[Magdalen] Two questions for the assembled multitude

[Grace Cangialosi]

My own personal question about the so-called "Prayer of Humble Access" is why the editors of the '79 BCP found it necessary to keep it at all. Seems to me, coming at that point in the liturgy, the Agnus Dei is sufficiently humble without all of the groveling suggested by the PHA.  If I'm presiding at a Rite I service, we never use that prayer.

I know, I know...YMMV big time. But I would suggest that the average congregation's fondness for it is coming out of that "We've always done it that way" posture. They're the same folks who insist on having Morning Prayer, Rite I as the main service on Sunday morning at least once a month, preferably twice.

> On Nov 28, 2016, at 12:19 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote
> 
> Re: Body and Blood.  The order is just customary.  This reminds  me of
> pet peeve I have about the '79 Episcopal Prayer Book.  Why was  it
> necessary to change the wording of the Prayer of Humble Access
> to make sure Episcopalians wouldn't think there are separate  functions
> for the Body and the Blood.  Did the prayer book reformers think 
> Episcopalians were so dumb to think literally: (1) Body = made clean  and
> (2) Blood = washing the soul?
> 
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> 
> David S.
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