I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. By whom and with whom, in the unity of the holy ghost, all honour and glory be unto thee, o father almighty, world without end. To be said or sung, kneeling, standing, or in procession. The equivalent passage in the book of common prayer 1549 of the church of england reads. World without end is an idiom that means forever and is not meant to be taken. Morning prayer from the 1928 book of common prayer, hourly offices, the ordo calendar, and other traditional episcopalanglican resources a prayer for the president of. The introduction to the service is used on sundays, and may be used on any occasion.
The catholic church uses the same english form, but today replaces holy ghost with holy spirit, 15 16 17 as in the divine office 18 the edition of the liturgy of the hours used in most. The 1662 book of common prayer of the church of england, as printed by john baskerville. World without end definition of world without end by. O god the father, creator of heaven and earth, have mercy upon us.
Prayers originally composed in traditional idiom have not been modernized. Gloria patri, also known as the glory be to the father or, colloquially, the glory be, is a. What is the meaning of world without end at the end of. If the introduction is not used, the service begins with the opening responses. John wesleys the book of common prayer home facebook. O god the son, redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us. The book of common prayer of the church of ireland. I am the resurrection and the life, saith the lord. This book is a methodist book of common prayer, integrated for modern use, yet allegiant to the original anglicanwesleyan text. Rite one all stand while one or more of the following anthems are sung or said. Why do catholics say world without end during mass when the.
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