[Magdalen] Today's Google Doodle?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

from my current parish

A reading from the book of xxx, chapter x
or
A reading from the book of xxx, chapter x, beginning at the x verse

R: The word of the Lord.
R: Thanks be to God

Lynn

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2015 8:12 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Today's Google Doodle?

> We tend to use "The Word of God, written in the book of N." ... "This is
> the Word of the Lord/Thanks be to God."
>
> I've researched why this is, and the best I can come up with is that it's
> from the last alternative book leading up to the BCP. Apparently the 
> parish
> liked it and kept it when the BCP was issued. But it is not always used,
> even in bulletins. And one can't always assume the bulletin will be used 
> by
> the reader.