[Magdalen] Epiphany

[Grace Cangialosi]

You're right, David. There was no response to "Here endeth the lesson." The response came in with the '79 book, responding to "The Word of The Lord," which was also new.
But some older readers do occasionally slip back into the old form, and the congregation doesn't know whether to respond or not.

> On Jan 7, 2015, at 10:45 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 1/7/2015 10:36:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
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> V:  "Here Endeth the Lesson"
> R: Thanks be to  God.>>>>
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> While I certainly remember the versicle, I do not remember the  response
> as something routine during the reign of TEC '28 Prayer Book.   The
> "Thanks be to God" strikes me as a high church addition after Vatican  II
> and the new ECUSA '79 Prayer Book.
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> This may be a faulty recollection, or simply a regional phenomenon  however.
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> David Strang.