somehow by faith or spiritually you are receiving and partaking of the sacrifice. We certainly don't offer Christ again but we can partake of the sacrifice in a spiritual sense. Other things I think were really explained well and better than I've heard in years of going to an Anglican or Church of England church here in the UK.

[@stealbuttons2528]

Podrey is having too much fun with the water :) Also who doesn't like to call something a Flagen????

[@Lepewhi]

You reserve wine in the Tabernacle? In my Catholic Church, it's only the consecrated bread. The wine will go off.

[@BossCrunk]

Most use fortified wine (Oporto) ("port") which lasts much longer.

[@BpGregor]

Some times a small amount of the wine is reserved. In the Orthodox Church, it will be reserved on a short time basis during Lent for Liturgy of the Presanctified.

[@Lepewhi]

@@BpGregor As far as I know(and I was an alter boy), we don't reserve the Eucharistic wine. The priest has to drink it and clean up afterwards. Only the Eucharistic bread is reserved. So, this is news to me.

[@BpGregor]

@@Lepewhi in the Roman Church wine is not reserved because people receive only bread at communion.

[@Lepewhi]

Not true. Since shortly after Vatican II, we receive in both forms.

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[@stephensmith3867]

Wasn't Christianity in Britain before the Roman Rite was introduced.

[@nathanielwindvogel2829]

I never knew anglicans has a tarblenarcle

[@robertj.4152]

Most of us, do. I've seen some Episcopal churches without it, but most do at my church, it's truly significant and always in the vision of the congregants.

[@Александр-н5з5ъ]

They may have tabernacles, but no Sacrament

[@gregorscapades]

Interesting and, I guess, valid also for catholics

[@PraisingWithFriends]

The Church of Rome would tell you no. 😕

[@troyvance9533]

@@PraisingWithFriends they can say what they want, but our Liturgies still are valid.

[@sameash3153]

​@@PraisingWithFriends fuck rome

[@forrestatkins3168]

one Anglican tradition, but not the one of Cranmer and prayer book, which has no altar.

[@bwilliamleo7872]

Have you read your 1549/1559/1662 BCP and found some words like "Lord's Table"? It is clear that the Lord's Table in the 1549 prayer book was the same "altar" in the chancel appears in its predecessor the Latin Sarum missal, and the 1549 book was a very conservative and Catholic one.

[@frederickjones532]

@@bwilliamleo7872 Read Gregory Dix "The Shape of the Liturgy" Chapter looking at 1549 Lord's Supper. Canon Couratin described it as a "bogus Mass".

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

Return to Rome!✝️🇻🇦

[@williamterrill1441]

Father I do realize you are a member Church of England but you do need to check out the actual meaning behind your vestments and what they symbolize and the actual story behind them no offense but some of the stuff you told about the holy Catholic Church needs a little correction in other words you should relearn some church history no offense had no intention on being disrespectful my bad

[@davidstuart401]

What so "odd" about the Anglican Church? Choose your words carefully.

[@JackAtkins-xz5wi]

Please receive My Chalice and look into the red wine and You will see My Face.

[@suresh4090]

Cranmer will be rolling in his grave listing to this. Lol

[@thewadbrook]

via ME'-dia

[@williamterrill1441]

And the clergy shirt came about with the Protestant Reformation

[@williamterrill1441]

The black symbolizes Eternal Darkness or death but the white the white collar and other words symbolizes light or truth in which the priest should always speak the truth but you can coming out of his mouth should be pure and holy the black of the cassock reminds him that he must die to himself

[@tankster5826]

Black does indeed represent death. But it means death to the world system and to give one’s life to the church. That is why in Catholic church when Monks and Nuns take final vows they are draped in black to indicate they died to themselves and offer their life to the church.

[@barbaraannen8126]

Wwjd?

[@williamterrill1441]

Well except the Scots they had the great Kilt

[@michaelcaza-schonberger9282]

The preaching of God’s Word should be the utmost importance, for this “pastor” to say otherwise is appalling! Remember why Acts tells us about the reason why deacons were appointed was so that the apostles and elders could devote themselves to the Word, and not waiting on tables (read Acts 6)! Shame on him for making such a joke! Communion and the preaching of God’s Word are the same level of importance!

[@firstivoire]

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[@calvinquesnel198]

How do you know what God sees? Total crap !