[Magdalen] Today's Google Doodle?

[Christopher Hart]

In my experience when the reader says "Here ends the lesson." the usual
response from the congregation is "Thanks be to God." It's just out of
habit I'm sure, but it sounds amusing to have people giving thanks that the
lesson is over.

On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's our practice as well, Lynn, except for the one 8 am lector who
> always says "here ends the lesson," to which no one knows what to say! She
> also reads the two lessons and leads the psalm in what seems like one
> breath with no pauses anywhere, even between announcing them. It's quite
> dizzying!
> Not my call, though...
>
> > On May 6, 2015, at 11:19 AM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > 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.
> >
>



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