Book of Common Prayer (1979)

Title page of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer

The 1979 Book of Common Prayer[note 1] is the official primary liturgical book of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church. An edition in the same tradition as other versions of the Book of Common Prayer used by the churches within the Anglican Communion and Anglicanism generally, it contains both the forms of the Eucharistic liturgy and the Daily Office, as well as additional public liturgies and personal devotions. It is the fourth major revision of the Book of Common Prayer adopted by the Episcopal Church, and succeeded the 1928 edition.[1] The 1979 Book of Common Prayer has been translated into multiple languages and is considered a representative production of the 20th-century Liturgical Movement.[2][3]: 6 [4]: 4 


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  1. ^ "Book of Common Prayer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ Office of Public Affairs (16 June 2021). "Episcopal Church releases new prayer book translations into Spanish and French, solicits feedback". The Episcopal Church. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ The Anglican Service Book: A Traditional Language Adaptation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer together with The Psalter or Psalms of David and Additional Devotions. Rosemont, PA: Church of the Good Shepherd. 1991. ISBN 0-9629955-0-9. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ Foley Beach; Robert Duncan (2019). "Preface". The Book of Common Prayer; and the Administration of the Sacraments with Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church According to the use of the Anglican Church in North America along with the New Coverdale Psalter (PDF). Huntington Beach, CA: Anglican Liturgy Press, Anglican Church in North America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2022.